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Thursday, May 17, 2018

A day at the hospital

As most of you know I have started volunteering at a local hospital in ICU and basically my job is to greet people when they come in and get the name of the person they are wanting to visit and then contact the nurse to be sure it is okay for them to come back to visit and then let them in. We are given a list with the names of the patients and nurses but sometimes there will be a notification of NINP which means "no information, no patient" and that is easy you simply have no information of that person but it gets real tricky when on top of that notification they give a password to be used to see the patient. So basically you are suppose to sit there waiting to see if the visitor will give you the password because you can't ask for it because that would affirm the patient is there. Just a little sticky... Yesterday a code gray came over the loudspeaker and that means there is a combative person, in just a few minutes there were lots of cops and a k9 coming though the elevator and a very short time later they all left with the problem solved. I find that comforting. You see so many different people, young and old and many going through such a hard time with loved ones so sick or so seriously injured. The hospital is a trauma 1 so many come there for care.  

5 comments:

Linda said...

No, I did not know you were volunteering at the hospital! What a rewarding thing to do! I have appreciated the volunteers in times past as we have encountered hospital experiences. Louis Dean’s first heart attack was a bit on the trauma drama side once he had stabilized and I informed his daughters and grandchildren. His son, Dean, and Sherry already knew and were such a comfort to us. Lots of things go on when Family is in hospital. And it’s not always good......
You are making a difference! I may volunteer some day!

Tired Teacher said...

Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to the community. I'm glad you're enjoying the experience.

Sadly, the hospital here cut the volunteer program, but I served five years before that happened.

Mari said...

Very interesting I'm sure! We sometimes can't give out info on patients as well and it certainly can be a sticky situation!

Debbie said...

i volunteered at our local hospital for years, until i couldn't anymore, i loved it. for us, code gray was a lost older person and code red was for a combative person. on my many trips to the hospital now as a patient, it always seems there is a combative person in the ER and there are always police with them. it is a little scary!!!

Granny Annie said...

Good for you! I remember rewarding days as a Candy Striper when I was in high school. It was a happy as well as sad time.