What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

swoods72 · Sep 2, 2011

Hand written card!

Cyndi13 · Sep 2, 2011

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Cyndi13 · Sep 2, 2011

I haven't checked in on this post in a few months, and reading them all at once I definitely need a tissue!!!

Cyndi13 · Sep 2, 2011

I had another patient recently, kind of a crotchety older gentleman who clearly did not like being in the hospital and made it very apparent to everyone who went in his room. He had been admitted day shift of my first of three nights for something relatively minor, I believe maybe cellulitis. On the third night as I was coming in he was just being wheeled out to his car for discharge. I waved and he waved me over and introduced me to his wife saying "this is the nurse that took such good care of me the past two nights" He then stood up and gave me a hug. I think my mouth must have dropped open because it was the last thing I expected from this man.

I think a lot of people who appear "Crotchety" are just scared of the unknown, or don't like being out of their element, and they just don't know how else to express their anxiety.

That being said, it certainly doesn't make it any easier on us!

Poi Dog · Sep 2, 2011

I like when a patient who is there for rehab meets their goal.

focusedvalpn · Sep 11, 2011

when my dad passed from CA in May I was really upset not only bc of his passing but I was supposed to get married this aug. > ( thanks to Irene the hurricane it was a no go) and he would not be there. one of my resident's told me to come here she wanted to talk to me because i had been gone for so long (4weeks) and she she had heard what happened and had guessed because i was gone longer than normal ( i drove 3hrs to go with him to chemo) and she said i know you are smiling because you are here and you might cry on the inside but dont let his passing be the death of you and your spirit. and then she asked if she could pray with and for me and my family and she told me how they had prayed for me at work. needless to say i cried a little. we had called off the wedding because of my dad's passing but rescheduled it after talking with her oh and some of my other resident joking with me saying i was an old lady i needed to get to getting married and having babies lol. I'm a daddy's girl and she said she was too .

nola1202 · Oct 4, 2011

I brought an elderly woman a cup of coffee and she looked up at me and said, "you are just a delightful person, thank-you so much." Her smile and comment were worth a million bucks to me.

princessariel · Oct 25, 2011

I'm in LPN school right now but I worked as a CNA for awhile.

So many residents have done/said sweet things to/for me.

The first one that comes to mind is an elderly man with Alzheimer's, at the end of my 19 hr shift talked up to me and exclaimed "HELLO BEAUTIFUL!". I was sweaty, my makeup was smeared and my hair all over the place.

I had a female resident that everytime I did the smallest thing for her said to me "You know, you're the best one we got."

When I started nursing school, I told a resident who I was pretty close with about it. I was only working weekends at the time but she had saved a brochure that my school sends out to everyone in the mail for me. She got it Monday and kept it for me until Saturday.

When I had to quit that job, I said goodbye to all the residents I was real close with. I got a ton of, "You'll be an amazing nurse! Don't you worry one bit." It was very emotional, crying on both ends lol

And yes, I agree when someone looks you in the eye and tells you thank you for anything it makes it worth it.

joe17 · Oct 26, 2011

thank you are usually my prefer responce,,but i remember, way back in 2002 when i was deployed in Saudi Arabia, a prince(cant remeber his name) just inserted 2 $100 bils in my uniform,, cant say no,,because in their customes its consider rude and disrespectful...now that was awesome...

RanieRN, MSN, RN · Oct 26, 2011

A simple and sincere "thank you" (especially after a shift of seemingly endless complaints and demands).