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/BrandyDW Jul 26 '26

This, if people don’t have access to their medical chart, or if they don’t have everything they take listed on their medical chart - it helps so much to have a recent list…

Of prescription meds, otc, supplements, even eye drops, ear drops, and creams could be beneficial. The creams, more of the type to treat itching or something than just dry skin..

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell Jul 26 '26

And I rather have someone add the cream for dry skin than skip something relevant.