When your patient is an E.R. Nurse
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just love when people are respectful
It's sad to hear this is what is called being respectful
This used to be called being a normal person
@@belckroz1952 I thought they were the same thing
@@jessicajennings9148 they should be
It's like this in restaurants too. People who work restaurants are usually less of a hastle when they go out to eat
@@belckroz1952 They're the same thing.
Med student here. Because I'm not a real doctor yet, people aren't really comfortable with me doing everything, which I completely understand. There was a patient and I asked them if he was okay with me helping him. He smiled and said "of course". After, he smiled, gave me a soft pat on my shoulder and said that he's a nurse and that I'd done a wonderful job. That boosted my mood and confidence so much. A week or so later I saw him in the local ER and he actually recognized me and gave me a cheerful wave. Awesome dude.
That must have felt AMAZING!! I’m so happy for you, and I wish you good luck for the rest of your journey :)
I waited over 12 hours to get a ring cut off that had wrapped over my knuckle and embedded in my ring finger. 12 stitches and a cut diamond ring.💍 It was a Saturday in the summer.
I'm not a nurse or anything but I really love having med students treat me or shadow a doctor with me because I'm so chronically ill that I understand so much of the medical mumbo jumbo. I'm also super easy-going, so it definitely helps an anxious med student relax a bit when I joke about my health issues. Glad to know this kind of thing has a positive effect on students ❤❤
I used to be a nurse and I was almost always okay with student doctors and nurses working on me. The only time I was hesitant is with cannulation. If they were confident, go right ahead, if they weren't or I'm their first human cannulation, I'd rather an experienced nurse or doctor does it as my veins are super small, hard to palpate and it's very easy to miss them or bruise me (plus they don't take fluids well and a bolus has to be done by hand and very slowly otherwise the pain is unbearable).
Here in Italy med students are often left aside unless they are at like their last year, so when i can i teach them something about critical care and prehospital care.
I hope you are doing great, even if some people won't trust you or simply put you to do boring stuff (like in the OR) don't give up and always ask if you can do some practice. -paramedic
Doctor: What brought you into the ER today?
Me: an ambulance.
I always get my patients with that one when assessing the a&o. Obviously read the room, but...
"Alrighty, i have a few silly questions to ask but we gotta get through them. What's your full name?"
"Blankity Blank"
"Can you tell me what year it is?"
"Blank"
"Alrighty and what city are you in right now?"
"Blanky blank"
"Alright, last question. Can you tell me what brought you into the hospital today?"
"I fell down and my hip hurts."
"I also would have accepted a car or an ambulance, but that's pretty good, you seem to know what's going on."
Another great one is "how are you doing today" and then act surprised if they say "fine" and be like "yeah i figured, you're in a hospital" If they say not great.
@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Ideawhy are they answering variations of the word blank for everything
@@pi3.14etc because i can't be asked to come up with a pseudonym, pseudolocation, and pseudochonology. With my luck i will use a name that belongs to someone and they'll have grounds to bring me to court for a HIPAA violation, which will be thrown out, but will be extremely expensive for me.
@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea oh im stupid i thought the person in the scenario was dumb and didn't know any answers but nvm im the dumb one
@@pi3.14etc not stupid for asking a question
My favorite ER patient is still the old man who just went through it all with a smile on his face. His foot was hanging on by a thread after a circular saw mishap, yet he somehow drove his stick shift here. He was cracking jokes and talking to us the entire time, refusing to drop the positivity even as he was wheeled into surgery. As it turns out, the surgeon was his wife, who effectively lived at the hospital with how much she did. Despite the injury, he was able to see his beloved, which made it all worth it to him
This is oddly adorable
Maybe it was the only way to see his wife...
Definitely a farmer.
I'm also assuming the wife was (lovingly) scolding him during pre and post-op, while also cursing him under her breath during the actual surgery.
I love how when in his emergency, the emergency nurse is super calm. 😆
Because he's seen just about everything so he's not really scared about a minor injury
Like most people should be
@@lokisrevival ooohhh blood scary me panic becouse i think im gonna bleed out and die euuugghhhh
@@WillusKenny wtf
Most of us are when it involves ourselves.
It's always someone in your own industry that respect you the most
Yep when I worked at a fast food place the most respectful where other retail workers or this one regular who came with his support worker as he had a slight disability
My mom was a service crew at Jollibee during her college years. Taught me and my younger brother to respect people in the food industry and retail.
Not necessarily. Doctors and nurses are in the same industry. From personal experience i have been treated great by some doctors and by others treated worse than any patient or patient family member. Polar opposites.
Its either that or they try and tell you how to do your job!
Unless they're a Dr.!!! 😠
Austin is SO WHOLESOME 😭😭 I love seeing him pop up in your skits. I honestly hope those in the medical field always have an Austin around
Being an asshole in the ER isn't going to get you seen sooner.
I was waiting for him to stitch himself 😂
I was waiting for them to pack his hand and put him to work. 😂
I was waiting for him to stitch himself too😄
If I ever need stitches, I'll do them myself. 😄 My stitches aren't pretty, but they get the job done alright.
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@@marialindell9874 super glue saves the day for this old nurse.....🤦🏻♀️
“I’m an ER Nurse, so I’m just here for a to-go bag of sutures and antiseptic, and I’ll get out of your hair 😊”
XD
Drive thru ER
Back before every last little thing was catalogued and counted, we used to always put a few out when we were stocking the supply room.
Added in a few IV start kits, tubing and a few bags of fluids.
You know, just to check everything was in good order and nothing was about to expire 😉
@@elizataylor1726 💀
Already have those in my med kit. Everyone ought too.
