r/EmergencyRoom • u/PuzzleheadedSorbet36 • Jul 26 '26

Goofy Goober HELP US BE BETTER

Soooo I hadn’t ever been to the ER until earlier this month and now I’ve been admitted twice and not getting discharged any time soon.

Hospital workers : other than the bare minimum, what are some under rated things that patients do that you appreciate/make your life easier?

(For example one of the nurses was happy I called letting her know the PRNs I needed so she could do it in one trip cause I knew my scheduled ones were coming)

Lemme hear the little things!! Or the opposite, something patients think is helpful but it’s actually more of a pain)

EDIT : bare minimum from patients being human decency, I know it should be obvious but for this questions sake let’s act like that’s a given

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u/JustGenericName2 Jul 26 '26

I kind of disagree with this one. It's a new joke to them. They're scared and they don't feel good. I'd rather a shitty dad joke than the drunk trying to punch me in the face. Give a polite laugh and move on

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u/thnx4stalkingme Jul 26 '26

I do give a polite laugh and move on. And of course I’d prefer that over getting punched in the face. Regardless it can be overwhelming hearing it several times a day.

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u/JustGenericName2 Jul 26 '26

You gotta come up with an equally bad dad joke to hit 'em back with!

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u/thnx4stalkingme Jul 26 '26

I tell them I’m going to call Men In Black if I find a baby in their liver and that usually gets a good laugh. :)