I experienced this with my mother in the hospital who would BEG me to get her out. She never became delirious, but could never sleep and heal because they woke her up every single hour for whatever. Not in ICU, just a regular hospital stay. She could never improve because she couldn't sleep.
This also recognizes that a patient is a PERSON, something that is woefully missing in healthcare today. I've seen doctors come in, look at the chart, ask questions then leave and never look at her or make eye contact. It was downright dehumanizing. And then, as her advocate, I've had more than a few doctors launch into a tirade about how I didn't have their education and didn't know anything. The last doctor, I actually started laughing it was so absurd. I let him blow himself out and then asked the question again which he realized provided crucial information because he was way off track on her diagnosis. I hope I don't get sick and need hospitalization because I don't trust doctors one whit anymore and have no interest in suffering for their egos. There may be some good, caring doctors out there, but I have rarely met any and I have had to deal with a lot in this ordeal. The nurses are usually better informed on the patient's case, more caring, and don't have the gigantic egos that get in the way of providing care. Our health system is so broken.
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