My dad was an ER doctor for 40 years. I miss having a suture kit on Thanksgiving. It made it so easy to sew up my turkey after it was stuffed. I also had an awesome pair of suture scissors that he gave me after I busted open my chin. He was so pissed off at me, that he refused to take them out and just threw the scissors at me and told me to do it myself. I had those scissors for over 20 years and I was so bummed when I lost them.
Forceps and scalpels are so useful in my sewing room! (Also a doctor's kid.)
Man this is how I feel as a call center agent when I get a customer who has experience in customer service. It's so unbelievably refreshing when people treat you with patience, understanding, and gratitude while you're doing your best to help them during a difficult time. God bless people like this 🙏
2 hours is a pretty ridiculously short time for ER
In LA it's very quick
In the UK, there's a 4 hour waiting target. Is that always followed? *Nah* 😬
Make some happy I live in a small town
But at least we are not afraid of expensive medical bills
@@lcfcsince2016 we miss the 4 hr deadline all the time. But in fairness, this wouldn't require a&e in the UK, this is a classic minor injuries deal.
The main reason for missing the 4 hour target is when you need admitted to the hospital and waiting on a bed. Have I waited longer than 4 hours whilst not needing admitted? Of course, but at this point, if you need admitted you WILL be waiting longer than 4 hours, likely significantly longer.
I work in a receiving unit, the first thing I do to my patients is offer them food, it's likely they haven't eaten in a long time.
I went to buy shoes from a busy store once. The workers were really busy with other ppl. So I sat down waiting calmly for my turn. The owner noticed. So when it was my time to buy and pay .. he gave me 30% off cuz as he said :"I was not an annoying coustmer" 😆
Great. What store?
I work register at burgerking and when poeple arent annoying/ are nice to me (say hello and goodbye, smile, banter etc) i will 100% give it my all to spin their order in a way that makes it much cheaper
Edit: also i dont spit in their food
Def pays to not be a dick. I hated the kinds of ppl I had to deal with when I worked in customer service
@@geiser1958 in Palestine.. it is a family owned store
You are a rarity in retail. You deserved that 30% off.
It's just a normal and respectful conversation, but i could watch it for hours.
always stay respectful to the er they are already stressed enough as is
This backfired on me before, my appendix popped, my pain was unbelievable, I didn't know what it was so I went to the ER to get it checked but I really didn't want to make a scene so I kept it to myself. I'm sure If I would have gone in there wailing and crying they would've bumped me up the waiting list. My politeness could've killed me. The doctor said there was a lot of infection
Jesus. Triage exists for a reason.
No one trusts you to make your own decisions.
Just tell the person in charge your issue, and they will put you in line. No one needs you dying in their ER. Way too much paperwork for fucks sake.
I’m like this, I have over 20 chronic conditions, so I have so high pain tolerance I can turn off my pain sensors. I sliced my thumb almost to the bone trying to use dull scissors like a box cutter and just kept wrapping tissues around it until my parents made me go to the hospital.
Blood coming down my face, sobbing,mom holding gauze on my head like it's a football splitting open, waiting for over 4 hours.
@@Gamergirl-172 dude same I was Bleeding into a tea towel for four hours
@@gayfrootloop6322 I was there because I got mauled by a dog, puncture wounds in my hand and my head sliced open in 3 places and the reception was like "what do you want" and my mom was like GAUZE and had to get more like 5 times, they brought me into the back after like half an hour and took an xray of my hand and then sent me back to the waiting room!
I'm not an ER nurse, but I understand how and why the ER works the way it does, and so I try to be respectful and understanding. I find that the staff are as accommodating as they can be and even try to go beyond for me when they can. Thanks to you emergency services workers for hanging in there.
I never ask for an update on time unless it's been over 6 hours since anyone checked on me.
How I wish all my patients were like you! 😊
Same. Though, I'm in the UK, and unfortunately, lately, such things have become required. For example, my step mother had a leg which was swollen, warm to the touch, and painful. It was also turning a weird colour. She was left in the corridor, in a bed, with an estimated wait time of 12 hours. She is not all there, mentally. I had to be a bit of an arse to get what she needed.
An hour in, she hadn't been triaged. I went to find someone. Three hours in, they hadn't returned for the blood works, and she was desperate to pee. I physically walked into Minors, and collared the first nurse I saw. I was polite, but not going to tolerate her being ignored so long that she urinated all over herself.
An hour after that, I started making a serious issue. She still had no bloods taken, and they'd mentioned they were worried about DVT. The leg was much worse, she was extremely swollen, and in a ton of pain. I told them that she's too old to be left in the damn hallway, whilst kids who drank too much and puked were seen first. I had been keeping close tabs on the patients who came in, obviously those who were in real emergency, I didn't make a fuss on if they were seen before her. Those unconscious, in shock, heart attack etc... I'm not a medic but those things are obvious. But when her leg started to turn a bizarre colour, I stood up.
I politely informed them that I was done waiting next to my loved one, who NEVER makes a fuss, crying because she was in agony. Nor was I willing to risk her health further, a DVT should have been seen much sooner.
She was found a ward. They wanted to give her paracetamol. She was already on opiates, and they were not even touching the pain she was in. After they actually checked her notes, she was examined. I could tell my their faces and body language that they knew the ball had been seriously dropped.
I stayed with her, and kept insisting that the bloods were taken. Immediately. Turned out there WAS an issue. The scary thing is, if I had not been there, she could have been left that way all night, until morning. Which is a recipe for death.
Sometimes, you unfortunately DO have to be a dick to get things done. I seriously prefer not to. NHS staff are incredibly hard working, and over stretched. They are heroes in my eyes, and I greatly respect them. I also saw them bring abused by aggressive people on drugs, some were assaulted that evening. But, I made the right choice in that situation, despite how bad it felt. I had to.
