[eosaeni]

i work in the postpartum unit so i had this woman ask me if it was time to change her pad

[Mister Chris]

Working in a large nursing home for the first time and on nights I got taken in by a very large old (85yrs) lady who kept buzzing for attention once she found out that the nursing sister in charge that night was a male. (ME!) But that was not the end of it - she requested for many different things like a drink, to turn her (she was unable to do this without help), put on a clean pad, get her clothes ready for the morning (this had already been done-twice!), etc. etc. then finally she buzzed and wanted me to hold a mirror so she could put on her make-up! This was now 04.15am. She must have buzzed over twelve or more times through that night. She did request also from the AIN's not to tell me, but she wanted to know when I was going to be on duty again!

I have been back but managed to escape her calling for me!

Mister Chris

[farmerrl]

I'm sure everyone has heard this one......................Can you pick up this glass and give me a drink? The patient points and touches the cup..........is in the hospital for a toe amputation (for example)

[TreetopAngel_RN]

Originally Posted by farmerrl

I'm sure everyone has heard this one......................Can you pick up this glass and give me a drink? The patient points and touches the cup..........is in the hospital for a toe amputation (for example)

That's when I make sure their bedside table is as close to them as possible and remind them that their arms are not broken. I also remind them that I am there for the things they CANNOT do for themselves.

[grace90]

34 M walkie talkie "I think I did something wrong to my IV pump when I unplugged it to go to the bathroom. The numbers on it keep going down. " The aide informed him, with a straight face, that I had set the amount of the IV bag to infuse and the numbers were going down as the bag was going in. Then we had a good laugh when she got to the desk.

[gizelda]

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?".

[ZASHAGALKA]

Not to mix up ghost stories w/ call bell stories, but there was this guy once that kept pushing the call button because he was mad that he had died.

NO, really.

Every five minutes for 2.5 hrs after he died, the call light went off. . . Until one of our nurses exorcised him. "Frank, you don't belong here anymore. Go to where you belong" (along w/ a few religious references.)

And after that, the call light stopped going off.

~faith,
Timothy.

[veegeern]

[quote=nurse_ange1]
....there should be a limit to the number of times one is allowed to enter a patient room for non-emergency reasons in one hour (I think 17 call bell rings from the same person in one hour is a bit much don't you?)


We have a renal doc who will actually tell a patient who is abusing the call bell "You are only alllowed to press the call light 15 times each day. Chose the times you use it well." (walkie, talkie, A&O x3) Seems to work with our worst call light abusers!

[TreetopAngel_RN]

Originally Posted by veegeern

We have a renal doc who will actually tell a patient who is abusing the call bell "You are only alllowed to press the call light 15 times each day. Chose the times you use it well." (walkie, talkie, A&O x3) Seems to work with our worst call light abusers!

Oh how I wish I could do this.

I will tell patients that no staff member will be answering their call light for 15 minutes. This at least gives us a breather so we can take care of our other 19 patients. And I make it stick, the call light is not answered for 15 minutes. I chart the call light abuse and my "fix."

[Sabrina's Mommy]

[quote=bemory]I had a patient call me in the room because she swore her telemetry box was attacking her. she said I felt it grip my throat and I had to fight it.


That's great!