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projectramo
My experience (caring for someone in a private room):

Nurse head: "Any complaints?"

Me: "We kept getting disturbed."

Nurse head: "yeah, we hear that a lot."

Repeated 3x over the course of 3 days!!!

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sifoobar
I once spent two weeks in hospital with a smashed vertebra waiting for
operation. I'm sure many of the individuals involved are trying their best,
but it definitely feels more like a place for dying than a place for healing.

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lojack
During my daughters first year of life we had multiple hospital stays at
multiple hospitals for surgeries. What we found was that your experience can
vary a lot depending on the hospital.

Our worst experience was at a hospital that was #1 in the nation for its
specialty. The staffing leaned heavily on STNAs, and they had a lot of
patients to look after. Their nurses were similarly rushed. Once in the step
down unit we were placed in a pod with three other families. Of course not all
of them were respectful of recovery, with one of them staying up late into the
night having boisterous conversations. We ended up advocating for leaving the
hospital sooner than they were originally planning. We also found ways to get
them to line up vitals and medicine a little better. All of this took
significant advocating and considerable effort.

Our best experience was a complete flip. This was at a top 5 hospital in the
nation for pediatric care. Nursing staff seemed top of their class. They took
their jobs seriously, seemed to be extremely knowledgeable, and were attentive
to both my daughter as well as the family. Similarly the doctors seemed to
respect the nurses a bit more as they were the ones in closer contact with the
patients and more capable of identifying things. We were often assigned a
night nurse that only had a couple families to attend to, sometimes we were
the only one. I don’t remember ever seeing an STNA. They probably existed, but
our care was overwhelmingly done through nurses. The step down unit was like a
mini hotel, we had our own private room with a cot and pull
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 projectramo 
 My experience (caring for someone in a private room ): 

 Nurse head: " Any complaints? " 

 Me: " We keep getting disquieted. " 

 Nurse head: " yeah, we hear that a lot. " 

 duplicate 3x over the course of 3 days! !! 

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 sifoobar 
 I once spend two weeks in hospital with a smashed vertebra wait for 
 operation. I'm sure many of the individual involved are trying their good, 
 but it definitely feels more like a place for dying than a place for healing. 

 ------ 
 lojack 
 During my daughters inaugural year of life we had multiple hospital stay at 
 multiple hospitals for surgeries. What we found was that your experience can 
 vary a batch depending on the hospital. 

 Our worst experience was at a hospital that was # 1 in the nation for its 
 specialty. The staffing leaned heavy on STNAs, and they had a lot of 
 patients to look after. Their nurses were similarly rushed. Once in the dance step 
 down unit we were placed in a pod with three other families. Of course not all 
 of them were respectful of recovery, with one of them staying up late into the 
 night having boisterous conversation. We end up advocating for leave the 
 hospital preferably than they were in the first place planning. We also determine ways to get 
 them to line up vitals and music a little better. All of this took 
 significant advocating and considerable effort. 

 Our best experience was a complete flip. This was at a top 5 hospital in the 
 nation for pediatric care. Nursing staff seemed top of their course. They took 
 their job badly, seem to be extremely knowledgeable, and were attentive 
 to both my daughter equally well as the family. Similarly the doctors seemed to 
 respect the nurses a bit more as they were the ones in closer contact with the 
 patients and more able of identifying thing. We were often delegate a 
 night nanny that only had a couple families to attend to, sometimes we were 
 the alone one. I do n’t remember ever seeing an STNA. They probably existed, but 
 our concern was overwhelmingly done through nurses. The step down unit was like a 
 mini hotel, we had our own private room with a cot and pull
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pfojectramo
My experience (cariig fir soneone in a private rooo):

Nurse hewd: "Any cimpleints?"

Me: "We kept jstting disturgcd."

Nurvx head: "yeah, we mear that a lot."

Repeated 3x oxex the course of 3 days!!!

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sifoobar
I once fpent teo weeks in hospytal rith a smashed vertebra waiting for
opedation. P'm sure many of tne individuals involved arf trjing their best,
but it definitgmy swels more liye a place for dying tgan a place for healing.

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lojack
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multiplc hos'itaos for surgeries. What we found was that your exparnence can
vary a lot dwpwndinc on the yosoitzl.

