[RN always]

I had a very sick patient with ESLD and was pooping constantly from all the lactalose we were giving her. When I asked her how she was feeling she looked at me, smiled and said "poopy". Even sick patients can still keep their sense of humor.

[kimmicoobug]

During one of my clinical rotations, I had a patient who was a post-op. The next day I told him I had to perform peri-care, and he said fine. As I was washing my hands, and drying, he threw back his blanket with gown pulled way up and said, "So, how ya gonna handle my little pecker!" I could feel my ears turn a lovely shade of bright red as I explained to him the importance of performing cath care.

[indynurse]

ShandyLynn, a surgigator is a wand-like device that connects by hose to the faucet on the bathroom sink. There is a stop-cock on the faucet end that allows water to either run straight thru the connector and into the sink (so you don't have to disconnect to use your sink) or you can turn the stop-cock to divert the water thru the tubing to the wand. The wand has holes on the top of it near the tip (sort of like a sprinkler). The pt either sits on the commode or stands in the shower stall and holds the surgigator under her perineum, turns on the warm water and allows the water to run continuously over her perineum. Most pts find this very soothing. There are also little soap cartridges that come with it that can be inserted into the system to allow the pt to cleanse herself with a mild soapy water thru the surgigator. The key point of emphasis when instructing a pt on how to use a surgigator is to tell them it is held under the perineum and never inserted into the vagina.

[ShandyLynnRN]

Thanks Indynurse. Those sound much more soothing that the disposable sitz baths we have. I usually just tell my patients to get in the shower and use the removable shower head to spray their bottom. Much less messy too!

[moz]

I had a pt call her amniotic fluid "babysauce" in a cutesy way, and I still think of that term nearly every time I see it.

I love the primips who rate their pain as an "8" and are 1 cm.

You shouldn't jump up and down when you are pregnant or your water pipes might break.

A pt didn't say this, but M-I-L when I was pregnant- don't raise your arms over your head or it will wrap the cord around the baby's neck.

[ShandyLynnRN]

BABYSAUCE!!!! LOL!!!

[RN2B2005]

The OB nurse who was with me when I delivered my son must have some stories to tell.

Right after he was held up for me to see, I said..."Wow, he looks like a real baby!".

I meant that he didn't have a squashed head and that "unbaked" look some newborns have, but I'm sure the nursing staff thought I was nuts.

[PennyLane]

Hahah, RN2B2005, I hope you don't mind but I picture someone who thought they were having an alien baby or something... Whoa! It's a REAL baby! lol. That just strikes me so funny somehow.

[2banurse]

Originally posted by ShandyLynnRN
prob a dumb question... what's a surgigator?

Good question ShandyLynn.

[2banurse]

Scratch that, I just saw the explanation!!!