WYSIWYG wrote: "Because some people get really pissed off if you do NOT ask first".

How would they know? According to the story, the nurse wasn't just for praying with the patient, but also when the nurse had left the patient. She could have gone home and prayed for them without the person even knowing about them.

Do Christians generally pick-up the phone and have a ring around before bedtime to make sure it's OK to pray for someone?