A Local TV Host Labelling #lazynurses for not performing sponge bath
On Facebook, Saturday, a local TV Host from a regular morning show labelled nurses as lazy after being ignored during their hospital stay and claimed that it is not their responsibility to perform sponge bath.
We kept getting passed back and forth. Pagka wai Batasan gyud. Kami pa gyud ang ipa sponge bath to bring the fever down. #thumbsup #lazynurses
It then turned into a long thread with similar comments:
#PRC wake up! Look at these lazy and unuseful people in the hospital!
All the good nurses left the Philippines na! I don’t know why the country is encouraging people to leave the country and kita mismo have to suffer with crappy so called professionals leftovers here. Ang mga doctor pud nga maayo kai nag nurse na para maka adto sa gawas! WTF!
In my opinion
Indeed, a few nurses may somehow fit in the particular category but they are of only a minority (not mentioning her situation in which she may have only confronted 2 or 3 nurses) and therefore, making quick generalizations is never the solution.
Unfortunately, it is also difficult to get a person understand what a nurse goes through in the run of 8-12 hours shift especially when she can’t even justify and perform a sponge bath. As from the situation, she ended up ranting.
Who Should Be Blamed?
Nurses have been suffering a nursing shortage (not pertaining to the number of nurses in the country but rather the number of nurses employed in a particular hospital) for many years and as humans, getting burnt out is just part of the natural process.
Also, in response to the crappy so called professionals leftovers and encouraging people to leave the country, why shouldn’t we, when we are exactly aware of our skills and abilities as nurses to be just neglected and forever remain as unemployed.
One last reminder, we are professionals and not PAs to feed your personal gratifications. We have this so called, “delegation of tasks” to significant others or watchers who are able to perform it, which is the best way to promote independence and continuity of care. If it happens that you are an incapable watcher then, we’re willing enough to demonstrate it again for you step by step. It’s all about asking.
What do you think about #lazynurses?
Here’s the original status.
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I am a nurse too and my daughter has recently been admitted on that controversial hospital. We nurses are quick to reply on the said comment about nurses but i don’t agree that all nurses are lazy. I haven’t seen any nurses EXCEPT student nurses who does TSB in the hospital (on my own experience). This is a good way to assess our duty as a Nurse. Nursing is a calling and we are taught in school what are the duties and responsibilities of a Nurse. We seemed to quote that what we learned in school/textbooks are “IDEAL” and not think of it as nursing responsibilities/duties. We are taught to communicate properly to the patient and significant others. I think its a matter of communication. If the nurse is busy and has many patients to attend rather than do the TSB herself ( which is really our duty as a Nurse) then I think the watcher will understand it. Low salary is not a reason for not doing our Job as a nurse. If we are busy to attend simple nursing action e.g TSB, then it is our duty to communicate and explain to the patient/watcher. We seemed to react right away if someone made undesirable comments about us Nurses but should we also try to assess if there is also any shortcomings on our part as a nurse?
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abas pa lng apilyedo ganyan kna.t.v. host ka pa lng eh ano kaya kung naging may ari ka pa ng abs cbn kung makapanglait ka akala mo kung saan ka gikan….panalangin mo lng na hindi ka magkasakit kakain mo rin cnbi mo sa mga nurses…
kung gusto ka ug quality care na dili ka mg tsb sa imu patient,,ug dili jud ka makaatiman sa imu pasyete sa abroad paospital maam kay mas nindot man didto 1:1 man didto..ug itunol lng tanan sa patient tanan…hala datu man kaha ka…ayaw dri sa pinas kay ikaw jud mg TSB ana…mao bitaw ginatawag mu na watcher kay apil mu muatiman sa inyo pasyente…ayaw ko ingna na kung maghilanat imu anak sa inyo balay manawag paka ug nurse para mgpainum man lng maski paracetamol ug mgpainum ug tubig…awww unsa ka pongkol kay dili jud ka makaatiman maski mgtrapo man lng….
