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Just something for you to think about, sometimes nurses run interception for patients that have stated they don't want so and so to visit more that 5 minutes...(have had this with a patient) I entered the room and ask the visitor to leave so patient could get some rest...its not about family, sometimes the patient makes the rules on their own visitors....When a person is weak and not up to too many visitors, they can suck the life (metaphorically) out of the patient...plus for some visitors its party time with conversations inappropriate for visiting someone ill in the hospital...Doctors also leave orders on patients visitors...its not cut and dry as you seem to think...don't want to offend you just stating some facts you may not be aware of...

No offense taken, GG, and I have frequently run interference for my patients when they have let me know that certain visitors’ interactions with them aren’t going to be exactly therapeutic. That’s different than how we chase folks out when their loved one takes a turn for the worse.