Nurse!!! Nuuuurrrrsssse!!!!

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Pt. calling out "Nurse! Nuuurrrsse!" (not an emergency, just wanted the nurse to ask her a question).

Me, to another nurse nearby: "God, that is like nails on a blackboard to me. Why don't they ever call out for the doctor?"

I continue doing nursey charting stuff at the nurses' station, letting the moment pass.

A few minutes later I hear "Doctor, doctor!!!!!" coming from a nearby room. I start going toward the room to see what the problem is, only to see the doctor is in there, and they're all laughing.

I love the docs I work with. Thank you, doc, for an important reminder that patients can hear me talking, but done in a humorous and gentle way.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Haha that is great! I too, am guilty of not using my "inside voice."

I also hate the dreaded "NURSEEEE!" call. I had a patient last week keep yelling "SISTER!" LOL I don't know if he thought I was a nun but he was older and with it so that was a good one.

We also have a flamboyant male nurse on the unit, and a drunk patient kept calling him "Sista man". Oh the things patients say!

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

You know you are in trouble when they have a room close to the nurse's station and want their door left open. I get that a lot and then they refuse to use their call bell, they just holler for me. I get some that if they can see me from their room down the hallway, they call the HUC because all of a sudden, the "need"' something. Or the walkie-talkies, which we don't get much being ortho, that come and stand over your shoulder while you are charting or just stand there doing nothing. Never a dull moment! These are times that I appreciate the computers in the room. I can go "hide" out in a pt room to chart on them (and others if it is appropriate). Some patients like to talk and if I have the time, I chart and talk.

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Specializes in Surgical, quality,management.

What I get - even the days I am non clinical and in business wear is LOL "sister, sister" I am in Australia so that is what patients call their RN, ENs (LPN) get "nurse" from the NUM.

We had a loon of a patient who had to be moved away from the rest of the patients because every time she heard some-one she would start screaming for her siblings ....................all 10 of them. So where did they move her??? down the end of the ward RIGHT BESIDE my office!

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I had a patient who screamed "Waitress! Waitress!" any time they needed something. To be fair, it was usually "My coffee is cold! I want it taken off my bill!"

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"Nurrrse!" "Nuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrse!!!"

Good Lord. I can hear the typical, high pitched wail in my head as I type this. And it's probably the last thing that I will hear in my head on my deathbed.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
What I get - even the days I am non clinical and in business wear is LOL "sister, sister" I am in Australia so that is what patients call their RN, ENs (LPN) get "nurse" from the NUM.

We had a loon of a patient who had to be moved away from the rest of the patients because every time she heard some-one she would start screaming for her siblings ....................all 10 of them. So where did they move her??? down the end of the ward RIGHT BESIDE my office!

This is why I am glad that the rapid response office is out of any patient care unit. At least my office will never be near a patient room. Do you ever have patient family members walk in your office at all? I have had that happen even though my office is by the elevator. I also have people ask for directions. I usually keep my door closed and locked because of this.

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Specializes in Surgical, quality,management.

This is why I am glad that the rapid response office is out of any patient care unit. At least my office will never be near a patient room. Do you ever have patient family members walk in your office at all? I have had that happen even though my office is by the elevator. I also have people ask for directions. I usually keep my door closed and locked because of this.

O yeah even though the office was in an alcove that held dressing trolleys and staff lockers family members came in all the time because my office was so small I had to keep the door open so I didn't feel claustrophobic. That's why when I had the chance to move office I lept at it!

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Specializes in adult psych, LTC/SNF, child psych.

I'm not ED but this is applicable. I was on my way down the hall, getting ready to leave this morning. I hear, "NURSE, NURSE!" come from a passing room and it *sounds* urgent. I scan the hallway and see no other available nurse (this is ~9 am, when meds start getting passed) so I pop in. What did the patient want? A straw. A freaking straw for his milk with breakfast.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
I'm not ED but this is applicable. I was on my way down the hall getting ready to leave this morning. I hear, "NURSE, NURSE!" come from a passing room and it *sounds* urgent. I scan the hallway and see no other available nurse (this is ~9 am, when meds start getting passed) so I pop in. What did the patient want? A straw. A freaking straw for his milk with breakfast.[/quote']

I can't help but think that most of the patients likely to call for their nuuuuurse at the top of their lungs USUALLY call that way for nonsense like straws. Or to fluff their pillow. Cuz you know...that's all nurses do, right?

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The thing is, if you can yell "Nurse!!!" at the top of your lungs, I know you're breathing and have a pulse.

Usually people only call out like that for non urgent things anyway.

And, it does get on my nerves. I mean really, there is a call bell. You don't have to yell for the nurse.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

My ED has no call bells. Seriously. Sometimes it's a bad thing!

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