fyi lng din po…hindi po basta basta pinupulot ang ang license nmin…halos di nga mga kumakain ang mga nurses sa kakaalaga sa mga pasyente…di rin mkainom o kaya makaihi sa dami ng trabaho sa hospital..tapos lalaitin nyo pa…ehh kung try nyo kaya mg aral ng nursing at mgtrabaho sa hospital para mafeel mu ang nafeel nmin…parati pa kulang sa tulog…di kami maarte…mapamayaman man yan o mahirap, amoy kilikili o hindi, may TV o wala lahat yan first na mag-aasikaso sayo NURSE…
ehh kung maganda ba naman ang sahod ng mga nurses sa pinas ehh bat pa aalis sa bansa kung puede ng bumuhay sa pamilya ang sahod… think a thousand time bago ka gumawa ng isyu!!! hindi porket nasa tv station ehh pwd ka ng manglait ng mga NURSE…mgpatayo ka kaya ng sarili mung hospital at gumawa k ng sarili mong nurse na robot..
ikaw na magnurse! dami mong alam. don’t mind bringing your sick loved ones sa hospital ha? masyado kang magaling at maraming alam, gumawa ka na lang ng sarili mong hospital!
dili lalim trabaho namong mga nurses, 9hours walang tulogan basal maglingkod, round the clock gabantay sa patients kon ang gabantay natulog..giantos Lang namo ang kakapoy sa trabaho bahalag gamay nga sweldo ug bisan pa halos sa naming mga nurses volunteer pa.. reason jud nano nga moabroad tungod gikalimtan na sa atong government kung unsa ka importante ang serbisyo naming mga nurses.. Sana bigyan ng pansin ang tugon ng ating pamahalaan kaming mga nurses.. mga magcocomment dyan do you know how much we invested for this profession to serve our country more or less 1m pero do you know magkano Yong sahud naming mga nurses 4k or free pa…
Mr, somehow I got your point kaso ..we have also to teach our patients pati their Significant others to be independent. If need namo maghatag tambal at 4pm due sa 25 patients then ipaTSB mi para mubba ang hilanat sa isa ka patient. Sige asa ang dapat?? yes we are taught on how to perform TSB, mao amo pud na inatudlo sa parents o sa watcher para dili magsalig. Besides, sama sa imo ingon ..kung ikaw parent magkarakara jud ka if imo anak kaliinturahon….so if ikaw parent, maghulat jud ka naay magTSB sa imo anak para mubaba ang lagnat? dili ba pwede ikaw mismo as parent maghimo ana , if responsible parent ka??
Mao Jud…siya kaha ato ipawork sa hospital unsa pud kana iya feeling…
Ang mga nurses sa pinas. Saka kalng tulungan pg my pera ka or balikbayan ka.at kpag wla kang pera khit mamatay kna sa harao nila ndi kpa tulungan.smh.
Hi gel, fyi pag namatay ang mayamang pasyente hindi kasali ang nurse sa will and testament nya, pag gumaling ang mayamang pasyente uuwin yan na walang tip sa nurse nya, kung totoo yan ang sinabi mo sana wla ng nurse nag wowork sa mga reginal/provincial hospital kung saan majority ng pasyente ang mahihirap o di kaya wla ng public health nurses na pumupunta sa bukid para mag silbi sa mga tao doon…
Baka ung sinasabi mo na mahirap na pasyente na mamamatay na di pinapansin ng nurse di kaya nag sign na un ng DNR? Or di kaya di naka bili ng gamot/antibiotics nya kaya di pinapansin ng nurse nya? Just saying…
Hoi Gel, ayaw pataka ug tabi kung wala ka kahibaw unsa among trabaho as a nurse in the institution!!! its not our rules not to help the patients in need its the policy of the hospital na. you know what??? of all the professional in the philippines we the nurses ang pinakagamay na sweldo bisan sa ka busy sa among trabaho.
