Why when people are admitted to hospital do they become really rude and pathetic ??


Question:
especially in cases when they have opted for surgery [not everyone]

Answers:
Anxiety, knowledge deficit, pain, guilt, situational depression, helplessness, dependence on others, fear of death, the perception that the body had betrayed one...all these can cause significant changes in a person's behavior. I deal with this on a daily basis. If you work in health care, remember this and try to be tolerant and compassionate. Try to ignore the rudeness and keep in the back of your mind that this person may be in pain, very afraid and unsure of the surgical outcome. Pain may be the biggest factor in this Jekyll-Hyde transformation. It being elective surgery only means that they've had time to think about the possible risks.

You must know that especially in this place, youqa.com , an innocent question can elicit responses of "You definitely have cancer!" It could also be that some of the rude people have been given wrong and misleading information and fear the worst.

Try not to let it bother you. It's hard, I know, but try.

Note to "Dee": I work with Filipina nurses and yes they do get "him" and "her" mixed up but it's only in language usage not in clinical practice. I guarantee you they don't make this mistake when speaking Tagalog. And I guarantee you they knew your husband was male.
Because they're depressed or angry that they have to be there so they're going to take it out on everyone around them.


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