My mom had to get stitches, badly. It looked like chickenskin and was bleeding hard. She got in in less than 20 minutes. Thank you ER priorities
Same. I remember one time I was at the ER and the intake person informed me my wait was going to be a bit longer than expected because there was a pile up. I just told them to take care of the people that needed the help more and that I was fine with waiting.
Patience and respect goes a long way.
Anyone who gets clients/patients
for any any industry gets how nicely straightforward these experiences are ^^
I couldn't stop vomiting while pregnant and while in the er I was throwing up and apologizing, tried to clean it up and then broke down crying cause I was making the nurses work extra hard 🤣 They loved me and once I was admitted they each came up to visit me and brought me orange soda! (I was crying for orange soda while vomiting uncontrollably and apologizing profusely!) 🤣🤣 I then cried to my nurses that my baby doesn't like good food, and if I can't feed her now how TF am I gonna feed her once she's born?!🤣🤣 Those nurses snuck me Panera bread chicken soup! Most nurses are gifts from the universe.🥰👍🏿
Great story
This is hilariously wholesome
that's so cute! i've had so many bad experiences in hospitals but i'll always yap about the time i was skipped for 3 meals straight and once a nurse finally noticed, she went on a HUNT to find me something to eat lol. she came back 1.5hrs later having scavenged every floor for extra meals and couldn't find anything leftover - so she ended up stealing crackers, cheese, a fruit cup and milk from the staff fridge for me 😂. she was an absolute godsend. right in the middle of covid so the hospital was absolutely swamped, but she did her best to work around all of the other patients she was also attending to, just to make sure i wouldn't starve :'))
good nurses make all the difference in a hospital stay!!
I wanted to apologize to our nurse today and she was so sweet at first, but I was really sorry and then she went with a strict voice:”Don’t apologize! We are very late today. It’s not your fault.”😂
1000
But why did you want to apologise to the nurse?
DONT APOLOGIZE 👹
@@sssophie9292 We showed up 15 minutes before our appointment time, as recommended by our clinic, but we were still waiting 20 minutes AFTER our appointment time(so 35 minutes total). I finally went to front desk to ask what’s up. Receptionist went to the back to check and they were ready to see us, and I just felt like a Karen cuz they were literally about to call us when I went to the front desk. So I was saying “I’m sorry I had the receptionist bother you, you’re already very busy” and such.
@@anastassiyagc I've shown up to my appoinment 30 minutes before and have gotten called in 2 hours later and then the doctors service is fast and they just want to leave home already or to their lunch break so all they keep saying is we could just make an appoinment for next time if you have concerns trying to dismiss your symptoms
This was a super pleasant interaction and I was suspicious until the very end 😂
So nice to work with a professional.
Med student here. A friend of mine had this glass in her foot for a week and she didn't checked before because we were on finals that week. If closed completely, but a bit of glass was still inside and there was pus (yellow creamy liquid) inside the closed wound. The waiting in the hospital was like... 4 hours. So she just got her housemate boyfriend (he was graduating) to yake the thing out for her. 15 minutes to buy stuff and they worked on her feet for like a hour (removing infected stuff + glass, cleaning, closing and covering). And then they just pivked up books again and resumed their study like nothing happened.
I can totally see the ER nurse just stitching himself up in his kitchen and just resuming his cooking.
when i had one of my bycicle accidents a few month ago and i crashed in a corner with 50-60km/h ... i went home .. and just treated myself 🤣🤣🤣
was covered in blood and all .. but whatever ... i aint waiting for 4h 😅
This is one way to show up a week later with a severe infection
@@erikburzinski8248 flush with peroxide or if not avaiable lye soap, only thing more the ER can do is antibacterial powder.
I only go to ER if i need stitches
Maybe not in the kitchen; that could be unsanitary.
@@daisywu5114 kitchen is easiest to clean
I went to the doctors once and the front desk lady was like "it's going to be awhile, is that okay?" I said "yeah, no problem, I have all day so take your time" she smiled at me and leaned twords me and kind of whispered "thank you so much for being understanding" I could tell she's been having a really bad day. Just be nice to everyone regardless of what's happening. You don't know what other people are going through.
You had to wait that long even they had nothing else to do. That's the policy you know...
This is exactly why I schedule all my appointments on my days off if possible. You never know how long it's going to be, and there's no reason to put yourself in a time crunch if you can avoid it with a little forethought
That's why I always bring an e-reader. And if it's an appointment, I try to show up around half an hour early.
If I am that well prepared, I'm usually in and out before I can read a whole chapter.
If I forget the e-reader, I'm stuck for an hour or more.
Murphy hates me.
I go out of my way to be mean to people, because everyone I've ever met has used my kindness to try and get one over on me, so if I make it so that they don't like me at first they won't try and screw me over later
@@ryanfinley3304 That's...an awful outlook. Seek therapy.
Being patient & empathic to the medical staff is a number one goal of mine. I've been in & out of hospitals since I was a teen and I've seen how hard their jobs are. Of course, when an asshole doctor comes in (not all of them), I'll push back hard. Not all of them deserve respect when it's not given to you (or the staff).
Been there, done that. Both roles, lol. Love the touch about giving him a suture removal set for at home use!
As a child of a healthcare worker.. yes. I've been in and out of the hospital for two months. Admitted four times for several days. And I started realizing that the nurses would sometimes kinda linger in my room when they would come in. I was nice, respectful, talked to them and made them laugh.. even when I needed pain medicine I always told them "it's no rush, I know someone else probably needs you more than me. I'll call again if it gets bad". I only ever asked for my meds and the occasional cup of ice for my propel waters. You could just see in their faces how refreshing it was
My nurses always tell me its okay to give them something to do lol.