Hoy ikaw… Isa kpang stupid ka… Wala kang alam kya u better shut up… Kng gusto moh magpasikat, sumali k s showtime… Grrr
Gel
Di kami katulad mong mukhang pera!
Wag m kming itulad sa iba!
Pumunta ka sa ospital nmin para malaman mo kung ano ang totoo. At para malaman m din kng totoo yang sinasabi mo. Puro ka satsat di m nman alam kng ano ang pinagdadaanan nmin.
Wag kang tanga ah!
Ur quick to comment that nurses are lazy… Alam mo b ratio ng nurse to pt sa pinas? 1:20 or more wat if ung nurse n sinasabi mong dinadaanan ka lang is may mas importante pt pa na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin? D mo kaya mag tsb? Or ikaw ung lazy? Think before click #shittyhost
Ah oo alm ko ksi nging nurse aq sa pinas in 5 years.kya nga aq nag aral maging nurse to apply abroad at oo kinuha agad aq ng agent to be an RN in california..mga bobo pla kayo eh nagreklamo pa kayo maliit ang sweldo di maghanap kayo abroad.don’t complain your shit hahaha sorry nlng kayo as in pilipinas kurakot maliit ang swelso hnggang dyn nlng kayo bwahhahaah.
Kung ganun dont allow nlng the watchers…hahahahahaha!wala namn palang silbi kng TSB aasa pa sa mga nurses…
Masyado ka namang mayabang gel!!! Eh ano kung nurse ka sa california? Porket anjan ka, nahmamataas ka na.. mang aalipusta ka ng kapwa mo nurse na nagsasakripisyo dito sa pinas!! May KARMA din.. ilampaso ka sana ni Karma sa pinagsasasabi mo.. wag ka sang pulutin sa kangkungan.. masyado matayog lipad mo..
At FYI miss gel, kung ikaw nag aral ng nursing para makapag abroad, ibahin mo kame. Mahal namin ang bansa namin na kahit nahihirapan na kame ay ok lang. Makita lang namin na naaalagaan namin ang pasyente namin, at napapauwi sila ng may ngiti sa labi, labis labis na ang tuwa na nararamdaman namin. Kaya ikaw miss kalapating matayog ang lipad, babababa din ng lipad at baka lumagpak ka sa lupa.. hahahaha..
Sus. Get on my level haha
FYI! TSB can be delegate to unlicensed vocational nurse or ordinary people. kaya nga as a Nurse its a part of our role and function: be a teacher/educator (give health teachings) decision maker,( the nurse direct and coordinates to PROFESSIONAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL(MEANS of unprofessional those who are not license health care provider)to confirm that a patient goal is met) therefore asking you to do TSB and teach you how to do it is not a sign that nurses are lazy. if inutusan ka ng Nurse mag inject or magbigay ng gamot sa anak o patient mo or pinag tanggal ka ng catheter or pinag insert, or pinag follow up ka ng IV fluids yan pwede ka mag freak out. another info here in abroad base on my experience that im working in Govt hosp and most of our patients are Emiraties or relatives of the king and queen or should i say well rich people and some are western still na uutusan namin to do tsb to there love ones if really needed. Pati morning care some are tumutulong even pag lift or reposition ng patient. Kahit na kami nag rerefuse sinasabi nila its ok. Pano na lang pala if pinagawa sayo un ano na REACTION ?mga Nurse nun UNPROFESSIONAL, WAY BATASAN o baka nagsumbong kana sa PRC kc pinatulong ka. Everywhere there is shortage of nurses even sa ibang bansa mapa western or middleast kaya we still asking help from the significant others for those simple task that we can delegate to them. Asking for a watcher or family to do tepid sponge bath to ur sick love ones is a LEGAL act and it never violates the CODE OF ETHICS.. If ur talking about Phils ( sad to say our country is known being one of the 3rd world country which is the health care system are very poor)kahit pumunta ka pa sa mga sikat na hosp sa manila for sure nurses will ask you to do TSB. Mas tough ang mga Nurse sa Manila both Public and private.
