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Hospital Etiquette

Hospital etiquette is quite simple, just as all etiquette is if you think about it. It gets down to taking the “me” out of the equation and inserting more “you (s).”

When it gets right down to the nitty-gritty soft chewy center, we should first consider what is best for those around us, even when our needs seem important at the moment. This is especially true when we are in the hospital not feeling well and grouchy enough to take a big bite out of the cookie monster.

Courtesy!

Yes, this is the missing component in many of today’s hospital experiences. In fact, it is missing in many of our experiences. It is courteous to consider the comfort of those around us. So, we ask our visitors to please keep quiet so as not to disturb others. This would include their children. Perhaps you could walk out the door with them if possible. Ask your visitors to only visit at times when you feel others may be awake. Perhaps this could be directly before a meal and definitely not at night when your roommate may be resting.

If you do notice that your roomie is resting, ask your visitors to be quiet. Of course, it is not only your visitors who need to use “indoor voices” and be as quiet as possible. It is best to keep your television viewing to a minimum if it could be disturbing those around you. And, if you are sharing the television, please share the viewing choices. Not everyone loves “reality” shows, or as I call these ridiculous programs: staged chaos that displays the worst manners possible.

We all have some sort of habit or ritual we engage in that can irritate even the most understanding and calmest of us. Identifying this, ahem, quality, and avoiding testing other’s sanity, is another example of the courteous person. This could include the pen-clicker trying his hand at Sudoku, the nauseating hacker and spitter, and the loud nose-blower.

The bottom line is that we all share spaces together. We just need to remember to take our civility with us during these times.

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