Thread: $243 dollars for WHAT?!?!?!

Go to www.autozone.com

Click on SHOPPING, do a search for dimmer switch, it brings up a page to enter your cars year and make. Then see if you have the part how much your garage would charge to install it.

As for the hospital, I used to work in one, it all depends on the patient and the family member. If you want someone to leave the room all you have to do is ask, most of the time the visitor would step out of the room. As long as the visitor wasn't keeping the patient or others from resting or making too much noise then I didn't have a problem with them staying. There were times though that I did ask people to let the patient get some sleep, if you are nice about it then it really isn't a problem. I have been a patient, caregiver and visitor....bottom line is hospitals are not a nice to place to be and in my opinion better mood=faster healing. No one likes to be alone, especially not when they are sick, when I had my c-sections either my hubby or my kids spent the nights with me, I felt more at ease and not like I was in solitary.

As for the hospital, I used to work in one, it all depends on the patient and the family member. If you want someone to leave the room all you have to do is ask, most of the time the visitor would step out of the room. As long as the visitor wasn't keeping the patient or others from resting or making too much noise then I didn't have a problem with them staying. There were times though that I did ask people to let the patient get some sleep, if you are nice about it then it really isn't a problem. I have been a patient, caregiver and visitor....bottom line is hospitals are not a nice to place to be and in my opinion better mood=faster healing. No one likes to be alone, especially not when they are sick, when I had my c-sections either my hubby or my kids spent the nights with me, I felt more at ease and not like I was in solitary. [/B][/QUOTE]
I totally agree, and with some patients fear is the worst sickness to have and some are fearful of being alone, some patients don't have a lot of time left and why shouldn't they have their family there anyway. As for the dimmer switch, dh is a mechanic and says your getting robbed, hope you can find a cheaper way.
Hugs no matter what

I'm so glad our good friend is a mechanic and he never overcharges us. DH too can fix simple things: he was taking some mechanic's classes just for education and now it really pays off!

Thank you very much for the well wishes and advice everyone I appreciate it, Auto Zone offers the dimmer switch $10 cheaper but everywhere else in town wanted more to install it, especially if you bring the part from somewhere else, labor STARTS at $55 an hour for wiring because they have to pull the dashboard off. I am not getting ripped off, I even called my uncle who does mechanic work but doesnt do wiring or anything of that nature and he says that is about right for an hour and a half of labor plus the part. AND they gaurentee their work so if it breaks, I can take it back and they will make sure it is right, if you do shade tree mechanics you are just out of luck

(((Iluvmybaby)))
Sorry for all your problems hon!! I hope it gets batter soon.

As for hospital stays, here at our hospital they could threaten to kick me out whatever, but I do not care they are my relatives not your. Visiting hours are not for the nurses, they are for the patients, they are so patients get the rest they need. If you feel you need to stay then stay as long as you are not bothering the patients. (I am sure you are not) Nurses like to think these hours are set for them, they aren't. Here our nuses just sit on their butts anyway. expecially when they know you will not let your loved one go with out something and you will do it for them. If you are a nurse (hospital staff)all you have to do is say "could you step outta the room for a few minutes I need to do ***** (whatever) with John" Most people would do this for you!!

JMHO

(((HUGZ to Iluvmybaby)))

I agree the visitation controversy depends entirely on the situation. WHen my mother was in the hospital off and on during her last year I always stayed with her day and night. I would leave for two hours each afternoon to go home and shower. During those two hours my Father would stay with her. At night, had I not stayed with her, they would have had to restrain her as she THOUGHT she could get up and move around by her self, which in fact she could not. I did all her tube feedings, thus freeing up other wise over worked nurses for other patients. Of course I was instructed and observed before being allowed to do it on my own. I helped with a lot of the proceedures and was told it was appreciated. I had full run of the nurses lounge and made coffee when the pot was empty, was told NOT to go down to soda machine to just get mine out of the refrigerator, etc. They made sure I was served every meal even though my mother could not have anything by mouth and was therefore not on the cafeteria list. The first time I stayed they brought me a cot, pillow, blankets. The cot was so uncomfortable and kind of in the road I thought so I had them take it away and said I would just sleep in a chair. I don't know where they got it, but a recliner appeared in the room and everytime my mother was admitted the same recliner was there for me. So you see why I agree that it depends on the situation. In my case it made it easier on my Mom and also easier on the staff. Hope your hubby gets home soon. YOU know his situation far better than any of the rest of us and I know you are doing what you think is best. ((((((hugs))))))

Flame me all you want too. I still believe that round the clock visiting hurts, not helps patients. I could give several examples of how round the clock visitors interferes with good patient care but that would take awhile.

If anyone really read my post, they should have been able to see where I wrote that there was times that visitors should be allowed to stay around the clock. One was in the case of a sick child and the other was when the patient was in a bad way. We stayed with my mom around the clock as she lay dying.

As for nurses at the hospital I work for sitting around on their behinds doing nothing, it most certainly is not that way where I work. Our nurses work hard and for very little recognition as the professionals that they are. As you probably realize by now, I am not a nurse.

As for the negative vibes coming from me, the negative vibes are not directed at the original poster. It is a shame that someone is trying to rip her off, especailly at this time. It sounds to me like she does not need any more aggravation at this time

The reason why the visitation is limited is because of the nature of the illness, there is a very low patient to nurse ratio and they have NEVER forgotten to give him his medication. I am not a Dr, I cant diagnose and/or treat an illness, I have to respect the opinions of professionals, visitation is set up at such odd hours for a reason, not just to keep family away from the patients in the hospital.

Mods, please lock this post I think it has gotten a little off subject, I was just trying to let off some steam about my car being so darn expensive to fix

(((HUGZ))))

Best if luck with your car!!