[Miss Mab]

We have one of these in our Ed. Man, he bugs the CR#@ out of me.

We have some computerized entry so he will put in cardiac monitor, pulse ox, etc. (yeah, already on 'em since they got here two HOURS ago and I ordered all the labs and xray before you added these important orders to the bottom of the list-----duh doc, thanks) and I know part of that is CYA but it's irritating since it's always already done. Like the "we should watch the BP" doc. Really? Who'd a thunk?

But his big thing is on the little blank for the comments and he has a thing for exclamation points. Like, ambulate before DC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um, check buddy, on it. Or urine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trust me, if I wasn't already threated to be sued for battery, cath would already be done. I KNOW we need the UA, probably one (!) would suffice if you must but not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. He'll also write it out in the chart. Like for a migraine pt. who was lucky enough to get a private room--"Lights Low" underlined and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

ARGH......My little peeve. About a month ago I wrote into the comments of a patient of his "quit with the !!!!". I haven't actually noticed if he stopped, but now that I think of it, I haven't noticed it lately. Hmmmm....

[Krysten]

We have a Dr that writes "put pt in gown" before he even sees the pt.

[canoehead]

I used to work in an ER where the PA's insisted that everyone be undressed. Someone would come in with a sore eye and have to strip to their undies and put on a gown.

[TexasGrrl]

Originally Posted by canoehead

I used to work in an ER where the PA's insisted that everyone be undressed. Someone would come in with a sore eye and have to strip to their undies and put on a gown.

It sounds like he's a perv!

[Knoodsen]

First job as an RN; had a rage-aholic pulmonologist who seemed to write an order for an incident report every time he was on our unit. I would write one up. It was about him mentioning "incident report" in the medical record. Never got any feedback whatsoever from anyone about it. Strange business I have gotten myself into.

[NREMT-P/RN]

ANY MD (speciality or not!) that writes for an INCIDENT REPORT is gonna get TWO -

THE ONE HE INSISTS THAT BE WRITTEN

and


THE SECOND THAT WILL STOP THAT VERY PRACTICE



Honest to God - I sometimes CANNOT believe some of the things that doc's do - but the INCIDENT REPORT problem may just land me in court!

And they only way I'm EVER going to court for anything (I HOPE!) is as as member of the Bar.

However, I did like the

• EVERYONE in a gown. Idiotic, time consuming and often unnecessary

• !!!!!!!!!!!!! ohhhh, I'd had a field day with THAT one

NURSES ARE AMAZING!

[eborgelt]

We have one doc who uses:

Provide patient with TV remote

He gets ****** when we see it and don't do it right away. In my mind the BP meds for the MI patients or the pain meds for the kidney stone take priority.

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by Idon'tcodgerdodge

I heard a resident wrote PERRLA in a patient's H&P when they had one glass eye!

Just curious dodger...what the story behind your user name?

BTW: Welcome to allnurses and glad to have you as a premium member!

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by Knoodsen

It was about him mentioning "incident report" in the medical record. Never got any feedback whatsoever from anyone about it. Strange business I have gotten myself into.

I once overheard a cardiologist ask the unit secretary for an SOE form because he wanted to write me up for insubordination. I walked over and said "I'll take one too because I want to write Dr______up for abandoment". Ooohhhh he was not happy. but I wasn't either. Long story short. He was told he had no case what-so-ever against me and it was thrown out.

[CCL"Babe"]

We had a doc that would write the same stupid orders as: put patient in gown, put on gyn exam table, cardiac monitor, etc as well. He drove me freaking nuts. He never bothered to look and see if any of it was done. It was one of the reasons I left that ED. Every time I saw one of those orders my blood pressure would go through the roof.