Screaming @ 4am is now ok!!

[Amina516]

Had an admission last night (wasnt mine, was another nurses, but I helping her).

Patient was a little freaked that they were being admitted to the hosital. She called her daughter and asked her to come be with her.

Daughter shows up with 2 very very young kids in tow....Maybe 3 and 2. Cute as ever, but hell. As soon as they walked in, started jumping on the bed, which is dumb b/c if they fall and crack their heads, guess who they're going to try and blame?

But that wasnt it. Theyre in there maybe 10 minutes before they start screaming.. and I mean SCREAMING. Not crying, but playful shrieks.

Normally, these shrieks have heartwarming abilities, but @ 4am...with PATIENTS all around her that actually ARE trying to sleep, this is a fuckin no no.

Who wants to take a guess and say that she actually tried to corral these babies and try to get them to quiet?

anyone? anyone?

Well, she didnt! SURPRISE.

The other nurse walks down the hall, she had had enough at this point and enters the room:

Nurse: Oh my god! Is everything ok? *being geniune and sarcastic at the same time..LOL*
Mother: Yes...*obviously confused* ..Why?
N: Oh, well I heard the yelling and thought surely someone had hurt themselves.
M: *sheepishly*...No.
N: Ok, well, Im going to keep your door shut. We have patients that are sleeping.Be careful now! *shuts door*

The rest of us were

[Dytchdoctir]

Normally, these shrieks have heartwarming abilities, but @ 4am...with PATIENTS all around her that actually ARE trying to sleep, this is a fuckin no no.

What happened to the policy of all visitors out after 9 PM that you just posted about here: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/s...ad.php?t=60857

[Amina516]

What happened to the policy of all visitors out after 9 PM that you just posted about here: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/s...ad.php?t=60857

B/c she was just admitted and it was close the morning when we start shaking the patients (lol) awake (abouts 6am), they let her come up.

Also, the policy isnt yet in full effect. They like to announce stuff, let people flounder and decide whether or not they should be abiding by the new policy just yet and then officially roll it out.

[LillFilly]

I'm glad something was said in such a way as to get the woman to comply.

I mean, I understand she might not have been able to get anyone to watch the kids in an emergency, but that play screaming gets on my nerves! Kids do it to get attention and the parent has to STOP IT before it gets out of hand.

[protege]

I mean, I understand she might not have been able to get anyone to watch the kids in an emergency, but that play screaming gets on my nerves! Kids do it to get attention and the parent has to STOP IT before it gets out of hand.

There's a kid who does that in my neighborhood. He'll scream simply to get attention. One night last summer, he was really bad. His screaming went on for well over an hour...simply because he didn't want to come inside for the night. Rather than deal with it, his mother just left him on the porch...screaming his lungs out

At least someone did say something, even if it was rude. The guy across the street screamed back "I work night shift, so thanks for keeping me awake. If you don't shut the hell up, I'm calling the cops." Since then, it's been pretty damn quiet over there. But, if he starts that crap again this summer, I *will* call the police, and let them deal with it.

[boringscreenname]

I work at a hospital, and children under the age of 14 must stay in the waiting room. Since I work as the Security Guard, I get a lot of calls to come to the waiting room to talk to parents with unruly children. I tell them that they need to keep the noise level under control or they may be asked to leave, and suggest that next time they find a sitter instead of taking their kids to the hospital.

I don't like to hear or see kids acting up in hospitals or doctor's offices. I understand that it can be hard to control your kids, but some people just don't make any effort to do so. I have an 18 month old, and in the diaper bag I always carry a small container full of snacks, juice box, small toy and a picture book to distract him, for just these types of situations.

[XCashier]

At least someone did say something, even if it was rude. The guy across the street screamed back "I work night shift, so thanks for keeping me awake. If you don't shut the hell up, I'm calling the cops."

A bit blunt, perhaps, but I don't think that's rude; I think it's rude to let your kid screech like a banshee and irritate the neighbors. That guy had a right to be angry.

I have super-sensitive ears due to nerve damage from ear infections. I can't handle those high-pitched shrieks little kids do. I never allowed my kid to do that, and I don't see why Mommie Dreariest won't put the kibosh on it.

[Sapphire Silk]

I'm sorry, but kids have no business being in a hospital unless they are the patient.

Hospitals are DIRTY places. You are exposing your kids to all kinds of bugs, including MRSA (Methacillin Resistant Staph Aureus).

Kids can be tiring to the ill. If you bring your kids to visit because Grandma really wants to see them that's one thing. But keep it brief, both to minimize exposure to hospital pathogens, and to keep Grandma from getting overtired. If you bring your kids cuz you can't find a sitter . . . just don't come at all.

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On another note, I can relate to the screaming kid on the porch. I worked nights when I was in patient care. I had a neighbor who wasn't much for managing her kids. One day I get woken up by a child screaming and banging on a door. This went on for a couple of hours. Finally, I get irked enough to go next door to complain.

The kids are on a screened in front porch. 2 year old and six year old girls (the older girl was a very sweet kid). The screen door was latched closed, locking the kids in the porch. I asked the six year old why they weren't in the house. Mom's boyfriend was there.

I rang the doorbell until I got Mom's attention and told her, "I sleep days and work nights. You're kids are disturbing my sleep. They need to be quiet, or I'm calling the cops." She let the kids indoors. Mom wasn't happy, but she got the message--it never happened again.

[Andara Bledin]

Since then, it's been pretty damn quiet over there. But, if he starts that crap again this summer, I *will* call the police, and let them deal with it.

I'll put up with shrieking kids to a point. But past that point, and my cell phone is in my hand and I'm letting the complex security know they need to have a chat with some kids/parents.

2 year old and six year old girls (the older girl was a very sweet kid). The screen door was latched closed, locking the kids in the porch. I asked the six year old why they weren't in the house. Mom's boyfriend was there.

I wouldn't have been nearly as nice. I'd have called CPS.

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