A sponge bath is not a nurse’s work, it is nursing aide’s rather. Nurses are not your personal assitants. Crap are you people who stereotype nurses as lazy. You don’t know what kind of work we have. We extend hours of work dealing with patients. We spend holidays in the hospital and not at home with our families yet we are underpaid and mistreated by ungrateful bastards who are against us. My middle finger goes to you chickenhead bastards!
For me, nurses are heroes. They save people’s lives. My salute to all the nurses over there…
Good day #lazynurses.. this is absurd haha so lazy is the new trend for nurses ha.. it’s just so nonsense.. i hope people who’ll use such hashtag won’t be as nonsense as their statements. . And for my colleague out there.. chill guys.. we’re only few to dare and be called as Nurses. Keep being awesome c^,
Just want to comment regarding the phrase “unuseful people in the hospital”. If u think nurses are being lazy and unuseful u really dont know what u are talking about!!!! Nurses can hardly sit during the entire shift! No overtime pay! Get the scolding by the drs if orders not carried out!
Why make so much fuss about not giving ur pt sponge bath? Ur pt will never get well even TSB done a thousand times to ur pt!
Nag ask unta ka sa mga nurses ug help unsa ang way mag TSB para maka help sad isntead of posting such thing sa fb. Kinsa karun ang walay batasan. Dili man cguro kabawasan sa imong part ang pinasan imo niece unless lang kung ga care ba jud ka. Oo nag bayad ka pero doesn’t mean naa kay right mang insulto sa mga nurse. Watch your attitude kay in time magsakit ka mag agi ghapon ka sa kamot sa nurse. Wala kay manner!!!!!
Nagpapansin lang jud na siya nga tv host.. Gusto ra cguro na siya nga magpaila nga celebrity siya mao dapat atimanon iya niece.. Dili biya lalim ang trabaho sa mga nurse dani sa pilipinas unya gamay pa jud na sila ug sweldo! Pila ray TSB, ga arte lang jud na iya agi.. Duh!
Where is your professionalism? Is this the way you handle your problem, use your lazy brain dear? Think and don’t use words such lazy nurses because as a professional tv host you should know how to respect people and their profession. I think you don’t deserve to be a TV host. Your personality is not qualified. And don’t use your profession there’s a proper way to address this kind of problem. Think well!
Ipa nurse xa kadali para ma feel niya what kind of work we have…
Then kita ang magpa cute sa tv..
Dili buh xa mo surrender..
Truth is, siya ang #lazyrelative!! maski gamay na bata kabalo mag tsb sa iyang manghud na gilantan!unya nag reklamo ba sila ug ika tabang sa pt.? perteng gamaya ra kaayo na butang kelangan jud i-broadcast? di nalang jud mag cooperate para sa ika-ayo sa pasyente. mabal-an nimo ang usa ka tawo na tapulan kay sige ra ug complain!! ahaha unya ga complain ba mi nurses?? #lazynurses ur face! 😀 smile gihapon ta kay out of 2 out of 10 naa jud mga echoserang relative
Kinsa mana cya nga tv host? Pwede ba panganlan?
We need to educate our patients, the family of the patient as well.. Di man siguro na lisod buhaton ang TSB.. and if I am the mother, I will not delegate that to the nurse by the way. Naman, daghan pag pwede e attend ang mga nurses such as life and death situation. Di lang pud siguro magreact na lazy or whatsoever. That’s quite unfair.
ANG NURSE AY DI KATULONG! sila ay professional pinaghirapan ang pagaaral pinaghirapan mkakuha ng training at dumugo para makakuha ng trabaho. naalala ko and spongebath or TSB ginagawa ng nanay noong akoy may fever, its just common sense do what you can and pls ask what to do. never ever remark nurses that they are lazy, remember there are no hospitals without nurses. golden rule po. be good to us and we will be good to you..
