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[Ciale]

That about sums up my day today. This is a rant post. Please add on if your day was also dumb.

1. 90% of my patients were morbidly obese and smelled of fumunda because they can't reach all their nooks and cranies when they bathe (if they bathe)

2. Gravida 13, Para 6, 7 spontaneous abortions with pelvic pain who left a tampon in her kooka for 2 weeks causing me to skip lunch. The smell is burned into my memory

3. The triage nurse who hates me for some reason.

[fetch, BSN, RN]

She looks like she'd be a featured news story on 20/20 for cutting her husband's member off and then setting their house on fire or something.

She probably kicks puppies too. *shiver*

I literally spewed out water from laughing at this description, omg.

I refuse to google "fumunda" after seeing the reactions on here . . . but I'm remembering checking feet (in a tiny no-air flow room!) at the plasma center and I'm 100% certain I know exactly what smell it is.

[maelstrom143]

Hysterical! You can't make this crap up! Ok I work as a director on a med surg unit.

1. Patient tapes his vertical blinds in his private patient room so no light gets in at all.

2. Overweight patient admitted from the ED gets to the unit at 2am and refuses to get off the stretcher because there is no specialty beds available ... So she signs out AMA.

3. Old patient demands to see the person at the hospital who signed the contract with the local cable network because the TV channel listing they supplied to the hospital for the patients is fraudulent.

When I am sick I am not complaining. This is a hospital not the Hilton or is it Disney land! Thank you CMS for letting patients think they are on vacation!

If I could give you ten "likes for those last 2 sentences, I would do so in a heartbeat!!!!

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

I literally spewed out water from laughing at this description, omg.

I refuse to google "fumunda" after seeing the reactions on here . . . but I'm remembering checking feet (in a tiny no-air flow room!) at the plasma center and I'm 100% certain I know exactly what smell it is.

That foot smell is similar, but mostly of horrific athlete's feet in the odor blend. Fumunda is, well, different. Indescribably unforgettable. It is a particular odor of just WRONG.

[TheGooch]

I literally spewed out water from laughing at this description, omg.

I refuse to google "fumunda" after seeing the reactions on here . . . but I'm remembering checking feet (in a tiny no-air flow room!) at the plasma center and I'm 100% certain I know exactly what smell it is.

This web page has a lot of hysterical definitions for Fumunda

Urban Dictionary: fumunda cheese

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

:roflmao:

[thelema13]

I feel as though the longer I work in the ED, the more I can see how common sense is not common. I wonder if some of these people feel pain from being so dense.

1. I start my shift with 15 in the lobby and 10 holds in the back. Down a tech, 2 of the slowest docs on. These guys are like molasses.

2. "Why am I waiting so long to see the doctor? You are treating my like a second rate citizen! I pay my taxes!" This coming from an 88 year old Southern lady who decided to be seen at 4AM for an earache. Demanded a CT and even got it. Service and radiation with a smile :)

3. "I almost threw up about 30 minutes ago, but I didn't. Weird thing is, I wasn't doing anything at the time, just watching TV." 33 year old morbidly obese male.

4. 2 different 20 something year olds with chest pain who recently snorted some meth. What did you expect, relaxation?

5. (One of my all-time favorites) "I was seen here yesterday and was given antibiotics for _________, but they are not working." Tell me about it.

6. And lastly, our sister hospital giving us a bunch of guff and not wanting to accept our transfer of a 13 year old with SVT 250's.

[Ciale]

5. (One of my all-time favorites) "I was seen here yesterday and was given antibiotics for _________, but they are not working." .

I had this patient 3 times last shift. Absolutely ridiculous. I tried to make them understand why this was a stupid reason to come in and the doctor was totally nice and coddled them. UGH! Don't they know they're just encouraging them?!