[FroggysMom]

Originally Posted by cheerfuldoer

I once had a patient who called me to the room to wipe his butt because he did not wipe his own butt at home....his wife did. (I'm not kidding about this)

That same patient would call me to his room to pull the bedside table closer to him, and pour him a cup of cold water. He didn't have to do this for himself at home. His wife did it, or their "help" did it.

Was he too sick to wipe his own butt and get his own water? No. He was a walky-talky dressed in a silk robe and jammies who could do everything for himself if he wanted to. He didn't want to.

Obviously his wife didn't marry well, did she?

[FroggysMom]

Originally Posted by fluffwad

Had a woman who was 101. She rung her bell but then just looked at us. Eventually she said "Am I dead yet?".

Thanks for making my day!

[FroggysMom]

Originally Posted by Adam D. RN2005

This makes me think of the female patient who was embarrassed for me after wiping her. She stated "it must be so degrading to have to wipe someones @$$." I replied with "In any profession you have to do some @$$ wiping. In this profession, it is literal instead of figuirative."

Adam
I Graduate TODAY!! Yeah!!!

What a great answer Adam! I will need to remember that one! Oh, and congratulations on graduation!

[curlyfries]

I've been a patient myself many times. Do feel at times uncomfortable for asking for the dummest things like ice water. What I've done was to bring a pitcher to the nurse's station and ask for ice water, just to save them a trip. There were times that I did things for my roommates, they were mostly elderly. Simple things like getting them water or warm up their plate in the microwave. I've done all that with an IV in my arm!

[JustaPatient]

Originally Posted by cheerfuldoer

I once had a patient who called me to the room to wipe his butt ....

When I was in the hospital I had the nurses wipe by butt. I just recently realized I did not really need them to...I had an IV on the arm near the toilet paper and had just had facial reconstructive sergery but if they had handed me the tp i could have done it. of course i realize this like a month later though

[kadokin]

Originally Posted by cheerfuldoer

I once had a patient who called me to the room to wipe his butt because he did not wipe his own butt at home....his wife did. (I'm not kidding about this)

That same patient would call me to his room to pull the bedside table closer to him, and pour him a cup of cold water. He didn't have to do this for himself at home. His wife did it, or their "help" did it.

Was he too sick to wipe his own butt and get his own water? No. He was a walky-talky dressed in a silk robe and jammies who could do everything for himself if he wanted to. He didn't want to.

I think I know this guy. He was my patient, too.

[Kitkat23]

I work in LTC on the hectic floor where residents are constantly on the call light. I have this one old lady who loves to play with the call light. She'll press the light and then wheel away from it. Or if I answer it, she'll have an iron grip on the light and have the finger squeezed on the button, so it's hard to turn it off. I grab it from her and take her out of her room or I put her to bed early. She's confused and goes to dialysis, so she likes to go to bed early. When I put her in, she'll be quiet for the rest of the night

I have another woman who's confused and loves to play with the light. Half the time she rings for us, she needs a blanket, the lights and tv on or off, be put to bed, or have her head raised up. Other times when I come in to shut her light off and ask her what she wants, she'll say, "I didn't ring the bell." or, "I don't need anything." That drives me nuts, especially when I'm so busy or shortstaffed.

Yes, I have a new resident who's a man and also glued to the call light. He'll buzz us for a depends change and say, "I need my butt wiped!"

[HONEYBEAR]

I had a pt of mine request "Can you trim my hair".....I then told her that the facility had a beautician, and she could make an appt. in the morning when she opened...........but boy was I wrong, she wanted the hair "DOWN THERE" trimmed. Needless, to say it did not get trimmed.

[dian57]

I work in the headquarters (we call it the Mother Ship) of a multi-facility LTC organization. I had a young-ish Parkinson's resident whose symptoms manifested more like Michael J. Foxx than your typical "frozen" type. He had a penchant for nudity, the more public, the better.

Onto my unit marches my CEO on day, asking where this resident's room is. I direct her and follow her (to see what bizarre thing is going on with this guy NOW). She knocks and we enter to see his gyrating naked self, butt in the air, legs spread, on the carpet. He looks at us from between his legs (quite the picture) and tells her his urinal is full.

Apparently, he called her office and demanded to see her immediately.

[Jessy_RN]

Originally Posted by cheerfuldoer

I once had a patient who called me to the room to wipe his butt because he did not wipe his own butt at home....his wife did. (I'm not kidding about this)

That same patient would call me to his room to pull the bedside table closer to him, and pour him a cup of cold water. He didn't have to do this for himself at home. His wife did it, or their "help" did it.

Was he too sick to wipe his own butt and get his own water? No. He was a walky-talky dressed in a silk robe and jammies who could do everything for himself if he wanted to. He didn't want to.

This is so hilarious Renée