24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well - Page 15

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  1. Dec 17, '09 by
    Quote from ruby vee
    damn, that is so not fair! i'd love to hear the stories, too!
    is that you, boss??? wait, what's your favorite color?!
  2. Dec 17, '09 by
    Quote from f.e.r.n.
    is that you, boss??? wait, what's your favorite color?!
    i am so not your boss!

    (and it's red.)
  3. Dec 20, '09 by
    do not sit there and tell me there is "no way" you could be pregnant, the test that I will perform on your urine will tell on you every time.

    Do not keep pushing your call light because you want a blanket when you hear us coding the patient in the next bed. It is annoying.

    When I tell you it is a 2+ hour wait to get back to see the doctor do not roll your eyes at me, at this very moment it just became a 4+ hour wait.

    We are not McDonalds, why havent you had anything to eat all day???
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  4. Dec 25, '09 by
    Don't repeatedly tell the trauma pt "follow the light" when assessing his eyes. By the 8th time you say it I will loudly interrupt and tell the pt, "Do NOT follow the light! Do you hear me??? Don't follow the light!" I mean, do people even hear the things they tell the pts?
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  5. Dec 26, '09 by
    When you've grown into and around the wheelchair to the point that we have to extract/cut you out of the wheelchair, it's time to lose weight.
    When your wheelchair gets a flat tire, it's time to lose weight.
    When all IM injections go SQ because the longest needle we have is only 2", it's time to lose weight.
    When the MD wants to consult veterinary medicine "for Shamu" it's time to lose weight.
    PunkBenRN, smdaltonrn, whichone'spink, and 2 others like this.
  6. Dec 26, '09 by
    He he he he. If you haven't already watched it, check out the Typical ER Patient video over at youtube. Absolutely hilarious and oh so true!!!
  7. Dec 28, '09 by
    Quote from Marissasmommy
    #35-Don't expect me to believe you passed out at home if you just drove yourself to the ER

    #36-If you tell me you have Chest, arm, shoulder, neck, AND leg pain, a REALLY bad cough, your hands and fingers are tingly, your SOB, AND you can't see, don't expect me to believe you.

    #37-If you are taking 20 different meds, don't tell me you're pretty healthy and don't have any medical history

    #38-The ambulance is not your personal chauffer. If the crew tells me that you met them at the curb then I'm not going to take you seriously

    #39- If you are yelling at me you are not having that much trouble breathing

    #40-If you're not going to follow the advice you are given then quit coming to the ER

    You know, I work on an ambulance. It's been my experience that the ones who meet you outside tend to be in truely bad shape. I had a 'difficulty breathing' call awhile back. It was 28 degrees outside and sleeting/snowing. When the patient was outside beside the road in shorts and a tank top in the standing tripod position, I knew this was bad. I've come to realize that the ones who meet you outside tend to be the ones who figure that if they're going unresponsive or whatnot, they wanna be as close to your arrival point as possible.
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  8. Jan 2, '10 by
    this whole thing cracked me up....except for the people who can't seem to find humor in life. you have to laugh to sometimes keep from crying.
    it is true...stupidity=job security (can i get an amen! ?)
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  9. Jan 2, '10 by
    Quote from ramkatral
    You know, I work on an ambulance. It's been my experience that the ones who meet you outside tend to be in truely bad shape. I had a 'difficulty breathing' call awhile back. It was 28 degrees outside and sleeting/snowing. When the patient was outside beside the road in shorts and a tank top in the standing tripod position, I knew this was bad. I've come to realize that the ones who meet you outside tend to be the ones who figure that if they're going unresponsive or whatnot, they wanna be as close to your arrival point as possible.
    Or they don't want the EMS personnel to have to break down a locked door? That would be my other thought.
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  10. Jan 2, '10 by
    This thread cracked me up, I nearly had stress incontinence while reading it!