Edit: Not saying they aren't busy and they probably enjoy a patient who isn't up their butt all the time. But as a former EMT (going back to school!), I know how busy nurses are (they run the whole hospital and will still make time to sit and talk with their patients to let them know they're not alone. One of my nurses one time would always bring me lunch from wherever they were going, and if I didn't want whatever they were getting that day, they would run to the McDonald's right by the hospital and grab me some lunch if I didn't want hospital food. And tbh, the Kaiser by me ACTUALLY has good food... I'm always shocked at how good it is. And half of their menu is vegetarian or vegan. If you have a normal diet pass, you can choose anything on the menu you want, as often as you need to eat, no judgement. Plus like say I ordered my favorite breakfast (french toast, sausage and warm fresh blueberries) they would also bring me cereal, yogurt, scrambled or fried eggs (whichever you asked for), grits with real butter and salt (or sugar if you're into that instead), a fresh cup of cut fruit, an apple, an orange, a banana, and a muffin or bagel with a side of cream cheese lol SO MUCH FOOD. And of course milk and juice of your choice and coffee, tea or cocoa. It was nice to have the cereal and stuff that didn't need to be kept cold, in my room as snacks, that way I had something to eat if I wanted it (plus my Mom would bring me food/drinks and snacks if I wanted something). You could get ice cream, slice of cheesecake, slice of like 6 different kinds of cake or pie, or a brownie (and if you wanted a dessert with ice cream, no problem!) Its nice to see a hospital that focuses on nutrition AND taste to make the experience of being in the hospital a little more bearable.
I mentioned a normal diet above being able to pick whatever you want. Thats true of any patient. At this hospital, every type of diet has their own custom menu for patients to choose their foods. Even patients getting liquid nutrition get to choose what flavor they want for each meal. And I've seen many a food courier deliver food to the hospital, my nurse told me I was more than welcome to order delivery, and that she would collect it from the delivery person and bring it to me. I've also seen many nurses and some doctors who are like going to grab lunch takeout somewhere, and their patient isn't eating well, so they'll ask if they could have food from anywhere in town where would they order from and what would they get? Then the hospital staff member will bring it back for them and will often sit in a patient's room and eat with them. One of my nurses would sit with me and we'd both have lunch and watch the TV in my room and talk lol.
After I had to be in the hospital for a back injury for almost a week, in which the nurses had to help me A Lot, a couple of them actually made sure to stop by to say goodbye to me, one even came in before leaving her shift to give me a hug.
like. Not that it wasn't appreciated, my nurses were wonderful, but All I did was be nice!!! I was treating them with what I consider to be common decency!!!
Apparently, not common enough. :/
@@allisonhunter1063 That seems so cool! :O
@@allisonhunter1063what kind of hospital even is this? A psychiatric one? Cause as far as I know, only there do the staff have enough time and consideration to do this much for the patients. Or some kind of an elite hospital? 🤷♀️
"Oh don't worry, I'm an ER nurse" *audible sigh of relief*
As a mother who grew up in a household that dealt with all wounds in home and never really went to the ER, when I cut the crap out of my index finger (the knife cut into bone and I felt it unstick when I pulled it out) I put a bandage on it and didn’t decide I needed to go until I bled through the third bandage in under 20 minutes 😂 went to the ER and I have a photo of the blood coming out through the fresh one I had just put on before leaving, walked in calmly and showed the desk attendant the bloody finger (I was holding several bloody napkins against it as well by that point) and got brought back after about 10 minutes in the waiting room, no extra cloth than I came in with to help pressure the wound, waited 15 in the room before a doc came, he wrapped it and was gone 30-40 before finally coming back, it hadn’t stopped bleeding at all in that time and was still gushing when he unwrapped it to stitch it up, the stitching took maybe 5 minutes all together for 3 stitches and I went to my regular doctor to get them removed ✨ didn’t stress or complain once, these people were there to help me! Why would I?!
Austin is so sweet! Stevieo is so good with his characters.
Yes! So typical. I’m a nurse and did exactly that. I was like, please give me supplies so I can do my care at home. Lol😊
About 8 years ago, my oldest had to have an unexpected open heart, and it was the nurses that calm me. Kudos to you and all the nurses out there. All y'all are a God send.
My mom had a full surgical instrument kit for her stint in the Army. I only had to go to the ER if I broke something growing up. Otherwise, my mom did it, and taught me how to do it all when I got old enough. I also inherited the instruments when she passed away six years ago. Nurses are amazing people!!!
Not a nurse, but I'm never unhappy to wait at the ER. When they start to hurry, I start to worry😅
Right remain calm till they say the words oh boy
Oh yes, when you arrive walking, they look at you and let you pass over the guy that's bleeding in a chair, do you know that you're in trouble
Hurry? Then worry! That was sort of a thing 😅 I feel this comment so hard.
Each time I've been in the ER I've never been upset at waiting, simply because I know they'll get to me eventually, the fact I'm there means they're aware of my needs and are prioritizing accordingly 😊
For real.
Protect this man at all costs 😭💗
I just want to say that a lot of times people who come into the ER are severely ill - even if it isn’t technically a life-threatening emergency - and probably have been for a while. It’s ok to expect people in that situation to not be cheerful and friendly all the time.
I work in animal healthcare. I was bitten by a cat severely last week. Went to er. Laughed and joked the whole time. Made sure the staff all were smiling when I left. Thanked everyone for their help.
That’s how front line worked should be treated. Our jobs a hard enough. We see people at their worst and often in pain or frightened.
Respect!
Thats how Everyone should be treated No matter what job they're doing.... Unless you're a.... I donno... A self entitled "animal health care worker".. Which really means veterinarian assistant that cleans the kennels..
