Comments on: Good Nurse, Bad Nurse

By: Cara Fletcher

Cara Fletcher — Sat, 05 May 2007 13:10:19 +0000

Nurses are really important for recovery after a surgery.If it wasn’t for them a friend of mine wouldn’t have felt so good so soon after her hysterectomy.

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By: Terrific Teens

Terrific Teens — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:45:15 +0000

I am so sorry about the awful nurse! I am very disappointed in the recovery room manager for allowing someone like that to work in that department. And yes, they would have to know. Its very obvious when a nurse is not compassionate. I am so glad you sent a letter to the hospital. I hope you remembered a name. At the hospital I worked at, they followed up on all letters. The positive ones got put in our break room for everyone to read, the negative ones were discussed individually with the perpetrator. Those letters alone would initiate change in policy and some would lose jobs over them. Which I think is a good thing. Of course if you had 100 great Thank you letters, and 1 bad, of course you wouldn’t be fired. But if you had a bad attitude all the time and then got a bad letter about your experience with a patient (customer) then you could be fired. So PLEASE everyone remember to get names and definitely follow up with a letter to the hospital. The sooner the better. Don’t think of it as being a complainer, think of it as saving the next poor soul from going through what you did. Also if you are in the middle of a situation like that ask to speak to your doctor. Nurses hate to call doctors unless they think it is a warranted situation, because if the doctor is not on duty they most likely will get screamed at. Another possibility is ask to talk to the manager. Although all of that takes a lot of effort for a person who has just come out of surgery. One more hint, if you have a choice try to be scheduled earlier in the day. This is something to talk to your doctor about when you are talking about the surgery itself. The hospital schedules the surgery, but the doctor could express your preference for you and if a spot is available you will most likely get it. Another option, if you have them, is surgery centers. They are a little cheaper than the hospital, so insurance companies love them and their only specialty is surgery so they are 10 thousnad times more into customer service. My hubbys surgery was at a surgery center and they even asked him what music he would like to listen to in the operating room. He said “whatever makes the doctor happy” LOL.

AM I hope your recovery is going well!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:50:12 +0000

Hey! I had the same nurse after my hysterectomy! I would unplug my morphine drip to go over and help my poor roommate who was a day behind me recovery-wise. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Smile. Glad you’re home safe and sound.

By: Blessed Beyond Measure

Blessed Beyond Measure — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:17:00 +0000

You go! I’m all for complaining, as high up as you can go, when people are obnoxious, mistreat others, take advantage of their position. I especially seeing them mistreat the little people – whether its young children, those who have less, less power, whatever. Tickled to death to see you did something about it. My family won’t let me put it on our car, but it’s on the downstairs fridge – my favorite all time bumper sticker – “MEAN PEOPLE SUCK.” They do.

By: Shalee

Shalee — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:37:48 +0000

Admirable, AM.. That’s what I think of you while reading this post. And I’m thrilled you’re doing “All of the above” for that terrible nurse.

By: crazymumma

crazymumma — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:59:14 +0000

Thats a big operation. Heal up well Antique….take it easy.

By: Kara

Kara — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:50:36 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe what a jerk that nurse was! I’m glad your other nurses were wonderful.

By: nutmeg

nutmeg — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:26:11 +0000

I think you should have puked on her.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:51:05 +0000

It sounds like your nurse barely qualifies to be considered a fellow human being…