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What was the funniest thing you ever heard a patient say regarding his "sickness"?

Do you think medical websites are helpful or a hinder to the nursing field?

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Specializes in Emergency.

LOVE it!!!

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Why is it that some pts think 'the more meds, the better'. Like it's some kind of badge of honor!!! My aunt and my mother (sisters) would compare their meds like "I take inderal 40 mg twice" and the other would quote "well, I take inderal 20 mg three times". "I take insulin 30 units in the AM and 10 units in the PM" and the other would quote "I take 55 unnits in the AM". On and on. Like they were trying to win a p!$$ing contest. I would get so frustated !! :banghead:

And don't talk about GENERIC drugs. Is it any wonder that our healthcare system is going broke!!!

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I loved how years ago, my elderly relatives would self diagnose and then try to explain to me what they had. Pronouncing the actual disease so poorly and with a heavy southern accent that it ended up sounding like a word totally different than the one that was suppose to be said. You know they were reading this and pronouncing it the best the could....

sigh...

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
irisheyesrsmilin said:
I loved how years ago, my elderly relatives would self diagnose and then try to explain to me what they had. pronouncing the actual disease so poorly and with a heavy southern accent that it ended up sounding like a word totally different than the one that was suppose to be said. you know they were reading this and pronouncing it the best the could....

sigh...

Your post reminded me the time I worked in the south and some of my patients would say "I have sweet blood" (diabetes) after learning the south culture I fell in love with it, and their southern accent therefore, I'll say I'm fixing to leave, bye ya'll :cool:

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Specializes in Inpatient Obstetrics Certification.

Once I had the father of the baby say that since her water broke maybe the swelling in her feet would get better. lol

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A large portion of our patients have "Double Ammonia"

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Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

While visiting my grandmother in Puerto Rico she asked me to come to the doctor with her, so being the loving grandson I am, I went. There the doctor informs her that her hemoglobin A1C is still elevated despite being on metformin 500mg BID. To my horror my grandma states "Oh, 500mg is a lot so I cut the pill in half and take it once a day, I don't understand why you give me such a big dose when I only take 20mg of lisinopril".

The doctor just starred at her and at this point my mouth hit the floor. I just do not know what was going through her mind... To this day she insists that she can eat all the rice and bread in the world and it won't affect her blood glucose. I see a foot amputation in her future -__-

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I think most of the patients who tend to have this 'condition' are the older ones. It's psychological, more than anything. They say that as you get older, you get more scared about dying and death. That's why most of the elderly tend to think too much about their sickness, even if it's just a simple UTI.

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Specializes in LTC.

Oh my god the facial expression is PERFECT

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Specializes in Ambulatory Surgery, Ophthalmology, Tele.
jeales said:
A large portion of our patients have "Double Ammonia"

One of my favorites is when a patient says they have "the gout", not just gout, but it's "the gout". Or when patients tell me they have to have the "cadillac" (cataract) taken out of their eye. I think of a big old cadillac with the big fenders. :lol2:

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Specializes in Programming / Strategist for allnurses.

Do you think medical websites are helpful or a hinder to the nursing field?

Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
33 minutes ago, Joe V said:

Do you think medical websites are helpful or a hinder to the nursing field?

Both!

Its great when patients are checking well-established, respected, and expert sites in preparation for discussion with their healthcare team or to further research/find resources for a new diagnosis when using sites that are recommended (such as the American Diabetes Association for a diabetic patient) when they have realistic expectations. 

They hinder, however, when patients use Dr. Google to come up with their own diagnosis and treatment course and refuse to listen to the experts. Or get swept down the rabbit hole of the miracle drug/diet/whatever cure. 

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