Or it means veterinary technician/ assistant that fills prescriptions, runs rads, performs in-house labs, does dental extractions, gets complete patient history, and does all the hematology work. Most people know fuck all about vetmed.
@@Its0kToBeWhiteu have to be joking lol. text sarcasm doesnt work too well
I got bit by a cat on my wrist a few years ago, bottom tooth hit my radial nerve & top tooth hit a bone in the back of my wrist. I drove myself 10mins to a walk in clinic, filled out the workers comp paperwork with my left hand (I'm right handed but that hand was injured), then basically just sat there waiting for an hour or so while doing gentle stretches to keep my hand from hurting too bad
@@Its0kToBeWhite I bet you're real "fun" at parties eh? 😂
Me: accidentally smashes a glass and gets my hand cut open
My dad: stitches it up (doctor)
My mother: removes the stitches (nurse)
Me: somehow impressed I didn’t even have to go to the ER because my parents have everything at home anyway
@Laira Kastrup not the same but kind of... My dad was a St Paul firefighter and medic Capt for 25yrs. My entire childhood I was fixed up with the emergency kit he kept at home. Thankfully my sis and I never broke bones or needed stitches but man oh man there were times he saved us some ER visits 🥰🤟
Luckyyyy
@@Jayelsea my dad grew up old style so super glue was our best bet
Yeah my mom is a nurse and she took my stitches out and had some stuff to help with scaring
@@Jayelsea to be fair my father served both in the medical corp in the 80s (mandatory military service and he was already a med student so didn’t take much just to throw him into it) and with the French organisation Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders, during his early career as a doctor, now he’s 62 and, while still actively involved with MSF, he’s not one of their ground people anymore, he usually instructs new recruits on what they can expect to see when going into an active war zone/epidemic, and how to best protect themselves.
Lol. This recently happened to me. I was a floor nurse at this hospital that frequently floated to the ER to help out. My husband got up in the middle of the night to pee and fell dislocating and breaking a bone in a joint. I took him to the ER I used to float to, said hi to the Charge Nurse who is a great guy. Exam, before and after X-rays, bone being reset, splint applied, discharge completed, 2 hours. I love those guys!
american E.R’s: 2 hour wait time
English E.R’s: 12 hour wait time lol
This was literally me in the ER yesterday. I was having a severe panic attack and just made it to the hospital before I started losing feeling in my body from the hyperventilation (my regular breathing exercises just werent working because my heart refused to slow down) and after the ECG and breathing into a paper bag one of the nurses came to check my blood sugars and she says "Hi there, now I'm just a student nurse, are you comfortable with me doing this procedure?" and I just had this look of what I hoped to be disbelief as I reply "of course, only way you're gonna learn is if you practise" and she just had this huge smile on her face as she replied "Thank you!"
THAT actually calmed my panic attack down a little, miraculously.
Student nurses are usually so sweet
I feel for you, been there. Helping others, even in small ways, helps me a lot. It pulls me out of myself and calms the bad thoughts and feelings. You helped that nurse have a better day, that's a win-win situation for sure.
As a student nurse, THANK YOU!!! It’s so nerve-wracking asking a patient for the first few times if you can observe/do something while you’re still new and learning. You feel so incompetent and like you’re being watched every second even if you feel you’ve trained yourself over and over for something. It’s “small”, but you being so kind really helps a lot of OUR anxiety.
i just graduated from being a student nurse and i love patients like you
I LOVED having student nurses when I was nursing, and now as a patient student nurses/doctors are the best for teaching about complex health conditions. (Older doctors especially seem real set in their ways, and not willing to learn).
I also had a situation where my heart went taxi and would t show down. I had a palpitation land in a particular part of my heart wave and sent me off into VT. That was a fun hospital visit. Doctors labeled it as a panic attack. Nope. I have a funky back due to injury right near a trigger point that can give you heart attack like symptoms. Regular massage helps reduce that. (And students in massage are great there too!).
As I once said to a friend "You don't want to see the ER people in a hurry."
as a professional patient, we love all our nurses, techs, and all the hospital staff.
Nurse-to-nurse talk 😂😂😂
2 hours? I would be saying omg thank you for getting me in so quickly! I just got 6 stitches in my finger and I was there for 5. It’s completely not the staffs fault they were working so hard, it’s just so busy with only one walk-in clinic here. Thank you to all hospital workers!
In the UK, my granny had to go to A&E and she was waiting 16 hours to just get a blood test and be sent home. There’s a real crisis with staff over here too atm.
Right?! I was like 2 hours is lightning fast XD 4-5 hours seems to be more common!
5 hours? I had to wait 14 hours to get a sprained ankle checked and get some work accident papers signed.
@@nicolasbouchard2715yikes!! That sucks I’m so sorry ! I hope they let someone in with you for some company at least. Is your ankle better?
In my country I got a blood test taken and the waiting was like 10 minutes... We don't have a shortage of staff here as you can probably tell
I’m not even a nurse or any medical person, but when he said 2 hours, I was thinking “TWO HOURS IS SO SHORT FOR STITCHES”
I think when my sister got a cut on her face they were done in under two hours? American thing?
2 hours is short to even get into a room.
@@coconoisette under two wow it was probably not busy
@@bestie_jess Okay, I don't really know how much time they stayed waiting... But she was bleeding a lot, and there was a risk of concussion and she got here with the firefighters and she was like 8, so maybe that's why they took her in quick? Another time her arm got like, blocked or something and they did wait a fair bit longer for this. Probably cause it wasn't as much of an emergency
@@coconoisette oh when you said cut it was like just a cut but now that why Usually it is a long wait but depending on an emergency thanks
I was a Medic in the Army, everytime i go to the hospital i am always super understanding of what theyre going through. All the paperwork, being pulled to other patients, dealing with uncooperative patients, patients who are higher than me on triage. They always are surprised when i tell them its okay to take their time and they dont need to rush with me, even if i am stinting an exposed artery that will be pumping liters of blood without me applying pressure.
