dVH/RALH: Upcoming hysterectomy 8/10: Nurse treats ?

Good morning princesses! My neighbor recently had planned knee surgery. She was hospitalized 2 nights. She took with her a basket full of candy and treats for the nurses. Are any of you doing this? Is this a thing? I'm hoping to go home same day - not really sure what I'm doing. Thoughts? Thanks!!!

As a healthcare provider, I can honestly say that treats are always appreciated, but never expected. Some hospitals even frown upon patients giving "gifts" to staff. So don't stress too much about it. I am sure you will receive excellent care with or without them. If it were me, I would bring treats in something that can be left at the hospital so the staff can put it in their break room as opposed to something in your room where they would have to come in there and get it. They aren't supposed to have food sitting out in the open like at the HUC desk. I also would not recommend anything homemade. 1. You have too much going on to try to bake a bunch of stuff anyway, unless baking is your stress reliever. LOL 2. Sometimes hospital workers can be kind of funny about things from patient homes. I work in a children's hospital and have been offered breast milk cookies one to many times for me to eat homemade treats from patients anymore.

I was actually thinking about bringing treats for the PACU staff because I wake up from anesthesia mean and nasty and they don't deserve to have to deal with that. But my surgery has been moved to very late in the day now and coffee and donuts doesn't work when it is 9pm. What ever you do, just don't stress yourself out about it. If you can't do it, no one will ever even have to know you were thinking about it. You can also stop by the unit you recovered in during your post op follow up appointment and drop treats off at that time too. Best of luck to you!

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Originally Posted by reinventionave As a healthcare provider, I can honestly say that treats are always appreciated, but never expected. Some hospitals even frown upon patients giving "gifts" to staff. So don't stress too much about it. I am sure you will receive excellent care with or without them. If it were me, I would bring treats in something that can be left at the hospital so the staff can put it in their break room as opposed to something in your room where they would have to come in there and get it. They aren't supposed to have food sitting out in the open like at the HUC desk. I also would not recommend anything homemade. 1. You have too much going on to try to bake a bunch of stuff anyway, unless baking is your stress reliever. LOL 2. Sometimes hospital workers can be kind of funny about things from patient homes. I work in a children's hospital and have been offered breast milk cookies one to many times for me to eat homemade treats from patients anymore. I was actually thinking about bringing treats for the PACU staff because I wake up from anesthesia mean and nasty and they don't deserve to have to deal with that. But my surgery has been moved to very late in the day now and coffee and donuts doesn't work when it is 9pm. What ever you do, just don't stress yourself out about it. If you can't do it, no one will ever even have to know you were thinking about it. You can also stop by the unit you recovered in during your post op follow up appointment and drop treats off at that time too. Best of luck to you!

Thanks for the good ideas. I'd never bring home made treats. I work at an elementary school- have seen a lot of interesting treats. (Yikes!) A post op treat might be better

I took a fruit basket up to the nurses station for my grandmothers nurses. They appreciated it a bunch. I forgot to have something sent when I had my surgery. I have friends who are nurses and they work very long hours on vending machine foods. Sometimes they have to decide between lunch or the bathroom and a nap. I don't think everyone's sends stuff but when someone does they definitely appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by loonwatcher Good morning princesses! My neighbor recently had planned knee surgery. She was hospitalized 2 nights. She took with her a basket full of candy and treats for the nurses. Are any of you doing this? Is this a thing? I'm hoping to go home same day - not really sure what I'm doing. Thoughts? Thanks!!!

I did this too. I'm a scrub nurse and had my surgery at my facility with a doctor I scrub for on a weekly basis. I took large boxes of chocolates, one for the theatre team, one for the recovery room staff and one for the ward staff. I also bought the scrub nurse a gift as she came in on her day off to do that shift for me. While health care professionals do not expect that kind of treatment at all, as they do their job because they are passionate about people. It's nice to sometime be shown appreciation in that way.
All the best for your surgery, hope you have a lovely peaceful recovery )