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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTook someone to the ER today (nothing too serious) and have just one thing to say
Nurses Rock!
Tripper11
(4,338 posts)Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They put up with and deal with more in a day than a lot of people could in a lifetime!
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)The BEST advice I received from someone I trusted explicitly. Someone in the medical field.
safeinOhio
(32,727 posts)Eever.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)Well I have been called girlfriend but that was just gay slang
IronLionZion
(45,540 posts)she might tell you to stop whining and get a bandaid
hunter
(38,328 posts)And I've nephews and nieces with the same sort of parents.
IronLionZion
(45,540 posts)My heart would have to stop beating before they'd take me to the ER. They've always seen much worse.
MBS
(9,688 posts)Oh, yes. You described my childhood, for sure.
RobinA
(9,894 posts)And not an especially good thing. Not because they let you die, they dont. But because its so invalidating to be told your sliced finger doesnt really hurt, since its not like you chopped your arm off or something. I STILL dont know when its OK to be upset, and Im 60!!!
Maxheader
(4,374 posts)the phds' would be nothing without the rns'..The docs are heros out on the battle field, but in today's system, its all about closing out one patients appointment, so they can work on someone else..The nurses are the ones I can get a hold of if I have a question...
DFW
(54,445 posts)They sure do!!
I have been in hospitals, and my wife has been in them more than she ever hoped to need to be. Two rounds of heart trouble for me, two LONG rounds of cancer for her.
Nurses ABSOLUTELY rock.
Whenever we check out of a hospital (and we never go in unless it's something really serious, which it has been WAY too often for us), we always leave 40 or 50 in the nurse station's "Kaffeekasse (coffee fund)" so they can buy occasional treats for the nurses in the station. They are there day and night for us, and never once unload their personal problems or weariness from the long hours on us.
Definitely in the unsung heroes category of people.
Hav
(5,969 posts)but it seems not only outside the hospitals. In TV series (at least American ones), they are often shown as in a very strong position in comparison to doctors. In a stark contrast, when I had short internship during my studies in hospitals, it was at times shocking to see how some doctors, a surgeon in particular, behaved. So I'm pretty sure they value these little signs of appreciation because there is no question they have to deal with alot.
FakeNoose
(32,777 posts)I don't know about other parts of the world, but in the US doctors are trained to listen to nobody else. It's partly a sexist attitude because the vast majority of nurses and technicians are women. But really it's more of an "I'm the boss" behavior than anything, whether the doctor is male or female.
I don't know how the nurses can bite their tongues and work near them, or for them.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)ffo
(15 posts)Goes w/out saying.
But how about that bill? How much and for what?
Thekaspervote
(32,796 posts)tymorial
(3,433 posts)Waves of controlled chaos.
mbusby
(823 posts)...for testing back in the day. A nurse came in with a morphine dose and said "enjoy it while it's legal..."
tymorial
(3,433 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,647 posts)When I went to the ER with a kidney stone.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Who say "NURSES ROCK"
yaesu
(8,020 posts)my last ER visit was like 3k out of pocket for an ultrasound exam & urine test, about an hour stay.
wryter2000
(46,082 posts)Those nurses saved my life.
mitch96
(13,926 posts)I've seen more nurses save DOCTORS from making serious mistakes in ICU... They are with the patient 8-10-12 hours a day and know what's going on. The eyes and ears of the unit..
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Aristus
(66,467 posts)Nurses rock!
Volaris
(10,274 posts)handmade34
(22,758 posts)home from a week long hospital stay... and I agree: the nurses were great!!
flying_wahini
(6,659 posts)Retired nurse here.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Harker
(14,040 posts)CNAs, too.
In fact, good people who do their best to help those in need all rock.
LakeArenal
(28,847 posts)CNAs are so under appreciated.
Specialty nurses. Neonatal. Watching the sick babies. Emergency (my sis in law). what they see..
Then my SIL nursed her mother until she passed.
I dont know how the do the work and then eat lunch or decide on dinner.
