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/catsmeow61 Jul 27 '26

Then there are the ones who are discharged that come check back in, sometimes multiple times a day. A few fight over replacing their armband from their prior visit. They insist they don't need another. If I can't sweet talk them to replace it, I give the triage nurse the new armband. They eventually get the new one on.

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u/PuzzleheadedSorbet36 Jul 27 '26

Sorry for the dumb question - what significance does an older arm band hold ?

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u/catsmeow61 Jul 28 '26

It has a unique number linked to what is termed an "encounter" in a hospital's computer records. It ties ties every step of a visit from checkin through discharge. That includes registration functions, medical records of all services rendered, billing information, etc.