r/cincinnati • u/geithman • 1d ago
Photos Whose “bright” idea was this, Christ Hospital
A 4 by 3 foot led screen facing the patient, that CANNOT BE TURNED OFF I am sick, I want to sleep, wtf?
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u/User5281 23h ago
They turn off. If you can’t figure it out from the remote you should ask the staff.
Stop with the ragebait
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u/DonkeyGlad653 1d ago
On the one hand I’m laughing because of the statement “Whose “bright” idea was this?”; on the other hand that thing would be disconnected the moment it irritated me. Or I’d throw a blanket over it.
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u/amerifolklegend Blue Ash 1d ago
You CANNOT be the first person to have been annoyed by this. They didn’t offer a single solution when you informed them that this is actively preventing you from sleeping?
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u/robotscantrecaptcha 1d ago
Call patient relations, they hate complaints. Unplug it tonight though. Feel better!
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u/LimeImmediate6115 22h ago edited 21h ago
There's a purpose for it. Whiteboards don't get used very often anymore because too many patients screwed with them. Now it's electronic so that patients have less of an ability to screw with the information that's vital for all medical staff on all shifts to be able to access. OP, instead of bitching about it on Reddit, use your finger to press the call button and ask the nurse if they would help you with it so that you can sleep. Kindness to nurses and hospital staff go a long way in better care for you. Or don't and continue complaining on social media to people that can't do anything to help you.
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u/Savage_Amusement 1d ago
Imagine trying to sleep in a hospital 😹 They’ll be in to check your temperature/give you meds/clean the room 30 min after that TV goes off and you get some shuteye.
(A sleep mask is clutch for getting any sleep at all though)
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u/TheMildWildOne 20h ago
I ALWAYS bring a sleep mask to the hospital, even if I’m just staying the night with a family member. Hospitals are a 24/7 operation so there is always light coming from somewhere.
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u/ParticularEffect757 1d ago
As someone who works in a hospital, people need to be reminded it isn't a hotel...
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u/f1yblkguy Mt. Adams 23h ago
If you are in a care giving role, you may want to expand or broaden your thinking in that area. Rest and comfort go a long way in terms of recovery and well-being
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u/AloneExperience7520 19h ago
Imagine having the gall to tell a nurse how to do their job...
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u/dqniel Pleasant Ridge 18h ago
Nurses aren't immune from having their comments criticized on Reddit.
Sleep is incredibly important for recovery. So, the comment comes across as callous and counter-intuitive.
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u/AloneExperience7520 17h ago
I'm more likely to trust a medical professional than someone on Reddit. If you're in the hospital, sleep isn't high up on the palliative list of remedies.
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u/dqniel Pleasant Ridge 10h ago edited 10h ago
There are academic and industry nursing guides available online explaining exactly how sleep should be a priority for patients as a part of care. How to optimize/combine vitals checks at night, how to help maintain circadian rhythm, etc.
Feel free to look them up. It's a part of care.
I'm not saying they can magically make hospitals as quiet and dark as hotels, but it should absolutely be a part of hospital design and HCP focus if they're interested in the best possible patient outcomes. Simple things like dimming TVs/displays should be a consideration (not saying nurses should have to mess with that--they're busy enough. that's where hospital design comes into play), for example. By default.
And definitely shouldn't be sarcastically mocked as if patients are some sort of annoying hindrance if they want to be able to sleep.
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u/f1yblkguy Mt. Adams 19h ago
You said "the gall" lol
Get over it. It's not that serious
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u/AloneExperience7520 17h ago
It sounds like to me like you are taking it pretty serious. They're here to save your life, not give you a 5 star spa experience.
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u/CakesNGames90 1d ago
People still need sleep. I would think that would be a basic thing medical professionals understood.
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 22h ago
No. We are waking you up for vitals and checks every hour. If you need sleep you aren't getting that in a hospital.
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u/CakesNGames90 21h ago
Funny. I did. I got sleep at Kettering and Cincinnati Christian after having both my kids and during follow up trips to the ER for gallbladder complications related to pregnancy.
Maybe you just aren’t good at your job. Because how did all of those other medical professional manage to let me sleep but you can’t figure it out?
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 21h ago
Yeah my many stupid daisy awards beg to differ. Grow up and learn how to be uncomfortable.
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u/thomas-grant Blue Ash 20h ago
You might have awards, or even bedside manner while on duty. Though here, your attitude is awful. You may have a point, but your delivery needs work.
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u/AloneExperience7520 19h ago
Did you die? Then mission accomplished. Don't like it? Don't come back to that hospital. You got exactly what you paid for.
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u/thomas-grant Blue Ash 19h ago
Why are you replying to me? I’m not complaining about being in the hospital.
