Hospital visits can feel a little awkward

I think it very much deoends on who is in hospital and why! Different people react to things in different ways! Most people want reassurance and company, they want to know what is happening outside of the 4 walls they are seeing during the day and generally be uplifted! xxx

Some patient do like to be visited in the hospital as it make them feel happy, but I know some dont like to be visited because they don't like to be seen in their sickly condition. I think when visiting people who are sick in the hospital, we can cheer them up or offer some prayer for them. It is a good idea to bring something for them although it is not necessary unless you are visiting someone who has just given birth. I have experience visiting my late cousins. He was so sick at that time that he refused to look at me when I tried to talk to him. So instead I comforted his mother who was looking after him at the hospital.

I think it really depends what they're in the hospital for. Having a baby is usually a very happy experience as opposed to a terminal illness which is a lot more serious. I think the reason for going in either instance is to make the person you're visiting better. It is uncomfortable, I admit, but I just try to comfort them the best I can. I usually bring flowers to try and perk up the horribly drab room. I don't bring food, because you don't know if they're allowed to eat any. I talk about how they're doing, and try to offer any help I can while they're there.

Visits to hospitals are dreaded experiences for me. Most of the times I just cannot stand the suffering of the in-patients in a hospital. I would rather dial up a patient who is much related to me and wish him/her a very speedy recovery in all earnestness.

I would not give any card or gift to the person.I would talk to the person by cheering him that he would get well soon.When leaving i would tell him that i would pray for him to get well soon.

As someone who has been in the hospital probably a third of this year, visitors are always welcome. Even if you find you don't have much to say, the fact that you cared enough to visit means the world. It is excedingly boring being in the hospital, especially for long periods of time. So, topic-wise, talk about anything. What movies are coming out, what book you've been reading that you think they might enjoy, etc. As for gifts, prayer, etc. It really depends on what you're comfortable with and what the person you are visiting is comfortable with. For instance, if the patient is an atheist and you want to pray with them for fifteen minutes, it's going to be a very uncomfortable time for them, at a time they really shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable.

I don't have any problems visiting hospitals if they are my immediate family or close friends. I do however feel uncomfortable when it is a not so close friend, work colleague or someone that I don't really know as I am sure not what to say. Everytime I do go and visit someone I always take flowers, fruit or even magazines, depending on what is allowed. I even offer to help clear the rubbish or get whatever they need or want at the time (try to make myself useful you know?). My most recent visit was a work colleague of my husbands, very lovely person who allowed my hubby to stay at her place for 6 weeks while she was away overseas. He stayed there when he first arrived in the USA before finding a place for us when we moved over in August. We talked a bit about how she was doing but mostly about what was happening at their office and catching up on the gossip. She was having a mastectomy.

I think that it is definitely a good idea to go and visit someone in the hospital. The reason for this is simply by taking a different step and trying to see the situation from their point of view. Being a patient in a hospital can be a scary experience. Who would want to spend their entire hospital stay by themselves with no one to talk to and no one to comfort them? Anytime I have been in the hospital or visited someone in the hospital I have found that bringing the patient cheery flowers such as daisies or daffodils always brings a smile to their face. I say cheery flowers as there are certain flowers that tend to give you a happy colorful feeling and bring a smile to your face. Also, think in perspective of how boring a hospital stay can be. Perhaps a book, crossword puzzle, magazine or other such interesting thing to occupy their stay would make them feel better. If you know the person is crafty perhaps bring them some cross stitch or crocheting to do. I once had a friend come up to the hospital and she had brought a deck of cards with her. We sat and played a few rounds of games to waste time. The distraction was a comforting break for me. I hope that these ideas have helped in some way. A card and a prayer are always nice but try to incorporate something that will give the patient something to do in their spare time while there is no one there with them so they don't feel so alone. Have a wonderful day. Once again, excellent conversation.

The smell of hospitals makes me want to reach so I try my best to avoid visiting unless it is a very very close frined or family. I had to live in an isolation room with my son for a week last Easter and I really don't know how I managed it. If the person who is in hospital is just someone I know I will not visit but send a card and maybe a gift. I have so many bad experiences of hopsitals I just like to be in and out as fast as I can. I will say prayers for them but not by visiting. Does that make me sound harsh, because I am not just I end up feeling more sick that the patient on most occasions. Sorry I can't give you any suggestions. Ellie:D

Firstly I am sorry if you have to visit a friend or loved on. I loathe visiting hospital. I never know what to say, how long to stay and whether to bring a gift. A guy that used to work for me had a heart attack a couple of years ago and, ever the dutiful boss, I went down to see him. We talked pleasantries and then he let slip that he really liked local history. The next visit I took him a local history book and he seemed genuinely touched. Fast forward a couple of years and we are now close friends. I think that you should just be yourself. Stay as long as you feel appropriate, talk about what you've done today. Remember that they've probably had nothing more exciting than a needle stuck in them or a tube put somewhere that you don't normally stuff things. I suspect that patients are as happy to see people go as see them arrive. Bung them a card if you feel it appropriate, but I am not so sure about grapes etc. I once saw a pineapple on someone's locker. How were they going to eat that? Hope that help a little.

i yhink just visiting some one in the hospital is a cheerful thing for the person your visiting regardless of what you bring or dont bring ,just knowing that some one took the time out of there everyday busy schedule to visit should really mean you care and should make them feel good

well i guess you have to cheer the person up and give them some positive energy, make them laugh if you can, talk about nice things and how this person is gonna get better. i think people like when their friends visit them at the hospital because it makes the person feel important for them but sometimes when the situation is a little bit worst i guess people won't like visit from friends because they might feel embarrassed. but i still think is nice to let them know how important is for you that this person gets better.