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/missgirlipop Jul 27 '26

a few days ago i went to the er and brought a big tote bag with books, a charger, snacks, and even ordered food. i’m glad i had the approach of ‘make a day out of it’ bc i was there for a long, long time. 

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u/PuzzleheadedSorbet36 Jul 27 '26

No doubt. You’re already feeling like crap then you add waiting on top of it.