DEAR ABBY: I work at a large suburban hospital, and there's an issue that needs to be addressed. Patients walk around with their butts exposed! Patients are always given a second gown to use as a robe, but many of them decide not to use it.
Abby, these are all alert, oriented people. In addition to staff, there are visitors (including children) and other patients walking in the halls.
When someone runs up behind them to give them the second gown, these are some of the responses we are given: "Let 'em look!" (No one wants to.) "There's nothing to look at." (Yes, there is, and no one wants to.) "I've got nothing anyone wants to see." (Then why are you showing it off?) "No one cares about my butt." (That's right, and no one wants to see it.) "I'm not modest." (We're grossed out.) "This is a hospital; why does it matter?" (So, everyone should just walk around naked?)
How do you think we should address this? -- NO BUTTS, PLEASE
DEAR NO BUTTS: "Address" it by informing patients that wearing both gowns is a hospital rule. That would be a start. If you are asked why, tell the person that it's to prevent visitors and other patients from being offended by the sight of someone's uncovered "gluteus maximi." And if anyone gives you an argument, tell the person that's the way it is -- no ifs, ands or buts.
Why are you not more matter of fact and enforce the use of the second gown?
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Well, it is her job to enforce this? Good luck with that. It isn't that easy to toss on another gown if you have IVs and other tubes. And, after you have surgery and procedures you really don't feel that modest about it anymore.
It is an ordeal to put another gown on. And sometimes when you go through all that, you lose inhibition.
I remember when I was hospitalized. I asked the nurse how to cover my goods should I decide to get up and use the bathroom. She gave me a second gown and made sure I always had an extra available. But I had to ask. You'd think they would automatically provide one and tell me what is for and how to wear it.
Better yet, why dont they have gowns that tie in the front? Surely not EVERY gown HAS to be the back bearing kind. SURELY at some point, a front tie gown is perfectly fine. To be honest, I don't understand the absolute need to have the opening in the back when an opening in the front is just as suitable.
Better yet, why dont they have gowns that tie in the front? Surely not EVERY gown HAS to be the back bearing kind. SURELY at some point, a front tie gown is perfectly fine. To be honest, I don't understand the absolute need to have the opening in the back when an opening in the front is just as suitable.
Hospital gowns have top be easy-access, in case they need to shock you or do CPR...a multitude of reasons.
You can wear in tied in the back or the front.
Which would you prefer hanging out? Your buttocks or your boobies and vajayjay?
I don't think the setting, i.e., hospital, justifies flashing. You want to hang out in your room, fine. You go out in the halls, you are in view of the general public, you cover up.
Better yet, why dont they have gowns that tie in the front? Surely not EVERY gown HAS to be the back bearing kind. SURELY at some point, a front tie gown is perfectly fine. To be honest, I don't understand the absolute need to have the opening in the back when an opening in the front is just as suitable.
Hospital gowns have top be easy-access, in case they need to shock you or do CPR...a multitude of reasons.
You can wear in tied in the back or the front.
Which would you prefer hanging out? Your buttocks or your boobies and vajayjay?
Well, if my vagina was hanging out, I think I should be in a hospital...
It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
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It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
We had some gowns with velcro. The velcro didn't last after multiple, multiple washings.
You have to close velcro before washing it. Who has time for that?
You're going to hire an army of people to sort through the **** and puke-covered gowns, patiently closing all the velcro tabs?
The only time I've been in the hospital and left my room during my stay was after my C-section. I had to walk the halls as part of my recovery. DH helped me put on a second gown to cover my backside and off we went.
I absolutely hate the way hospital gowns bind around my neck when they're tied so I never tie them.
The imaging center I recently used had the most marvelous cover-ups.
They tied in two ways. The tie on the left edge attached to a tie at the right seam. Then the right side over-lapped the left, and a tie at the right edge attached to a tie at the left seam. It worked as well for the slender ladies as it did for very full figured women. The robes also had snaps from the neck across the shoulders, to accommodate IV tubes. Very well though out.
The imaging center I recently used had the most marvelous cover-ups.
They tied in two ways. The tie on the left edge attached to a tie at the right seam. Then the right side over-lapped the left, and a tie at the right edge attached to a tie at the left seam. It worked as well for the slender ladies as it did for very full figured women. The robes also had snaps from the neck across the shoulders, to accommodate IV tubes. Very well though out.
I'm trying to picture it. To remove the gown, you'd have to roll the patient over?
If she was on her back, yes. But if she was able to walk around, she wouldn't have problems removing the gown. Just the same as if a nurse had to access the ties in the back of a typical hospital gown to remove it.
It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
We had some gowns with velcro. The velcro didn't last after multiple, multiple washings.
You have to close velcro before washing it. Who has time for that?
You're going to hire an army of people to sort through the **** and puke-covered gowns, patiently closing all the velcro tabs?
I'm not hiring anyone. You said to design one and I did. If you don't like the design come up with your own. I know you think your smart so lets see what you come up with other than nothing.
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It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
We had some gowns with velcro. The velcro didn't last after multiple, multiple washings.
You have to close velcro before washing it. Who has time for that?
You're going to hire an army of people to sort through the **** and puke-covered gowns, patiently closing all the velcro tabs?
Snaps.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
We had some gowns with velcro. The velcro didn't last after multiple, multiple washings.
You have to close velcro before washing it. Who has time for that?
You're going to hire an army of people to sort through the **** and puke-covered gowns, patiently closing all the velcro tabs?
I'm not hiring anyone. You said to design one and I did. If you don't like the design come up with your own. I know you think your smart so lets see what you come up with other than nothing.
Lol! Well, I'm smart enough to know it's "you're", for starters.
I have no problem with the design as it stands. Easy access. I 'm not the one who said they should design a new one.
It's not either or. They could make it easy access yet covering most of you at the same time.
Let's see you design.
Ever heard of velcro? Put it in more than three spots and voila! If we can make it to the moon we should be able to invent a gown that doesn't let it all hang out.
We had some gowns with velcro. The velcro didn't last after multiple, multiple washings.
You have to close velcro before washing it. Who has time for that?
You're going to hire an army of people to sort through the **** and puke-covered gowns, patiently closing all the velcro tabs?
I'm not hiring anyone. You said to design one and I did. If you don't like the design come up with your own. I know you think your smart so lets see what you come up with other than nothing.
Lol! Well, I'm smart enough to know it's "you're", for starters.
I have no problem with the design as it stands. Easy access. I 'm not the one who said they should design a new one.
She can call me on it all she wants but it seems that she has a need to be the spelling police all the time.
She has the need to poke people she dislikes. You especially. Me, she tries to ignore. Makes me want to spell everything wrong to bug her, but then I'd just get flan correcting me. Sigh.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
The way the gowns are designed now a days, it is a robe wrap, so nothing should be hanging out if you wear it open to the front. To be honest, if they are tied in the back, I would think that would make it 10 times HARDER for 'easy access' than having them tied in the front.
And the only reason someone's butt would be seen is if they didn't tie it correctly in the back (which is easy to do cuz lets face it, those gowns are not easy to tie behind you) or if they purposely left it open.
And some have a different design. Thet will sort of wrap around. They have more material one side.
Never needed to be completely naked except for surgery.
And they let me put my underwear on as soon as I was ready.
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