This was so wholesome 😭
I was dying bc I had an ectopic pregnancy that ruptured my tube. I was still laughing and joking until my surgery. The doctor was amazed with my attitude 😂.
Had to ectopics myself, so I knew what the second one was. But the ruptured Uterus hurt much worse. I was told to go home, I had gas. I asked for an ultrasound and the doctor was very upset. 4 hours later, no monitors or ER doctor checking on me. OB on call says it’s an ectopic but hardly.🤣I lost all feeling at that point. ICU for 4 days, 6 units of blood and could only quickly clamp my uterus because organs were shutting down. I do wish doctors would listen, we do know our bodies. ❤much love and hope you are doing well❤️
Same girl! For anyone reading this who hasn’t had one, make no mistake, they are excruciatingly painful and can be extremely traumatic, especially for someone who wants children eventually- but I got to a point where I knew I was in good hands, i had received some pain relief and I finally had an answer to what was wrong which helped to improve my mood a lot. There was also an intern on her first ever shift at a hospital who took a personal interest in my case who came to visit every day who was just the sweetest person. I hope she stayed in women’s health- she was an excellent caregiver.
When I was in high school, I went to the ER at least twice a year due to my horrific PCOS and endometriosis. My parents were always super impatient with the wait times, and I understand it can be frustrating, but I always made sure to let the nurses know that they were appreciated, and to take the time that they needed. Having a cyst burst is awful, but I can’t imagine the stress of being an ER nurse. We appreciate you so much. Take your time, we know you can’t control it💛
Same. Did they do anything for you besides giving you narcotics for the pain? That's all they would do for me and my pcos. No endo though.
just got diagnosed w pcos and i’m in sm pain rn so i’m lying in bed WHAT DO U MEAN THE CYSTS CAN BURST
@@popi5476 They can burst and it feels like your insides are clawing their way out way worse than it is now. Very very very painful and will send you to the er because your not sure if it's just your period or something more serious.
@@popi5476 Get you a heating pad, drink you some herbal tea to help with the pain and calm you down, walking it out helped me, and don't ever feel ashamed for spending the whole day in bed because of the pain. It is absolutely okay. I had to miss school sometimes and work
Thankyou. I was an ER nurse years ago. There was no time to waste in the ER. Everyone needs to be seen ASAP. I remember two times when I received thanks from the parents of a former ER patient and that was when they spotted me doing my personal life activities. Once I was so tired while grocery shopping and the father recognized me and came up to me and thanked me. Another time I swinging my own child when a mother recognized me and I remember her child as she told me how good an emotional response he had after a serious injury we took care of. There was another while working in the ER, a letter. They are all still remembered. I needed that.
That was so wholesome.
I'm not a nurse of any kind but, I was in this situation 2 weeks ago and the ER was busy so I just chilled and waited my turn, it was 6 hours for two stitches, part of the reason I was able to keep my cool and wait patiently was do to my understanding of the job being more clear thanks to your videos.
Good work bro!
As someone who's worked customer service for 10 years, I also understand completely whenever there's wait times. The patient people are my favorite ❤️
Though as a sidenote, I'd personally have opted for urgent care if a wound needed stitches so long as my fingers were still intact - the stereotype of farmers to not want to inconvenience Dr's or waste funds on an er visit when you're not dying is very real. 😂
As someone who's still currently working customer care I 100% agree
on a side note, that stereotype applies to pretty much every midwesterner. although i guess there is a lot of farmers lol
As long as you're not dying, urgent care is usually faster than the ER, anyway
Only time I'd goto an ER over urgent care (for a nonemergency) is if the UC is closed for the night.
Yeah, but even urgent care would likely send you to the ER to make sure you didn't need the services of a hand surgeon. Your hands are EXTREMELY intricate structures with a ton of important parts inside that are also very small, if you hurt your hand and need a hand surgeon, and don't get put back together by one, you could lose the function of your hand/ arm. A super bad arm cut was the ONLY time my Grandpa EVER came up to the house asking to go to the hospital, and when he did we KNEW it was bad. He had to have several hundred stitches and a hand surgeon. Luckily he retained all strength and function
It feels weird seeing an alternate world where people are respectful and nice. It's almost creepy 😂😂😂 I'm like what's the catch here..
try not living around democrats
@@BLMacab you already failed at being respectful lol
@@irishboi7596 because i gave advice? so let someone who wants politeness dwell in city with graffiti, zombies, drugs and bad policies that increase rents and taxes on the poor?
he's so chill
Great one, exactly right, especially the last part!
Nurses take care of each other!
(When you can get us to admit we actually need help) 😂
True. I cut myself pretty bad once and had a bit of a time trying to staunch the bleeding. My flatmate was freaking out and telling me I had to go to ED but I told her it'd be fine. And she said what if I bled out overnight? So I told her that then I definitely wouldn't have to go to ED 🤭
The longest I've ever waited in the ER was 10 hours for a gallbladder attack that would not stop with meds or anything. I tried to sleep as much as I could but man getting that pain killer through the IV was complete bliss
Only two hours!!!! I would be so thankful and happy. That is so quick for a busy time.
I’m a vet nurse, usually colleagues freak out over their own animals having blood drawn or getting neutered. Even if that same person just treated a patient with major trauma in intensive care the day before without batting an eye. 😅❤
ahhh humans being kind and respectful to each other. It's like magic in motion.