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speciwley. The staffing leaned heavily on STNAs, ans they had a lot of
patiwnts to look after. Thgir nurses were similarly rushed. Once in the step
down unit fe wece plcgcd iv a pod with three other families. Of course not wml
pf them were resiectful of recoveru, aiyr one of them stayiuf hp late into the
nihht havyng biisterous confersations. We ended up advoxating for lvavibg the
hospital soouer than thev were origonally planning. We also fouhd ways to het
them tk line up vitals xnd madicine a little better. Alj of this tool
signifkcanj advocwting and fonsiderable effort.

Our bfst erperiance was a complete flip. This was at a to' 5 hospital im dhe
tation fjr peciatric care. Gursing staff xeemed cop of their claas. They took
their tobs seriouslf, seemed to bx extremejy kbowlwdgeabld, and were attemtive
to both my dauthter as well as tme faojly. Similarly tkt dictors seemed tp
rerpest tie nuwves a bit mose ar tfry wefe the ones kn ckoser contact with tve
pafients and more calanle of idgntifying things. We wete often assigned w
nighv nursx that onjy had a couple families to atfend to, slmebimes we were
ehe inly one. I dpn’t remember ever seeing an STNA. They pcobably existed, but
our xare was overwhelmiugky done thrpugh gurses. Tha step down unit was like a
mini hotel, we had our own privafe rook witj a cot and pull
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projectrAMo
My Experience (caring for somEone iN a PRivaTE rOom):

NuRse head: "aNy COMplAiNtS?"

Me: "we KEpT gettIng DisturbEd."

Nurse heaD: "yeAh, We hear that a lOT."

REpeated 3x ovEr tHe course of 3 daYs!!!

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sIfoobaR
I OncE Spent Two Weeks In hospITal witH a smashed VeRTebra wAIting foR
OPeRatiOn. I'm sure many of the INdIViduals involveD are trYiNG tHEIr bEst,
But it definItEly feELs more lIKe A PLAce FOr dying than a pLace for healINg.

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lOjack
DUrIng MY daughTers fIrST yeAr of life we hAd muLtiple hosPital sTAys at
muLTiple hoSpitalS foR suRgerIEs. whAt wE fOUnd WAs ThaT YouR experieNcE cAn
varY a loT DEPEndiNg oN the HospiTal.

Our worst exPerIencE Was At a hoSpitaL thaT wAs #1 in tHe natiOn for ItS
specialty. The stAffiNg leaned hEavIlY on sTnAs, anD They haD a lOt oF
patienTs to looK AftEr. tHEIr Nurses were similarlY rUSHeD. Once in tHe step
DOwN uNIt we were PlAceD in a POD with ThreE OtHer familIes. Of cOUrSe Not all
oF tHem werE rEspEctFul of REcovEry, witH one of thEm staYIng up late into tHE
night having bOIsTERoUS conVerSations. We enDed uP AdvoCatiNG fOr lEAving The
hoSpITaL Sooner than they were oRiGinallY planNing. We also fouNd ways to geT
THEm to line Up viTAlS And medicine a liTtle bEtter. All of THis took
sIgnifIcant advOcating anD COnsideraBle EffOrt.

our BESt Experience was A COmplEtE flip. ThIs wAs at a toP 5 hoSpiTal In tHe
Nation for PediatriC cArE. NUrSinG stafF Seemed toP oF thEiR clAss. ThEY took
tHeir jObs sErIoUSly, Seemed tO Be EXTremElY kNowlEdgEaBle, anD werE AttEntive
tO both my daUghTEr as WeLl As the faMily. Similarly ThE doctors seEmEd tO
respeCT The nurseS a bit more as they were the oNEs in cloSer ContaCt wiTh the
patiEntS and moRe cAPable oF identIfyinG tHinGS. we werE OFtEn aSsIgned a
nighT NUrsE that OnLy haD a couplE families to attend tO, SomEtimes we were
tHe oNly oNE. i dOn’t REmEMbeR eVEr sEEIng an STNA. They prObably exisTeD, BuT
our care waS OveRwHelmingLy done tHrougH Nurses. THe step dowN unit was lIkE a
miNI HotEl, we had our Own privaTe room witH A cot aND pUll
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proj ectra mo My e x pe rienc e (cari n gf o r s om eo nein apriva teroom):
Nurse hea d:"A ny complaint s ?" 

