Pre-rounding

[antongunther]

Pre-rounds sounds like one of those things that an overachiever kept doing that quickly became the standard.

[nobandfan]

“Because that’s how we’ve always done it.” Is one of the biggest inhibitors of continuous improvement.

[BrownTrout]

Pre rounds are the equivalent of customer service saying “I’m still here, please continue to hold”

[cherien]

This is the perfect example of how the hospital system isn't actually designed with patient care in mind. Especially since all the interruptions and lack of sleep have been shown to make patient health worse

[sopyleecrypt]

Yes. Hospitals are a great place to stay if your condition is dangerous, or you need urgent or emergency care. They are a terrible place to stay if you need rest and convalescence.

[Tericlay]

When I was in a pediatric unit, the nurses were like spies. They never woke me up, but they still took all my vitals throughout the night and checked my IV, etc. I loved those nurses.

[limpedpoodle]

I had one where the head nurse told the others, "He never sleeps" I said, "No, you just keep waking me up"

[HeyCutie]

The worst part of being hospitalized for 6 months with leukemia wasn’t the constant infections, spinal taps, or looming fear of death. It was getting woken up every 2 hours by a cna, nurse, med student, or doctor. I still feel badly because after 4 months I became a real jerk, but it wasn’t me, it was the cumulative effect of sixteen weeks of broken sleep destroying all sense of empathy or social awareness. Sorry, Nurse Bev.

[ilstthegam]

"Isn't the patient sleeping?"
Well, not anymore

[Lucy-fnrj]

why are hospitals so determined to deprive anyone and everyone of sleep? the staff is working 24 hour shifts, the patients are getting blood drawn at 2 am. it’s insane

[jackdog]

This feels like something they give the med students so they can check they can do rounds properly, whilst still doing rounds properly in case they didn’t

[tiegrsidesignsandstudio]

THANK YOU! I never understood why every time I was in the hospital (sadly, it's been many), they've counseled me to "get rest" but then wake me up every two damn hours for some nonsense! As someone who has struggled with insomnia for decades, this is absolutely awful. I would JUST be getting back to sleep when they'd come wake me again. :/

[jacobkleinsasser]

Reminds me of an old saying. "The light on top of the tower is for planes so that they see it and don't crash. And the point of the tower is to hold up the light."

[ApparentlyGoogledislikesmyname]

In vet med, pre-rounds are secretly extra-time to cuddle with the new puppy/kitty litter that was delivered overnight. The length of the round is also directly proportionate to the cuteness of the patients. All need to be informed repeatedly they are the goodest of girls/boys.

UPDATE: Wow, wasn't expecting this many likes. If you're reading this, please say a kind word to a veterinarian today. There is a dark side to this light banter - the DVM profession has one of the highest rates of suicides. This is due to being exposed to patients dying/performing eutanasia very often (compared to the majority of medical doctors), working under stress, being at the receiving end of angry/grieving owners. We're talking about highly empatic people, often with inadequate mental health care support, and having relatively easy access to medication that can be unfortunately used to end one's life. Thanks for reading.

[bobrice]

“Please inform them I do not wish to be disturbed before 8 am.” Can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked for something this simple and it’s been honored at the VA.

[kbere]

When I had my third child I was woken up CONSTANTLY. I pleaded with them to stop waking me and my baby up, since I was already feeding her consistently and we didn’t have any medical issues. They utterly refused to let us sleep. I left the hospital running out with my bags and the baby, crying, because I was soooo tired. I didn’t even wait for my husband to arrive. I was at the curb ready for him to pick me up and just broke down in the car. Just freaking let us sleep for a while!

[welfarewednesday]

Sounds like at some point a doctor didn’t want to be bothered by med students before he had, had his coffee in the morning and invented “pre rounds” to keep them busy and it stuck 😂

[mar_man]

You missed the best part of pre-rounds -- none of the blood work has come back (or hasn't even been drawn) and last vitals were at 2 am, so absolutely nothing relevant to present to the team other than patient cursed at me for waking them up early. Good times.

[elishab]

I love how doctor's are all "rest and recover" and you're awoken at 12am, 3 am, 5am, etc.
"Yeah doc, rest is NOT happening." 😒

[AwkwardWhispers]

One of my favorite quips from the mental hospital.

Nurse: why are you late to our morning group therapy and being extra rude?

Patient: I didn’t sleep well last night on account that someone decided to take my blood sample at 2 in the morning and then proceed to shine a flashlight in my face every two hours.

That guy was based. Made my time there way more enjoyable.