How to choose the time and gifts to visit patients?

When relatives, friends, colleagues, and classmates are sick, it is human nature and etiquette to visit and express condolences. When visiting a patient, you should first choose the appropriate time and try to avoid the patient's rest time and medical treatment time. Since the patient's diet and sleep are more important than ordinary people, it is not advisable to visit in the morning, noon, late at night, or when the patient is eating or resting. If you are visiting a hospitalized patient, you should also go within the time specified by the hospital. If the patient is resting, he should not be disturbed and can leave a message later. In life, many people do not pay attention to the etiquette details of visiting patients, but instead bring more trouble to the patients.

When visiting patients, many people prefer flowers as gifts. We have also seen many scenes in TV movies. In a ward, surrounded by flowers, it is warm and peaceful, and it feels very "appropriate". In fact, flowers cannot be given to patients casually. Doctors emphasize that flowers should not be placed in wards such as otolaryngology, dermatology, respiratory, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. Firstly, the scent of flowers or pollen is irritating and may cause harm to patients. On the other hand, if flowers are left in a vase for a period of time, a large number of bacteria will breed in the water and on the flowers, which may aggravate the patient's condition. In addition, when flowers breathe, they compete with patients for oxygen, which is particularly detrimental to some critically ill and physically weak patients. Have you ever paid attention to the details of what kind of gifts should be given to what kind of patients and whether they should be given? If you are kind but give him a gift that hinders his condition, it will not be "giving help in a timely manner" but "adding insult to injury".

Visiting a doctor is not a guest, so don’t be careless

Choose the time. The best way to choose a visiting time is to ask your doctor. It is necessary to stagger the time for patients to eat and rest, and for medical staff to do ward rounds and care. We should first know how the patient's condition is and whether visits are allowed, so as not to return without success. If the patient has an infectious disease such as hepatitis and is in isolation, and the hospital generally prohibits visits, you can express condolences by writing a letter. If the patient has just undergone surgery, is very weak, or is undergoing emergency treatment, the hospital generally does not want visitors to visit rashly. Some patients have just been admitted to the hospital, and colleagues, relatives and friends come to visit them in an endless stream, which makes the patients and their families overwhelmed. In this case, it is not appropriate to gather together at the same time to join in the fun.

Be sure to knock on the door before entering the ward. When the patient is changing clothes, scrubbing, etc., both parties will feel embarrassed. When visiting patients, many people gathering in the ward will put pressure on the patient and make the air in the ward more polluted. At the same time, it will affect the rest of other patients and hinder the work of medical staff. Therefore, we must avoid visiting with several people together.

Looking sad in the ward, studying the patient's medicine carefully in the ward, questioning the patient's feelings in detail, and talking in a low voice to the people who come with him or the medical staff can easily give the patient the illusion that he is critically ill. , must also be avoided. Patients are in urgent need of encouragement and comfort when they are ill. When speaking in front of patients, be sure not to talk about sad and heavy topics, but do not be overly enthusiastic. If you tell a joke to a patient who has just had abdominal suture surgery, he is likely to aggravate the wound because he cannot stop laughing; if you say something like "You will definitely recover" to a terminal cancer patient who already knows his condition. , is obviously hypocritical, empty and inappropriate.

Aunt Zhao had just undergone a gastrectomy due to severe stomach problems and had been lying in the ward for two days. Because of her extremely weak body, she spent most of her time lying quietly in bed. After Aunt Zhao's nephew Xiaogang found out, he took a half-day off to visit Aunt Zhao. Xiaogang sat by Aunt Zhao's bedside and said some comforting words. As he spoke, he remembered some folk remedies for treating stomach problems that he had read in books, and he talked to Aunt Zhao endlessly. At first, Aunt Zhao suppressed her annoyance and listened to Xiaogang's words, but when she continued to listen, she weakly closed her eyes. The girl who was accompanying him on the bed signaled to Xiaogang that it was time to leave, but Xiaogang stubbornly wanted to finish telling him all the recipes he knew. By the time he finished speaking, nearly an hour had passed. Aunt Zhao showed an anxious and painful expression, and Xiao Gang just said goodbye and left. Aunt Zhao waved her hand and said to the girl: "Don't let anyone visit me anymore. I need silence so much."

When visiting a patient, you must control your time. 30 minutes is enough. If the patient is weak, , if you don’t have the energy to talk to others, or if you need to rest quietly, the visiting time will be shorter. When other people come during the visit, we must say goodbye in time, otherwise the patient may not be able to cope and unintentionally aggravate his condition.

If the patient is sleeping peacefully when entering the ward, we can ask other attendants to greet the patient on his behalf; if we do not have time to visit the patient in person, we can also ask friends or the patient's family to greet the patient on his behalf. Leaving a beautiful card or writing a text message can express our care.

Giving gifts brings health, giving gifts shows thoughtfulness

When choosing gifts for patients, the patient’s condition, psychological status, gender, personality, age, and hobbies should be comprehensively considered. When giving gifts to patients, it is necessary to For the sake of his speedy recovery, be urgent about what he needs.

Giving gifts brings health. Giving gifts to patients requires extra caution. It is appropriate to give a gift that the patient can use and that is helpful. When sending flowers, you cannot send flowers that are harmful to the patient's health; when sending fruits and cakes, you cannot send items that are within the patient's dietary taboos. We can deliver eggs, bone broth, fruits and other foods to hepatitis patients, patients who have just had surgery, and mothers who are giving birth. We can send pears and rock sugar to patients with persistent coughs, black fungus and white fungus to lung disease patients with symptoms of hemoptysis, and hawthorns and oranges to patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

Section Chief Wang of the Production Department was hospitalized because of a recurrence of asthma. Lao Li was usually very careful. He first asked people who knew medicine about the dietary taboos of asthma patients, and then called Section Chief Wang’s home to ask about how long he would need to stay. Section Chief Wang’s son told Lao Li that he would probably have to live in one Week. Lao Li carefully purchased the gifts and came to the hospital at the appointed time. Lao Li took out his gifts, a large bamboo basket filled with oranges, pears, and apricots, a pure cotton men's pajamas, and a detective novel. Section Chief Wang beamed with joy at Lao Li's gift. Section Chief Wang said in surprise, "You actually brought me a novel! I'm so happy!" After Section Chief Wang recovered and was discharged from the hospital, he trusted Lao Li.

Give gifts and be considerate. When people are sick, they are most vulnerable, lonely, and in need of care. In addition to giving nutritional supplements, we should also give spiritual encouragement and comfort to patients.

If the patient is a young person, you can give him his favorite fashion magazines, music tapes or CDs. You can also give small decorations with bright colors and unique shapes, whether hanging on the wall or placed on the table, to make people happy when they see them. If the patient is a child, you can give him candies and other snacks, as well as pictures and toys, without affecting his condition, to add fun to his ward life. If the patient is an elderly person, a compact radio should be given to him or her to pass the time. You can give a razor to a male patient so that he can maintain his grace in the hospital bed. You can give a pillow in an elegant color to a female patient to make her more comfortable when resting. Some beauty products that will not hinder her condition are also Not a bad choice. Then again, if the patient's condition allows, a few flowers can add a pleasant atmosphere and can be given to people of any age and gender.