Glad you're outa there but have an insider tip for *you*, Jill or
anyone else ever
bothered by this when you're in hospital....two phrases; 'nurses
station' - go
there in person rather than talking to any of your nurses in your
room...and ask
for the 'CHARGE NURSE" there. Tell her/him - usually a her  - that
your sleep
is being disturbed by.....(what you relate to us above) and try to
talk very quietly
so that only she can hear you. NO ONE will dare retaliate during your
care and
you may very well never set eyes on the chatty offender again. No,
they won't
fire her, LOL, and no dire consequences therefrom your charge nurse
chat, but
bottom line..don't just keep your mouth shut and put up with wackos
like that,
they don't expect you to! Even if you aren't a surgery candidate.
I tell you this not as a retired xray tech, but as a one-time gyno
surgery patient
ok?

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Do they have to file an "incident report" for things like that?  I know if
the wrong medication is given or something harmful to the patient is done
then they have to, but do they for just an "annoyance" complaint?

I agree you should speak to the charge nurse rather than the patient
advocate - you'll get more done quicker that way without a lot of red tape
to wade through (by which time you're usually out of the hospital and the
matter is moot).

Hugs,

CatNipped  <------ whose best friend is a nurse

That was ridiculous.  The requirements for agency work are LOL lower
than
for hospital employment as you discovered. One thing I forgot to
mention to
Jill as well as you is that hospital security is lots less effective
than store
security and there is theft vulnerability for patients....not from
strangers coming
into hospital, not from employees, but would you believe from other
patients?
An employee entering patients' rooms does well to announce their
presence and
purpose immediately....simply done such as, 'hi, I'm ______ just here
to empty
your trash, please excuse me.' NO CHATTER. This reassures patient that
an
employee has entered and will soon leave. Pretty much hospital policy
as it goes.