Thank YOU for your service.
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)It's demanding, emotionally exhausting and hard on their bodies. Also true of nursing, but CNA's paychecks are truly woeful in most areas.
Gore1FL
(21,152 posts)I'm insured with a PPO from work. So far the bills are in excess of $1000, and that doesn't count any of the post-care.
I considered going again this weekend based on symptoms, but opted out. I guess it was worth the gamble because I am still here and have the $1000 I guess I would have spent.
Yes, nurses rock.
hunter
(38,328 posts)I've suffered ER visits that multiplied into unpayable bills over $10,000. That's after supposedly "good" insurance paid.
I once made the mistake of showing a hospital my VISA card. I haven't had a credit card since, and I don't want one.
You can blame that on the shitty health care system of this nation.
Gore1FL
(21,152 posts)My ER billing experience is a nightmare.
charliea
(260 posts)I thought I had the flu until a rash showed up the next day, spent 6 days in the hospital with IV antibiotics for cellulitis, had a private room too (could have been infection concerns), Nurses were great! I too have good insurance from my employer, but between the rising deductibles and a long stay I was on the hook for 10% of the total charge, or about $3K.
Six months later I had a recurrence, but I recognized the symptoms more quickly and started antibiotics earlier, no hospital required.
George II
(67,782 posts)...and can attest to the professionalism and dedication of nurses who put patient comfort and treatment above all else.
I should say that my wife is a nurse, too! I know.
seta1950
(933 posts)I never fail to tell them so
Mr.Bill
(24,330 posts)My stepdaughter is an RN/Administrator who runs two departments in our hospital. She's the fourth generation nurse in the family.
Something nurses say amongst themselves:
You what's the first thing they teach you in nursing school? How to keep doctors from killing patients.
pecosbob
(7,544 posts)Near cut my arm off in a work accident falling off of a roof onto an iron fence with spikes last summer here in Las Vegas. Had to tie my belt around my arm to keep from bleeding to death. The EMTs took me straight to the Trauma ward instead of the Emergency Room and I was on an operating table within hours. I'm sixty and yet the surgeons and nurses were able to restore full use of my arm. I will forever remain in debt to these people. Think I'm going to hold on to this belt also...
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I remember when I was about eight I climbed a chain link fence, slipped off, and was hanging upside down from the wire that was dug deep into the side of my groin for several minutes until someone happened along to rescue me. My story rather pales in comparison to yours, however!
pecosbob
(7,544 posts)my lesson only cost me $25,000 - no insurance.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Awhile back I had open heart surgery. It's not a lot of fun, and after the surgery you really don't feel like eating. The nurses try and coax you into eating, since you really need calories because your body is working like a mule trying to help you heal. One morning breakfast arrived and I just couldn't eat it. My nurse suggested just some toast fingers and I agreed I would try. I didn't realize until she showed back up with the toast that it wasn't the kitchen that had made the toast, it was my nurse who had gone back to their break room and toasted it herself, and then cut it into strips to make it easier to eat. They are angels.
My doctors have all been professionals, but they are concerned only with my physical condition. My nurses have been concerned with both my physical and my mental condition.
Nurses make hospital stays bearable and I have never, ever met a grumpy nurse!
pansypoo53219
(20,997 posts)i was past the time schedule. they did have low light + it was quiet.
lastlib
(23,303 posts)(I still can't believe that idjit GOPher legislator actually had the nerve to say that!)
titanicdave
(429 posts).....spine surgeries over a 16 month period and each one requiring a hospital stay of varied lengths, I can honestly say that the RN's are far and away the very best and they are the people who keep the hospitals humming and keeping everything as it should be......a great big.......THANK..... YOU....NURSES......YOU.....ROCK !!!!
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Last 3 hospital stays in which I was involved, I was surprised by how little the nurse was "seen". Everyone that came in was a "technician" or "specialist". Most of them under 25 as well. If everything is going to plan, one just doesn't get to actually see the nurse that much. I guess it's because their time is too valuable for the routine stuff.