What comes to mind when you think of nurses? Heroic frontline workers battling endless fatigue during the pandemic? Highly educated professionals sacrificing time with loved ones to care for strangers? Any way you cut it, it's certainly easy to idolize these healthcare professionals.
That said, they are all human. And like all people, their patience can be tried. Instagrammer infy_mediya documents the everyday life of nurses sparing none of the down-and-dirty details. Apparently, that message resonates: the account has over 67,000 followers.
Recently, infy_mediya posted this ten-part post (click to see each):
"The other day, I made illustrations of the most striking replies I received following the theme of "annoying patients.” These annoying patients are real, and their stories are surprising…”
“Annoying Patients.”
“There was a patient who pulled out their IV and was drinking from it (slurp).”
“A patient left the hospital without permission only to return after buying a bicycle (ring).”
“A patient who didn’t like me lectured me for thirty minutes on how my care wasn’t worth the hospital bill and I was “stealing” from him.”
“A patient who tried to set me up with her grandson.”
“I was heckled over my response time to a patient pressing the call button (The patient compared me to the other nurses).”
“A patient trying to fill a plastic bottle with the hand sanitizer placed at the entrance of every room to bring it home with them.”
“A patient operating a drone from bed (ZOOM).”
“A patient told me to shut up.”
“An old man who blew kisses at me.”
More than 8,000 people liked this post and reacted:
"When I was in my second year as a nurse, my life peaked when I was given a love letter containing the key to an old man's house who was over 80 years old."
“The patient who bought a bicycle surprised me the most.”
“A nurse’s job is so hard!!!”
infy_mediya shows everyone how tough being a nurse truly is. Many hospital workers who follow the account naturally agreed.
Check out infy_mediya's Instagram to see more of what they are talking about.
What comes to mind when you think of nurses? Heroic frontline workers battling endless fatigue during the pandemic? Highly educated professionals sacrificing time with loved ones to care for strangers? Any way you cut it, it's certainly easy to idolize these healthcare professionals.
That said, they are all human. And like all people, their patience can be tried. Instagrammer infy_mediya documents the everyday life of nurses sparing none of the down-and-dirty details. Apparently, that message resonates: the account has over 67,000 followers.
Recently, infy_mediya posted this ten-part post (click to see each):
"The other day, I drew illustrations of the most popular and impressive posts following the theme of "the real lives of nurses."
More than 2,000 people liked infy_mediya’s post about the complicated lifestyles of nurses. The other day, infy_mediya posted a follow-up:
"The other day, I made illustrations of the most striking replies I received following the theme of "annoying patients.” These annoying patients are real, and their stories are surprising…”
More than 8,000 people liked this post and reacted:
infy_mediya shows everyone how tough being a nurse truly is. Many hospital workers who follow the account naturally agreed.
Check out infy_mediya's Instagram to see more of what they are talking about.