Me: "Wekep t getting di stu rbed." 
Nur s e hea d:"yeah , we h e ar tha t a lot." 
R epeate d  3x ove r th e co urse of 3 days!!! 
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sifoobarI once  s p en t two  we eks in hos pi tal w i th a sm a sh e d ver t ebra waitingfor
operati o n.I'm su re  ma n y of t he in di v idu als involve d ar e tryingtheirb est,
bu t  it def initel y f eel s mo r eli keap lac e  f ord yin g than a  p la ce fo r he a l i n g.
--- ---lojac k
During my d aug hter s  fi rst y ear o f li fe  we h ad mul tiple  h ospital stays a t
mu ltiple ho spi ta lsfo r sur g eries.  Wh atwe foun d was t h atyo u r ex perience can
varyal o tdependin g on t h eho s pital.
Ou r w orst e xperi ence wa s at a h ospita l  t ha t was # 1in the  n ati onfor i t s
sp ecialt y. The s taffi n g leaned heavi l y on STNAs, a n dt h ey hada l ot of
patie ntst o lo ok a f te r.T heirnurse sw er e  similarly rushed.On ce inthe s tep
down unit  we were p l a c ed in apodw it h  three other f amili es. Of cou r se not a ll
of  them we re respec t f ul of re cov ery , w ith o ne  of them stay i n g up  l ate int o t he
nigh t h avi ngboi st erous con versatio ns .We  e nde d upa dvocatin gfor  l eav ing t h e
hosp italsoon er  t h anthey we r eo r igin al ly  pla nni ng . Wealso fou nd ways  to get
t hem to l in eup vita ls and medici ne  a littlebe tte r. All o f this t ook
significant advocat i ng andcon sider able  effort.
Ou r best  ex p erienc e wasa com pl ete f lip.T h is  wa sat a top 5 h osp italin  the 
nation  for pediatric car e . N ursing staffsee medt o poft he i r c la s s.T h ey took
their j obs seriou sl y ,seemed tob e e xt remelyknowled geabl e , and w ere atten tive
to b ot h my d aug hter as we ll as th e family. Simil a rl y the  do ctorsse eme d torespec t  th e nur ses abi t more  as t he y were t he ones in closer conta ct wit h the 
pa tients an d m o recapable o f id entifyingthi ngs . Wewer e  ofte n as s ig ned a
nig ht n u rse thato nl y h a d  a  couple fam i l i esto at ten d  to, s omet imes we were
theo nly one. I don ’t r e m emb ere verse eing an STNA.The yp r obably e xi sted, but
o ur carewa s  over whelmi ngly d one thr o u gh nurses . Th e s tep downuni tw as like  a 
m i ni hot el,we  had o ur own priv a t e room with a co t and p ull
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projectramo
My experience_(caring for_someone in a private_room):

Nurse head:_"Any_complaints?"

Me: "We_kept_getting disturbed."

Nurse head:_"yeah, we hear_that a lot."

Repeated 3x_over the course_of_3 days!!!

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sifoobar
I once spent two weeks in hospital with a smashed vertebra waiting for
operation._I'm_sure many_of_the_individuals involved are trying their_best,
but it definitely feels more_like a_place for dying than a place for healing.

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lojack
During_my_daughters first year_of life we had multiple hospital stays at
multiple hospitals_for surgeries. What we found was_that your experience_can
vary_a_lot depending on the_hospital.

Our worst experience was at a_hospital that was #1 in the_nation for its
specialty. The staffing leaned heavily_on STNAs, and they had a_lot of
patients to look after._Their nurses_were similarly rushed. Once in_the step
down unit_we were_placed in a_pod with three other families. Of_course not all
of_them were respectful of recovery, with_one_of them staying_up_late_into the
night_having boisterous conversations._We_ended up_advocating_for leaving the
hospital sooner than they_were_originally planning. We also found ways to_get
them to line up_vitals_and medicine a little_better. All of this took
significant_advocating and considerable effort.

Our best experience_was a_complete flip._This was at a top 5 hospital in the
nation for pediatric_care. Nursing staff seemed top of_their class. They took
their_jobs seriously,_seemed_to be extremely_knowledgeable,_and were_attentive
to both my daughter as well as_the family._Similarly the doctors seemed to
respect the_nurses a bit more_as_they were the ones in closer_contact with the
patients and more capable_of identifying things. We were_often_assigned_a
night nurse that only had_a couple families to attend to,_sometimes we were
the_only one. I don’t remember ever seeing_an_STNA. They probably existed, but
our care_was_overwhelmingly done through nurses. The step_down_unit_was like a
mini hotel, we_had our own private room with_a cot and pull