This exact thing happened to me, not even a month ago! I got cut very badly at work but since I’m an idiot I was hoping I could just let it heal on its own. I woke up the next morning with blood everywhere and so much pain I went to the ER to get it looked at. I walked in and the ENTIRE lobby was full. I thought I was going to be there for hours, but I didn’t mind since it was my day off. I sat there for about 45 minutes to an hour when my name got called and the nurse let me know they prioritized me because I have an “open laceration” so they could stitch me up sooner before she started apologizing for the long wait and explaining how short staffed and busy they were. I told them it’s really no problem because regardless of how long it takes, I still appreciate their hard work and effort the same. She went on to tell me how she wished every patient had the same mindset I had and we bonded through our short 30-40 minute interaction 😊
You made their day. Happy to hear that
Patience is the oil that keeps the gears of society going!
The best type of patient
Respect, patience and appreciation go a long way ❤
My Mom is an LPN who worked the surgical floor for most of her career. She absolutely REFUSES to tell her physicians that she's in the medical field because she says she doesn't want to make them feel like their work is being scrutinized.
Doctors don't care lol.
When the ER nurse comes in high AF......
Respect for nurses ❤
I waited 7+ hours for a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) for my IIH. On one hand I was in no hurry for the big needle, but on the other, the waiting was tough. The nurse was so kind. I will never forget her. ❤
My dad is a PA. None of my family, including him, have gone to the ER to get stitches. He just does it all at home even on himself 😂
Cut was probably on his dominant hand.
@@jenikabartlett9396 that's what supaglue is for. Or another nursing mate if desperate
I do the same 😅
Yay 🤣! I just suggested to a friend a DIY thoracocentesis because the hospital is booked for 2 weeks. Hey, if my O was 80, *I'd* do it. 🙄😉😆
@@jenikabartlett9396 absolutely makes sense. I couldn’t give myself stitches on a dominant hand and depending where the cut is, I would probably go with insured provider as well. When I cut my foot on broken glass, I needed stitches but I cleaned and prepped and super glued instead. 🤷🏻♀️😂
that was so nice and chill
IM GONNA CRY THIS IS SO SWEET
I went to the ER once with my face swollen and the nurse couldn't understand how I was cracking jokes with them and in such a good mood. Once he learned I was immune compromised he was even more baffled and rushed more tests. I told him there was no point for me to loose my cool. Even though I was in pain, the jokes and laughter made everything better, and he made it a point to see me through the end and faster. He thought it was incredible and it made his day better
Have you tried the carnivore/lion diet? It could help you.
Do not do that next time. Act your pain level. My great grandfather was denied meals on wheels because when the worker came to evaluate him he said that he was fair enough and could get by. He was 98 and needed my grandmother to do everything for him. People die because they act like they’re not hurt and people who are screaming and crying are prioritised. If you let people think you’re okay they will treat you like you are. Be very very clear that you are in pain and be very clear about how strong it is.
@@happyllama1160 usually when I go to the hospital they don't take me seriously anyway. I'm prior service (a retired soldier) and it took 4 years for them to take an MRI to realize my back pain was very real and I had a disc dislocated and herniated.. The Dr asked me how I was not crying on the floor. I explained I didn't want to be kicked out so I just sucked it up. For many years I learned to not be taken seriously in the Army hospitals. The VA hospitals are a little better but still women usually don't get taken seriously even though we tend to tolerate pain better so usually we are in a lot of pain by the time we go.
That's how my nurses felt when I had back surgery. They couldn't understand how I as a kid was being so kind to them when most grown adults could not. Because of the pain etc. Idk? I just can't. It's not their fault. They are doing the best they can. They work long hours and have to take care of a lot of patients at a time etc. Being mean / rude etc. isn't going to help anything. You know?
That's crazy. I broke my back after a semi truck rear ended my mom and I sitting at a red light going 65 mph. We both should have died. Yet even still. The ER staff did not look at me or run any tests. It took months of them saying my pain was from whiplash before actually doing a scan and the doctor who finally took my pain seriously and ordered the scan for me lost his mind when he saw the results. He also had no idea how I had been walking and going to school. It was killing me I cried in pain everyday. I had to have back surgery twice. My life is permanently fucked up because I am permanently disabled and the worst part is that I have nothing to show for it. How fucked up is that?!
My sister works in the ER sometimes and I hear a lot about some rude patients and so when I was in the ER I made sure to be so respectful 😭🙌
The birth of a great bromance.
Great to have friends in high places!
He still manages to not be cheesy even though he portrayed two nice people. Respect!
I lol'd when Austin says "way ahead of you" for the scissors. Medical staff do be like, dude I'll finish it off. 😂
When he was telling him the wait time and revealed he was a ER nurse, I expected him to say, "Yeah, if you just let me get to the supplies, I can start cleaning and stitching myself up. Can't keep anything sterile in the house, you know?"
Probably his only video where the patient doesn't make me rip my hair out
Sterile scissors 🤣
This guy’s comedic genius is unmatched!
I thought he was gonna ask for the socks
Austin must be protected at all times y’allz ❤❤
I always try to be understanding and I'm always polite to any medical folks helping me out. It's a measure of respect
I'm no nurse but I've been in hospitals a lot for my health. Being kind, understanding, and knowledgeable goes a hell of a long way.
2 hours???? Homi, i spent 9 hours in the waiting room last time. Then 5 days in the er bc the rest of the hospital was full.
9hours bro here in canada with free-healthcare its usally 12-15hours to get out of the hospital
@@ttgconcepts Ikr! Last time I waited for 7h
Lol the longest I waited in the ER was 11 hours.
@@ttgconcepts It can be like that here in the US where we definitely do NOT have free healthcare.
