Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

hopefulwhoop · Mar 21, 2012

I would feel very comfortable being a patient on my unit. I love my coworkers (and vice versa) and I know I will be well taken care off. The staffing is also great on my floor.

Now, as for the other floors, no, ma'am.

Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2012

I work in the ED, and yes, absolutely I would want to go there, and I would want anyone I care about to go there. We face the same issues every ED in the U.S. faces (overcrowding, understaffing), but we do a really good job, and I would have no hesitation about recommending my ED to anyone.

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Mar 21, 2012

I still love my old hospital, and was VERY pleased with the care they gave my sister after her hip replacement surgery. I wouldn't hesitate one second to be admitted there, or to have any of my family go there.:)

Ted · Mar 21, 2012

Yes and no. Yes, because I know that the staff in my (really small and very unique) hospital is caring. Most also know their strenghts and weaknesses; I know their strengths and weakness! There is a lot of professional strength to be found where I work (especially when it's said, "You need to be shipped to another hospital because we don't have that "Specialist".)

No. . . because I don't want ANYONE who knows me taking care of me. . . no matter how smart and/or how professional they are! I want to go to a hospital where NO ONE knows me. . . (and still employs the high grade healthcare professionals found in my teeny-tiny hospital).

But. . . if I had no choice, I'd feel quite safe being a patient in my hospital.

Sorry for not giving a straight "yes or no" answer.

DemonWings · Mar 21, 2012

Depends on which doctor I was assigned to. I would not let some of the doctors at my facility touch me with a ten foot pole:eek:

Most of the nurses at my hospital are wonderful, smart, caring professionals.....MOST, there are a few who I would not want to care for me or any of my loved ones.

33762FL · Mar 21, 2012

Just for privacy reasons, I would never go to the facility where I work, nor would I take my husband there. The staff is wonderful but I don't want everybody asking and wondering what I'm doing there.

pinkstethoscope · Mar 21, 2012

I would definitely recommend anyone/everyone I know to go to my hospital. The nurses and docs are great, they teach me something new pretty much everyday. It would depend on what was wrong with me if I would go in or not. Laceration, broken bone, etc. I would definitely go in. Something more probably not. I wouldn't want my co-workers seeing anything too "personal" lol.

SNB1014, RN · Mar 21, 2012

okay, a few of you beat me to it! naturally, for privacy reasons, i dont want my unit buddy to know my medical hx or to cath my hoo-hah. i sorta meant this thread in the way some of us may have worked at a local restaurant and when you hear someone ate there, you respond, "omg ew, let me tell you what REALLY happens when you complain about food being just-this-much medium-well...." versus, "aww yeah i worked there in college, i even ate there on my off days!"

stuff like that :-) but yesssss, good call on privacy!

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Mar 21, 2012

I have been a patient at my facility and know that my co-workers will do the best they can for me. As long as I have Versed on board they can look at any body part that interests them. :)

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2012

i have been a patient at two hospitals where i worked more than once. at the first i got a terrible infection due to a stitch that pierced a hollow viscus and infected the surrounding area; in the second, i was left to fend for myself only 10 hours after major back surgery, when i could barely move.

so no, not so much. but it's the best they can do, so there's really no other choice.

GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 21, 2012

admittedly, this happened to me not long ago, i came down with a sharp rlq pain out of nowhere, i was rushed to the e.r. since i was working @ icu that evening. long story short, i was diagnose with appendicitis! the worse part was that all of the regular team that i work with were present. furthermore, there i laid on the gurney almost naked :uhoh3: when one of the nurses said "oh! cool tattoo gitano" :eek: i wanted to disappear. therefore, no if i can help it, i wouldn't get any procedure or treatment at the facility where i work. needless to say, the facility where i work is one of the best within the island.