“It’s a hospital not a hotel.” is one of the shittiest fucking things I’ve ever seen commented under a patient complaining about their care. No, you’re right. It’s a hospital, not a hotel. You’re paying way more to be there and you’re likely having one of the scariest experiences of your life and you’re probably overwhelmed, in pain, unwell, having a mental crisis OR otherwise stressed. The least they can fucking do is treat you like a human being. They should you your basic human needs like water and food.
Look, this is for the patients that demand to have a coke when they’re on a diabetic diet. To help them get better and regulated again from their diabetes that sent them into DKA to end up in the hospital. It’s for the family members who are asking for a blanket while the nurse is running to get a crash cart and then writing a formal complaint because they didn’t get said blanket in a timely manner.
Respect is double sided. Nurse’s should respect their patients and care for them. That’s why you become a nurse right? Patients should respect their nurses. They are trying (95% of them at least). Most of the time we are understaffed and juggling 5-7 patients at one time. If you haven’t seen your nurse in a while, it’s probably a good thing. You’re one of the more stable patients. However, I know I felt like a complete asshole for neglecting to do a two hour round on those patients because I’ve had two patients that are a little more critical at the time.
On behalf of the good Nurse’s out there, we see you. We hear you. We know you’re in pain and we want to help fix it. We know you’re thirsty and we want to help you drink. we know you’re scared and we want to comfort you. Just cut us a little bit of slack. Because we are trying.
