This kinda stems from my last post, but it seriously made my day.
Little ol' grandma was admitted for a hip fracture after falling from a chair trying to get something off the top cabinet to cook for the family dinner. Luckily the family was on their way over, because grandma lives alone, and laid on the floor for a few minutes before everyone get there.
The entire family was present while I was doing the admission. Usually I try to do admissions with no one else in the room, but I decided to be nice today- especially when grandma wasn't sure about her meds, and her health history. The granddaughter works as a receptionist in an MDs office, so she did think to grab the pill bottles while the EMTs were bringing her in.
The admission took a little longer than most do, thanks to thousands of questions about what would happen- am I really old enough to take care of grandma, how long have I been working, what are we going to do to grandma, why is the sky blue, etc.....
After I got everyone calmed down, and grandma settled in, it was about the end of my shift. I was doing final rounds on everyone, when a few family members cornered me outside the room. They thanked me for being so nice and calm, allowing them to all be with grandma, answering all their questions, and doing everything I could to make everyone comfortable. The one family member that seemed to be the most against me taking care of his sweet mother gave me a hug, and stated "I was scared to bring my mother to Shitty Hospital, and I was really scared when they brought her back here and I saw you. You looked so young, and I figured you didn't know what you were doing. But you are amazing at what you do, and I hope that all your patient's realize how lucky they are to have you around. Thank you, and God bless".
No shit people. That completely made my day, and it is what will get me out of bed and back again tomorrow.
Little ol' grandma was admitted for a hip fracture after falling from a chair trying to get something off the top cabinet to cook for the family dinner. Luckily the family was on their way over, because grandma lives alone, and laid on the floor for a few minutes before everyone get there.
The entire family was present while I was doing the admission. Usually I try to do admissions with no one else in the room, but I decided to be nice today- especially when grandma wasn't sure about her meds, and her health history. The granddaughter works as a receptionist in an MDs office, so she did think to grab the pill bottles while the EMTs were bringing her in.
The admission took a little longer than most do, thanks to thousands of questions about what would happen- am I really old enough to take care of grandma, how long have I been working, what are we going to do to grandma, why is the sky blue, etc.....
After I got everyone calmed down, and grandma settled in, it was about the end of my shift. I was doing final rounds on everyone, when a few family members cornered me outside the room. They thanked me for being so nice and calm, allowing them to all be with grandma, answering all their questions, and doing everything I could to make everyone comfortable. The one family member that seemed to be the most against me taking care of his sweet mother gave me a hug, and stated "I was scared to bring my mother to Shitty Hospital, and I was really scared when they brought her back here and I saw you. You looked so young, and I figured you didn't know what you were doing. But you are amazing at what you do, and I hope that all your patient's realize how lucky they are to have you around. Thank you, and God bless".
No shit people. That completely made my day, and it is what will get me out of bed and back again tomorrow.
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