Now here's a small concern that I have whenever I go to the hospital. I have found nurses to be rude to me.
I dont give it back because they're the one's who will be taking care of me and I want them to care for me.
I have a lot of respect for nurses, they are angels for the kind of compassionate work they do, but some experiences here and there create a long lasting memory. Only friendly people in hospital to me were the nuns and priests, during communion time.
Sometimes, I have even tried to avoid going to hospitals.
Is this because they want patients to be submissive and obedient ? I have never come across a friendly nurse till date.
Rude patients do exist, is this why they put the foot down first?
Btw, I am a colored(brown) person, so I wonder if this is a reason.
Once when I was admitted, there was a senior nurse who at first was rude. But then I told her that she was like my mother and I felt hurt that she was rude. I told her nicely and she was nice to me after that.
But, as a patient we go to hospitals emotionally and physically down, the last thing we would want is to get intimidated by the nurse.
What's the best way to tell a nurse that it hurts when they're rude without getting them angry.
Look at the thread, it says 'some'. Can you imagine being in pain with a sprained ankle and having to wait for 3-4 hours before being treated? The Male nurse told me that its common. He told me wait or leave, when I told him its taking too long.
Sprained ankle? Really? You should have gone to an urgent care or your PCPs office for that, not the hospital. You waited because people who were sicker than you and actually having emergencies were being treated. And 3-4 hours for a non-emergent sprained ankle is actually a short wait. Don't go to the ER for something that is not an emergency.
Yes, these things were in the ER. He never liked me following up with him as to when I will be treated. There were around 8-10 people. I don't know about their issues, but I am in pain and he was heartless. Do I have to limp and leave to another ER?
Ahhh. Now I understand.
Mathboy, was this the ER?
How many people were ahead of you?
How much more emergent were their issues?
How many times had you complained about the wait being too long?
Yes, these things were in the ER. He never liked me following up with him as to when I will be treated. There were around 8-10 people. I don't know about their issues, but I am in pain and he was heartless. Do I have to limp and leave to another ER?
You should not have gone to an ER in the first place. You should have gone to urgent care or your PCPs office. A sprained ankle is NOT an emergency. Examples of emergencies are having uncontrolled bleeding, unexplained chest pain or abdominal pain, a bone sticking out, have slurred speech, or are mentally impaired.
I am no expert and wouldn't know about whats urgent and not. I was in pain not knowing if it was even a fracture. Luckily enough, been healthy most my life.
Yup, I am going for artful troll here. A couple of nice touches, but then went just a hair over the top with the wait 3 hours in an ER for a sprained ankle.
Yes, these things were in the ER. He never liked me following up with him as to when I will be treated. There were around 8-10 people. I don't know about their issues, but I am in pain and he was heartless. Do I have to limp and leave to another ER?
Heartless ? At the very least...
If my eyes roll back any further, they may get stuck that way.
Firstly, please don't be mean and keep calling it troll troll. Next time I should talk to the Manager instead of writing on the forum, its one sided here. Anyway, thanks all for the replies.
Firstly, please don't be mean and keep calling it troll troll. Next time I should talk to the Manager instead of writing on the forum, its one sided here. Anyway, thanks all for the replies.
You do realize this site is called allNURSES right? Did you think we were just going to agree with you that you waited to long at the Emergency Room for a non emergent visit? Or did you think we were going to agree with you that members of our sane profession are being mean to you for making you wait while they were taking care of the real emergencies?
Firstly, please don't be mean and keep calling it troll troll. Next time I should talk to the Manager instead of writing on the forum, its one sided here. Anyway, thanks all for the replies.
And he/she would have told you the same thing you've been told here. It's the Emergency Room; your ankle might have been painful, but there's no way you couldn't tell that it wasn't a life-threatening emergency.
May be I need to be more understanding then. Nursing is a tough job, there is no doubt about it, but sickness can cause patients to be restless and anxious. Thanks all. Hope to stay healthy all my life.
I have been a nurse awhile and I think it started getting worse when hospitals became a business and nurses became a liability. Patients and their families have this expectation of nurses that is not based in reality. Too much TV I suspect. There was a time when people were admitted to the hospital "to rest" and expected back rubs at bedtime. Not happ'nin' now! With management treating nurses like interchangeable pieces of furniture forcing us to parrot "scripts" and vying for survey approval patient care is not the high priority it once was.
I can certainly see your side of the argument that patients are in the weaker/vulnerable position and it is extremely sad that the care has been budgeted out of healthcare. We nurses know that and it makes it all the harder to do our jobs. Until you are a practicing nurse you have no idea what nurses are expected to do with a forced smile on our faces. Most if not all of us would love to give the kind of care we gave in nursing school when we had one patient to fuss over for 8 clinical hours.
So best be careful telling me what kind of nurse you're going to be. That fantasy is what drives so many of us insane trying to meet that lofty goal in the face of today's healthcare climate.
bugya90, ASN, BSN, LVN, RN
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Sprained ankle? Really? You should have gone to an urgent care or your PCPs office for that, not the hospital. You waited because people who were sicker than you and actually having emergencies were being treated. And 3-4 hours for a non-emergent sprained ankle is actually a short wait. Don't go to the ER for something that is not an emergency.