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Things You Should NEVER Do In A Hospital

the goal of going to a hospital is to get good care so if you want good care avoid doing these things huge thanks to ship station for sponsoring this video Never say the Q word and I'm not saying quack I'm saying quiet quiet is the worst thing to say if you say to someone have a quiet shift you will send shivers down their spine cuz it's like the ultimate Jinx any nurse any Resident will tell you the second you wish someone a quiet shift you're going to get 30 admissions three rapid responses is four code Blues you're going to be the busiest person on the ward never discuss patient information in elevators this is the worst place to do it and it happens quite often because often times you're in a rush from one floor to the other you get a page you're calling someone back you have one of your colleagues who you're handing off service to so you tell them something quickly but you must remember you could be on the elevator with a loved one a jealous spouse a little child someone who does not need to know what's going on with the patient's care patient confidentiality above all and that's my good friend Hippa never ever follow the 5-second rule in a hospital in fact you should never follow the 5-second rule anywhere but definitely not in a hospital because of mdos multiple drug resistant organisms you know what happens in a hospital we administer a lot of antibiotic treatment which means that we get a lot of antibiotic resistant bugs basically bugs that have become superior to the antibiotics and when they're Superior to multiple antibiotics at the same time that presents a huge problem so the next time you drop a little peanut on the floor think about all those very resistant organisms crawling upon that you consuming it getting really sick and all antibiotics fail not trying to scare you just trying to keep you smart don't get upset if you feel that the doctors are trying to get you discharged quickly if you don't feel ready to go home because you're not safe there's not a secure home for you to go to you can't take care of yourself that's one thing but if you feel that doctors are trying to get you discharged sooner rather than later that's because that's in your best interest the longer you stay in a hospital unnecessarily the more likely you are to get sick in the hospital from other infections from lack of proper adequate rest meaning that you stay up all night with all the alarms all the patients that are upset and yelling so the goal here is to get discharged as quickly but as safely as possible don't ever reach into a hospital trash bit and I know you're probably thinking vomit poop urine all that stuff true we usually use biohazard bins for that but my concern more so is if whoever was doing a procedure didn't dispose of Sharps into the sharp container and then you were to get poked with something potentially giving you an infection never reach into a hospital container let it be whatever it is you dropped call for help get one of the members of the custodial staff to help you out cuz it's really dangerous reaching into those bins never eat your family member's food who is admitted in the hospital we keep very close track of calories consumed intake not just foodwise but also fluidwise for our patients especially if you're admitted for a condition like congestive heart failure we actually monitor the ins and outs if we think that your loved one consumed a lot of liquids and then didn't have the urinary output we expected we might think there's a problem only allow them to eat their food and if they don't want it allow us to document it before you eat it back to the video in just a second but first I want to talk to you about ship station this last year I've dealt with so many headaches in shipping things like my new merch so I get the struggle of running your own online business but thanks to ship station small business owners like myself finally have time to do more of what we really love their order management and 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shipstation.com drmike all let's get back to the video Never insist that doctors do a job that the nurse is trying to do very often I'll see uh a patient say I don't want the nurse or the FLOTUS drawing my blood let the doctor do it they're more senior who W you do not want a doctor drawing your blood you want someone who does this on a daily basis who's trained to do this honestly I think in my whole career of watching people get their blood drawn nurses are way Superior than doctors in doing so never take an air ambulance ride without doing price comparison shopping first this one might seem weird but in reality there's ways in non-emergent settings to find out costs if you need to be transported by an air ambulance you can lower your cost by a significant margin if you just do a little price comparison shopping literally call they're obligated by law to tell you never in a hospital and an emergency room most importantly should you leave AMA this means leaving against medical advice if we are concerned about something don't leave because that concern is likely warranted and if it's warranted that means something bad can happen without medical expertise and equipment to save your life around you I have seen one too many times patients leave the emergency room or even leave being admitted in the hospital against medical advice with horrendous consequences never be afraid to advocate for yourself or your loved ones in a hospital sadly unfortunately but in reality it's true that we make mistakes hospitals make mistakes during handoffs meaning when a new doctor comes on shift or a new nurse comes on shift we can sometimes mix up information so Advocate ask for explanations ask more questions than you thought was required initially I've seen good Patient Advocates whether it's a family member or the patient themselves save their lives by doing so and if you don't have a family member to help you most hospitals have a patient advocacy office that you can call and ask for help never take medications from home meaning if you're admitted into a hospital the nursing staff is educated on what medications you're supposed to be getting and then you take the medicines and then they give you medicines you can either a double dose on medication or two when a doctor goes to prescribe a new medication they may not be aware that taking the medication from your bag and therefore miss a potentially serious and toxic drug interaction there are instances though that we can take your medications and have the nurse enter them into the computer and use your medications instead of prescribing you a fresh set if you're interested in saving money that way make sure you tell somebody that's the important takeaway never take sleep medication after 1 a.m. and this isn't just advice for patients in the hospital this is also for young doctors because here's what's going to end up happening in the morning when we round at 6:00 7: a.m. very early and the patient's very groggy we will a not be able to properly examine them or even worse think that they may have an altered mental status and rush them to get a CAT scan for no reason cuz we think they're having a stroke so if it is after 1:00 a.m. find an alternative way to try and get some z's never ignore the end of Life Care conversation with your doctor you may be thinking I'm only here for a mild illness my loved one was simply admitted with pneumonia they're going to get better soon why are we talking about end of life you may even get mad but trust me these are the times you need to have that conversation we need to know your wishes you need to know your loved one's wishes you need to think about your own wishes do you want CPR do you not want CPR do you want full active treatment do you want modified treatment who's your power of attorney if you are unable to make decisions for yourself these are the most important questions you can answer while you have a mild illness that is why we ask never ever ever ever ever ever this one happens the most ever lie anytime you lie you're only harming yourself feeling shame in a hospital needs not to be felt because there's rarely stories that shock us we speak to patients all day long we hear all sorts of situations nothing is really shocking in fact it's more interesting than anything so the next time you want to lie about your potential cocaine use like one of my patients did think about the medication I'm about to prescribe that cross reacts with it and can have a very lethal interaction never never bring your valuables with you leave them at home and if you brought them with you because you happen to get there in a in a state of emergency give them to your loved ones to bring home for you because here's what happens in a hospital you're going to get a little see-through bag they're going to put all your personal belongings in it that bag will move from you room to room with a patient transporter they'll go into a closet that's not really secure a lot of people have access to it and God forbid you lose something the hospital's just going to say they're not liable so leave the expensive watches jewelry fancy technology at home unless you absolutely need it you learned things to never do in a hospital but now I'm about to do a thing here and open up some fan mail that's right we're bringing the segment back I miss it too much you guys send way too good of items to not see on camera okay we got something from California California we got a badge holder and a stethoscope decoration ooh oh look at that Decor that's some serious Decor in case you guys didn't know I be a do yo yo yo a honeycomb 100% edible raw honeycomb hand cut directly from the Beehive [Music] frame 10 out of 10 give me a kiss kiss no kiss no kiss no kiss kiss kiss no can I have a kiss kiss no kiss there you go good boy it's a talk speak look at my face it's in my mouth it's in my mouth it's in myou it's in my mou it's what osteopathic handshake and it's a 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