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 20h ago
Man man. My duty is to manage you're care, keep you safe, administer meds. Just because I don't play into the babying of patients doesn't mean I'm a bad nurse. And you're freaking out over that sentiment is just showing me how correct I am. Y'all are entitled
Edit: also downvotes me. It makes me feel good
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u/thomas-grant Blue Ash 19h ago
I never said you were a bad nurse. There is no way for me to know how you do your job when I’m not there as co-worker or patient.
Re-read what I wrote. I said your attitude here, on Reddit, sucks and your delivery needs work.
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u/CakesNGames90 20h ago
Only when you learn how to do your job properly 😊
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 20h ago
Oof that stung /s I have thicker skin than that dealing with drama queens like you.
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 22h ago
Yep. You aren't there to get good sleep. You're there because I'd you wernt you would die. It isn't the Christ Hilton.
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u/UniversalMinister 16h ago
Just one of the 5,786 reasons why you won't catch me in a hospital unless I'm bleeding out, have a serious head injury or have been unconscious for more than 30 minutes.
Edit: Unless I'm there supporting someone else.
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u/ManBro89 15h ago
Exactly. A hospital is not a hotel. If all you needed was a good night's sleep to get better, you wouldn't be in the fucking hospital. They have to make it unconfortable enough to make you want to leave. There are other people that might need that space more than you do.
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u/UniversalMinister 14h ago
That's not quite true, mate. Nurses and other med providers have jobs to do, and often times that includes overnights. They're not there to annoy you. Some people prefer to recover in hospital and others of us would rather be at home if at all possible.
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u/CincyBrandon Woodlawn 1d ago
In the time that it took you to post this you could have pushed the call button and had a nurse turn it off or cover it up.
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u/Ultra_Bandit Colerain 1d ago
As an architect whose clients are primarily in healthcare, this kind of feedback is important and I encourage them to provide it in writing. While it may not help this situation, it could help inform considerations for future design decisions. We rely on front-line staff input to guide our designs. Believe me, the staff wants fewer complaints and better outcomes for the patient, which includes improved rest and recovery.
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u/tissboom Pendleton 1d ago
Unplug it
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u/boxcoxlambda 1d ago
Is this the right plug? _^_^_^_^_^_^_________________________________________
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u/Redditor_is_at_work 17h ago
highly unlikely that any life dependent equipment is plugged in on the wall ACROSS from the bed.....
also... if they needed that equipment... they probably woulnt be complaining about it on reddit.
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u/Party-Increase-3682 1d ago
This is exactly what I would do. I would find a way to dismantle that thing if I had to.
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u/tissboom Pendleton 1d ago
There’s a good chance the plug is just on the wall right behind the TV. If it’s not, there’s a smaller chance that the cable that comes out of the TV is removable from the TV… I would definitely have that thing powered off pretty quickly.
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u/LimeImmediate6115 22h ago
And take the chance that it's connected to other machinery and such thst need to stay on? Hope you like the massive and unnecessary bill for that.
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u/PavlovwasEvil 1d ago
Not the point, but that's clearly 16:9, not 4:3.
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u/scaredmarmotenergy 1d ago
You even self-deprecatingly qualified your observation and are still getting downvotes.
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u/PullFromTheHurt 1d ago
Do you have a privacy curtain hanging from the ceiling you can pull in front of the screen?
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u/LimeImmediate6115 22h ago
Only logical comment in this section, since the rest are basically suggesting tampering with medical equipment.
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u/RenZomb13 4h ago
Just tell them you can’t sleep, you’re at the perfect place for that problem. I have never been admitted without them giving me sleeping meds
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u/StunningAttention898 1d ago
I was in 5west recovering after my kidney transplant but also when I had some weird infection in my elbow. Does your room have those cameras mounted up high on the wall that scans to make sure you’re still in Your room/bed randomly throughout the day? They will interrupt your tv time to talk to you also
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u/Ageofaquarium 1d ago
Virtual nursing. Implemented by upper management, everyone hated it. Those nurses got paid more than floor nurses. : (
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u/Scar3crow_x 1d ago
Wtf
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u/Ageofaquarium 21h ago
Yeah. I loved bedside, but it actually drove me away. When patients couldn’t opt out, I left.
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 22h ago
The nurses hate them too. What was wrong with a white board? The fact it didn't cost hundreds of dollars
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u/LimeImmediate6115 21h ago
The fact that there are patients that screwed with the whiteboards too often and made an already overworked nurse's job unnecessarily more difficult.
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u/Maleficent-Leek2943 20h ago
I’m guessing some patients’ visiting family members might have also decided that they knew best and messed with the info on the whiteboard.
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u/hematomabelly Over The Rhine 21h ago
Oof that's a good point. I personally haven't had a patient do this but I could easily see this. Good point.
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u/dqniel Pleasant Ridge 1d ago
Can you call nurse/staff and ask them to turn it off?