Patient's are hard headed sometimes

Yes, nursing is a tough job and you don't always get much needs appreciation. I have been watching a new reality show called NY Med with Doctor Oz. I can't believe how much a nurse has to put up with. I don't know how they do it but they have to love the job to put up with some of these patients. God Bless you for what you do for all who come into the hospital on any given day!!

I hear you deodavid. I'm not a nurse or a doctor for that matter. However, I do have aging family members who are a real handful. I know what's best for them but of course they don't see it my way. As a result, my stress level increases to the point of having anxiety issues. I've never been successful in getting it through to them that their actions have a direct affect on my own health. It's much harder with family, I think. Being a caretaker is not for whimps, that's for sure. At any rate, I have backed off somewhat with the family responsibilities because there's just not enough of me to go around and there's only so much that I can do. I hope your situation improves soon for you.

You are right indeed. There are a lot of patients who are really hard headed. They always find ways to do something that is not advisable which may worsen the condition. I have worked in the ambulance service for quite a time and have experience a lot of people getting into trouble simply because the are really hard headed. I salute you for your job, I know that it is not easy being a nurse and more than that, many nurses are really underpaid in our country.

hi, i agree, nurse job requires a lot of patience, one of my relative is working as a nurse, but she is not very very sweet with the patients, i agree, patients sometimes are strong headed, they wont listen to the doctors and nurse at all, but still we should not treat them badly.

sometimes patients think no matter what they can do doctor can heal them. they are not ready to obey the instructions. only thing they depend medicines instead of taking care of themselves. but medicines and all these diagnosis will work when they will follow the instructions.

We need to deal with different people. Some patients are having a tough time with their health conditions, resulting to this kind of behaviors. It could be influenced by adverse effects of medications, environment, mental state, and among other factors. As a medical professionals, we need to be patient and continue to incorporate "TLC". Would you agree?

i think that nursing is one of the most toughest jobs in the world and possibly one of the most rewarding (with teaching being maybe the next toughest these days, depending on where they are teaching. i am talking about poor sections of big cities.) it must be very gratifying to see people get well. however, it must be hard when the patient doesn't want to get well.

hi deodavid, Yes its tough being a nurse, as i learned being a nurses' aide for many years. I am also a type 2 diabetic and sometimes I wonder at fellow diabetics. As a patient a few day s ]back I would never eat in between meals and throw off my blood sugar readings. som,e diabetics just do not seem to get it.It is really vital that we try to keep our blood sugars down to a reasonable level. Yes I know you have to tread gently but still do emphasize the importance of the monitoring as its vital to our health we who have diabetes.The nurses in the hospital where I was were just great. I always appreciate all that they do for their patients. hope your diabetic patient really learns to cooperate with you as a nurse deodavid.

Wow! I wouldn't want to be you. But hey, I kinda like that patient. At least the guy eats whenever he's hungry. I am like that. Sad thing though, he just ate the wrong kind of food and got himself an illness that'll last his lifetime and the lifetime of his descendants to be. We have a diabetic in my family so my mom trained us to consume as little sugar as possible but get to enjoy the sweetest of foods--fruits and anything natural. While my father trained us to consume only a specific amount of rice every meal. The only bad part about my pops' training is that we weren't allowed to eat anything else aside for what's in front of the table and that we aren't allowed to eat anything else outside the 3 meals we have in a day. But hey, we only do that kind of thing when he's around so it's okay, I guess, since he's rarely here. Usually me and my siblings eat 5 times a day. We can eat almost anything from raw to cooked food. Now that I think about it had we been eating anything else we all might be in the ICU already. I don't blame the patient, really, because he's hungry. He just lacked the information that's why he and you were suffering big time. But had he been well, he might not have had to admit himself to your hospital. There's one thing that's bothering me though, why don't medical personnel scold their patients? Instead they baby them. I mean, I've been in hospitals (to babysit--I don't go to hospitals when I'm sick) but no nurse or doctor really scold pig-headed patients. Why is that? Isn't that your right since you're in charge of a patient's life/health when they admit themselves to you? The way I see it they just gave you the helm to their health. The patient themselves already forfeited their right over their health when they decided to admit themselves to a doctor/hospital. Until they are released, they have to abide by the hospital's/ the doctor's rules. I'd rather get scolded by my doctor or healer than be told time and again on what to do. That way it sticks to me. Maybe it's one of the reasons why I don't like medical doctors/nurses so much--because they never really are honest. No offense.

Haha. You bet it is tough. Sometimes you just wish you could shout at your patient. But instead we must understand them as they have problems too. They say that the more difficult a patient is, the more emotional baggage he or she is carrying. Anyway hang on there. You are doing a noble job. Remember: Be patient with the patient.

For some patients, they are really stressful to handle. They tend to do what it should not be. But then, we need to be patient to administer the things they needed to be cured.

I will respond with my favorite nursing quote, which to me says what nursing is all about: "Save one life your are a hero; save a hundred lives you are a nurse"

"Patients are hard headed sometimes." Better rephrase it as "Patients are hard headed most of the times." ;-)