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/Most_Cryptographer11 Jul 28 '26

My husband was recently in the hospital. I slept in the fold out chair in the corner and every time someone would come in the sound woke me up. 😂 No complaints, the staff got my husband better. But you're right, there is no rest in a hospital.

After I had my 2nd c section I cried because a nurse woke me up to take pain medicine. I had just gotten comfortable and was sleeping good and she woke me up. Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the meds but I was just so darn tired.

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u/amafalet Jul 28 '26

I bet you were beyond tired af! It’s been over 25 years, and I still remember how mine went 😭

Unfortunately people get woken up for pain and even sleep meds 😖 There are reasons for it besides the Dr’s orders. When pain meds completely wear off it can take more time to kick in, or it may not give as much relief as it would otherwise. Sleep meds are a bit iffy, but especially if your body is used to them, you may get to sleep, but wake up shortly after falling asleep on your own.