2 hours is a long time where I live we usually get in and out in 40 min to an hour
My mom was an LPN for 40 years before she had to take early retirement. One thing she drilled into me...and my Husbeast...and our 3 kids is that understanding and respect can go a long way. It's gotten to be the family joke that responding with "Nurse's kid here" or "Yeah, my Nana was a nurse" have become part of our interactions with medical staff. 😅
Eeyup. I get asked about my medical training too. I finally got tired of explaining the mind of a middle child with four too-feisty brothers and a stratospheric IQ and just let them assume it's because of the EMT 1 class I took 40 years ago and never got to use because my ex wouldn't let me.
What is LPN?
@@lekhavenkat2137 It's a Licensed Practical Nurse 😊
I know you may not want to share, but I'm really curious about why you used "Husbeast"
Also, I appreciate the gay Wiccan stoner vibes of your username and picture
@@Direblade11 Oh, I have no prob explaining his nickname. My husband has always called himself a yeti since he's a big fella with long hair and beard. About 20 years ago, I jokingly called him "Husbeast" to his face, and he loved it! 😂 Ever since then, the nickname stuck.
Thanks for the compliment about my profile pic and name! I'm a cannabis loving, pansexual Pagan so it's great to know that I nailed it with my choices for those. 😅✌🏽💝
The politeness is so wholesome 😊
That must be the dream patient 😂 someone who understands
I thought the guy was gonna say: Time away from the kids? Take ALL the time you NEED! Love how Steveioe always keeps us entertained & guessing!
Same!
For once, a patient that wasn’t doing something stupid and was pretty polite throughout the whole process.
The golden patient
I love austin,hes polite and sweet ..unlike the other nurses lol haha
That was me for when I needed stitches a few years ago and when I was admitted last year. I kept reassuring people that I get it and totally fine, no rush with the wait times. Then one doc reviewed my paperwork and he says "ahh, that makes sense why you're so calm about everything."
My mom was an ER nurse. She got really sick and was in the hospital for a month. Not the one she worked at. The staff would all tell me what a delight she was. She knew the drill. Nurses know what’s up.
In my country, usually the patients that are doctors or nurses are treated quicker than the rest. It's a way for the other medical staff to show that they appreciate them as part of the same field. Some people see it in a negative way while others find it normal and good.
I see it in a negative way. Two people are in pain, waiting. One is called and treated earlier because she/he is a Dcotor/nurse. You can't see the problem with that?...
@@imalrockme I didn't say it was good or bad. I was just describing how things are. Some see it as good, some see it as bad. Because it is something that has been happening for a long time in the field, now people expect it and if it's not happening this way, they may feel insulted. But it depends on each individual of course. I am not a doctor or nurse. But I am used to this, so if I see someone from the medical profession being treated differently than me, I don't necessarily see it in a very negative way.
Nurse Here...
Yes, it Happens, everywhere. And I am in No way ashamed to say that. For various reasons.
Well, the medical Systems are overworked, overloaded and getting a doctors appointment for acute Problems May Take Up to over a year! Example: my daughter needs to have her nasal adenoids removed, because they are so big shes having Trouble breathing while sleeping, she Always produces so much snot and IT Drops down in her throat, so she coughs anlot at night, Wakes Up, needs medicine almost every night, has eye bags worse than I. And shes Not even 4. Guess how Log WE would have to wait for a surgical appointment? Till late 2024! Only got an "early Spot" in march 2024, because I called From the ICU where im working at, and it will be done in our Hospital. No Chance of getting in any sooner. Why is that so important, you ask? Well, aside From her Symptoms now getting worse, she could get Problems with Hear war's, damaging her Hearing ability, If this Takes to Long, and would need another surgery in the worst Case...
So yes, I used me being a nurse to get a faster surgical appt for my daughter, and I will do so again If needed.
And before anyone judges: Look into other Fields of Profession. You know the construction companys Boss? Good, your House will be done faster! You have a lawyer in the Family or in your friend group. Nice, that lawsuit will for Sure BE less financial burdening and He will fight even mir for your Victory because He knows you! Oh so you know the car mechanic Well? Good, No taxes on your Bill, and for Sure No crap positions wir longer Work hours you have to pay for...
I Hope everyone gets, what I am trying to say.
In Germany we call this "Vitamin B" aß in Beziehung, which transaltes to relationship. You get your Things done trough Personal relationships. And I dont believe for one Second, that anyone would Pass Up auch an opportunity
@@jasminsch. Yes, we all have advantages that are brought by working in a particular field and it's normal to use them. Everyone does it. It's part of being human.
Removing my own stitches the best part of getting stitches ooooooo so satisfying!
I think its accurate to go to another hospital so you dont have to deal with your coworkers while you get treated. Either because you don't want to bother them or because you don't want them to know what happened.
OR nurse here, I always go to the hospital I work at as its local and to be honest its comforting knowing the people taking care of me. I've had 4 babies there and 4 surgeries including an emergency op while at work for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy my colleagues took good care of me and would visit me on their breaks. I have done the same for them and their family members I feel so privileged to work with these awesome people I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.
Wish more people could be this understanding with long waits. There was already a nursing shortage when Covid hit causing even more of a shortage as nurses were lost to Covid or burnout. The staff in ER don't want people having long waits in the ER any more than the people and do what they can to get patients treated & on their way. We should all treat others with kindness regardless. Respect goes a long way.
"Stitches? Just squeeze some crazy glue on that cut and get back to work."
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I spend a bit of time in the ER. I always make sure to say goodbye and thank everyone who looked after me, and it's so sad how grateful they are because apparently so few people do it.
In our ED you’re waiting 4-6 hours to go back.