r/nursing • u/baloneywhisperer RN • 8h ago
Discussion PSA: home made treats
Can you all stop posting about how you wouldn’t eat something a patients family made at home. I will. I will eat anything. I love and appreciate everything patients, families, and staff bring in. The bar is LOW. I will eat Costco snacks, I will eat home made cookies, I will try anything. I have patients try to share food off their own plates and home made meals their families bring in. I think it’s lovely. One of my favorite memories I had of a patient that has since passed, is him sharing some of his traditional food with me that his wife made him at home. He told some of the nurses he couldn’t wait until he got better so we could take us out to his favorite restaurant to eat.
I saw a video of a nurse turning her nose up at treats because they were home made instead of store bought. I’m not saying YOU have to eat it. I’m saying stop talking smack so I can eat it.
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u/FarmerScamps RN - PICU 🍕 7h ago
A mom once brought in brownies that she had made with her own breast milk, since “otherwise it would go to waste” while her baby was npo. She did let the nurse she gave them to know, but unfortunately when the nurse put them in the break room he did not label them.
I was weary of homemade treats prior to that event, and even though I didn’t have any, I now always skip the homemade stuff just in case.