Pasyente na lng byaran nyo kng cla rin pala gagawa nagtrabaho nyo…
Bayaran sa pasyente sa pagperform ng sponge bath? WTH! Wake up! Kung kaming mga nurses binabayaran sa pagsponge bath, eh di punasan namin kahit mga kaluluwa nio. Kaso walang bayad eh, at hindi lang iisa ang pasyente sa ospital. Masyadong demanding pero sa harap ng doctor, napakaamo nio naman.
Hindi kayo nagpa admit para alilain ang nurses, kasama sa pinag aralan namin na e include ang family members at significant others ng pasyente sa healing process or trearment regimen ng mahal nila sa buhay. If you wanted a 100% carer, then you may seek a private duty nurse Simple as that!
Kung sino ka man! Kung magkakasakit ka mn sa sementeryo ka na dretsong pumnta wag ka ng dumaan sa hospital!
Ibahin mo d2 sa pinas olol. 30 patient to 1 nurse ang ratio hindi lng po ikaw ang priority. Kumuha ka nlng ng private nurse mo.
dapat sabton sa una ang situation ayha magpost lage…dawbe kung magrecur ang usa kasakit kinsa nalng nga nurse ang magatiman niya kung nangabroad na ang tanan?…basin gusto niya magpa special treatment kay tv host biya siya…na dapat naay tips ana kay special man diba?hay nako government malooy mo sa amo mas dagko pa bitaw ang rate sa mga carpentero or mga skilled kaysa sa amo nga naa mi license…high salary para high quality care…only in the philippines…
I understand that she was just so worried about the condition of her niece, but posting a hashtag #lazynurses wouldn’t do her niece any better. Alot of hospital have shortage of nurses, some even have only 2 nurses taking care of 26-28 patient in which they are expected to do everything in a span of 8 hours shift. In most instances they even go beyond their time without even being paid for overtime.
It is a very overwhelming and stressful job yet nurses are undercompensated. RN’s aim to provide the best care they can give to all, A little RESPECT, HELP AND UNDERSTANDING from the patient and family is greatly appreciated by the staff.
Nurses….break muna….don’t be too defensive……maybe there is just miscommunication between the patient’s parent and the nurse on duty who will do the sponge bathing ….. no nurse is lazy….period! We are all Filipinos, so we take pride in being compassionate whether we are a caregiver or a parent! Let us show the world that we are forgiving people and let this be a learning experience!
Baka ang nag reklamo againt sa nurse yung lazy, simple sponge bath di nila magawa anu ba kala nya sa mga nurse utusan,alila servant, kung makareact sya napakababa ng tingin nya sa mga nurses.ikaw kaya mag nurse at nang ma experience nya ang hirap,
Don’t demand too much from your nurses.we have to teach you both patient and watcher to be independent.isa pa ur reacting as if we’re you’re slaves.pagpunas lang u cant do it for ur patient.sino kaya ang lazy.u are not even paying us enough.yet seems the workload is more than our own capacity.this is one of the reason why i chose to have a different career.nurses here in the Philippines are neglected
Ibig sabihin lng nun sa kakayahan nnyo cla umaasa… Kng pagpunas cympre kahit cno kaya yun pero sa tingon mo bakit pa nya dadalhin ang pamangkin nya sa hospital kng ganun lng ka simple…. Di ka lng pala bobo tanga ka pa…
kung nanjan naman ang mga magulang o watcher, sila din ipapagawa ko. kasama yan da trabaho, we’d like to see how you take care of your child, teaching patients to be independent, etc…ultimo sponge bath, di niya magawa sa sariling kamaganak? that’s just sad.
Sa st.lukes unta ka pa.admit maam pra naa gyud ky bedside nurse…
kung anak ko ang may sakit, I would be very much willing to give her a sponge bath! di nmn ako pwedeng magbigay ng gamot o magswero pra sa kanya, sponge bath is the only thing I can do to help my child get well, at least may macontribute ako sa pagppagaling sa anak ko, not just waiting and watching, 🙁