Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Meli. Wonderful advice. I only hope I can remember it through my morphine fog!!! LOL It's true in any profession, though. My best friend and I had a boss once (we were just out of high school and worked for an oil company) who came in every morning and said something nice to us... " thanks for doing a good job " , " I'd admire how you handled that situation " , " You're really an asset to our company " ... Needless to say, the winter was the busiest season for an oil company. Well, I remember the time we walked through 18 inches of snow to get to work because the roads were too bad...and then there was the time we had an exceptional cold spell and the company needed to be open on Christmas Day. " Sure, I'll come in. Be glad to help out " ... Your absolutly right...a little thanks goes a long way!!! THANKS. BMI 61 consult 6/7/01 Dr. Herron --- lionrampart@... wrote: > Forgive me if I must again comment on nursing care. > I'm a nurse, and I just > cant help myself.: ) > You'd be surprised how a little grattitude can go > a very long way in > getting what you need. (I dont mean to imply that > anyone here wasnt or > wouldnt be grateful..) > Anyway, I work in a very busy ER. I try very hard > to meet the needs of all > my patients. To hear from one of them " wow, you guys > are really busy, I > appreciate your care " , Or thanks so much, I can see > that you're busy " etc, > makes all the difference in the world at times. > Calling me by my name is also > nice. > I notice in myself and others that our responses to > those patients are a > little easier and quicker. > We're only human, and unfortunately the nursing > shortage will only get > worse. A little support and understanding uplifts > us and makes our jobs > worth it. > Okay, back off my soap box, Meli > > > > > > In a message dated 4/3/2001 11:27:25 PM Mountain > Daylight Time, > duodenalswitch writes: > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 21:44:06 EDT > > From: cutzypie@... > > Subject: Re: Digest Number 3891 > > > > To those who are nervous about going to Mt Sinai > without aides. You will > > be > > fine without aides but they make the recovery so > much easier. THe regular > > hospital nurses are great but very busy. I like > fresh sheet every day and > > I > > wanted alot of ice chips my supply never dwindle > with the aide. I had alot > > of scar tissue so getting up was diffficult. > Would I have been able to do > > it on my own, sure but it was much easier with the > nurses aides. Whether > > or > > not u have nurses aides should not even come as a > matter of whether to have > > the surgery, I did it 12 weeks ago and tomorrow > is my 3 month checkup. > > ANy > > regrets, not a one!!! So come on over to the > switch side! > > > > > > Anne > > Dr Gagner > > Mt Sinai > > > > > ===== Age 41 BMI 61 Consult 6/7/01 Dr. Herron __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Can I just say one thing not to do? Don't ask your nurse if she's pregnant when she isn't! Can you believe I did that? I was in a morphine induced haze after my c-section. Not that that is any excuse. Anyhow, needless to say I didn't see much more of that nurse. Also, it never hurts to have your husband/family/friends bring little bribes to give to your nurses- like boxes of Godiva chocolates. Seriously, though, in all the past surgical work I've had done, it was usually the aides who spent the most time with me and were the most helpful-- and boy, do they work their butts off! Amy Y. 6 days till my consult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Can I just say one thing not to do? Don't ask your nurse if she's pregnant when she isn't! Can you believe I did that? I was in a morphine induced haze after my c-section. Not that that is any excuse. Anyhow, needless to say I didn't see much more of that nurse. Also, it never hurts to have your husband/family/friends bring little bribes to give to your nurses- like boxes of Godiva chocolates. Seriously, though, in all the past surgical work I've had done, it was usually the aides who spent the most time with me and were the most helpful-- and boy, do they work their butts off! Amy Y. 6 days till my consult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Can I just say one thing not to do? Don't ask your nurse if she's pregnant when she isn't! Can you believe I did that? I was in a morphine induced haze after my c-section. Not that that is any excuse. Anyhow, needless to say I didn't see much more of that nurse. Also, it never hurts to have your husband/family/friends bring little bribes to give to your nurses- like boxes of Godiva chocolates. Seriously, though, in all the past surgical work I've had done, it was usually the aides who spent the most time with me and were the most helpful-- and boy, do they work their butts off! Amy Y. 6 days till my consult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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