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What are some things a patient does that nurses hate?


January 18th, 2022

Tell me they want their pills in their hands to take them and proceed to drop them in the sheets and you can’t find them

June 14th, 2023

Commit assault and battery, especially in the psych ER.

January 19th, 2022

Call you in the room via call light 5 times in 1 hr to help adjust their bed up…then down…then up just a little…then down just a bit! 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🤬

January 27th, 2022

Struggle to take ONE ☝🏾 and ONLY pill out the medicine cup, just to drop said pill on floor. 🗣Just dump it in your mouth with the cup!

January 27th, 2022

Verbally abuse you during care

January 31st, 2024

Play in their poop.

January 14th, 2023

Pts are just people. They’re human and do many different things. I don’t focus on the things people do that I might not like. I focus on the care I can give, support and any reachable moment. Pts deserve to be shown respect and treated with dignity.