HH3 wrote:People that give nurses a hard time. Do the stupid f**ks know these people are helping them? If you.dont want the nurses help, dont come to the hospita. Just stay at home so you dont have to deal with those pesky angels. At least you'll die knowing you didnt have to put up with someone tryin to take your blood pressure reading, you f**kwits.
Some nurses probably do get a hard time unjustly from unwell, uncomfortable, and therefore frustrated, patients (and their concerned families), but the real cause is under-staffing, and the blame and hostility should really be sheeted home to administrative types on both sides of the management/union conflict who cause the situation, rather than cause tension between staff and patients.
A few years ago I was in Calvary, North Adelaide, post -surgery and having trouble getting my analgesics (and more importantly anti-spasmodics) on schedule, let alone when I needed them. I quickly learned not to say "No" when I didn't need them, but to take the tablets when they were offered and stash them in the bedside table until I actually did need them. After a few days of this my surgeon and I agreed that, as I am a doctor, I could go home early and be supported at home by a friend.
(That said, it should be noted that on my first day back in the general ward the male nurse on duty did manage to get me my medication promptly when I asked for it. He did seem to be a more organised person than some I met.)
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:51 pm
