[medsurgnurse]

Hey Greensister! How about another story?!

[pwp1289]

this isn't humorous but I'll never forget it---I work in a VA hospital and after 9-11, we were worried that all the TV coverage would affect some Vets especially those with PTSD--we had one vet, over 75 years old sitting in the hall and he stopped me and asked me to take him to see "the commander " so he could reenlist and "help the guys out", when I explained to him that he had passed the age of enlisting, he got this sad look on his face and said--"theres got to be something I can do around here for the guys"-----

[danissa]

Originally Posted by pwp1289

this isn't humorous but I'll never forget it---I work in a VA hospital and after 9-11, we were worried that all the TV coverage would affect some Vets especially those with PTSD--we had one vet, over 75 years old sitting in the hall and he stopped me and asked me to take him to see "the commander " so he could reenlist and "help the guys out", when I explained to him that he had passed the age of enlisting, he got this sad look on his face and said--"theres got to be something I can do around here for the guys"-----

Aww! Thats soo sad. Poor old guy

[Franemtnurse]

I agree with danissa.

[hospiceprn]

:cryi ng2:

[RNREMT-P]

Hello all, I"m new to the forum. A few months ago we were admitting a gentleman who was telling me all about how he would miss attending his church service on the upcoming weekend. One of the volunteer ladies came in with some razors, toothbrushes, combs, etc and asked "Do you need any toilet articles?"
The man quickly replied, "No ma'am, I only read the Bible."
They both stared blankly at each other for a few seconds. I've always enjoyed being present when 2 people have no idea what each other are talking about.

[hospiceprn]

Hi RNREMT-P,

I work mostly with elderly, and I see that sort of thing happen all the time, and I know what you mean, me too!

[locolorenzo22]

I've got 2 that spring to mind:.....
1. So I'm pulled down to a med surg floor to find out that not only am I going to be taking care of 2 confused patients, one of them is in restraints in a chair, and the other is up and down to BSC every 5 minutes....so the BSC one is in the middle of climbing over her rails and I hear a loud crash from the next room....I re-orient her to the bed, and go next door where I discover that the other confused male(from the VA) was convinced that he was in the VA hospital in Japan and "I've got the engima code, I'll never give it, never!!!". Volunteer visitor had forgotten to put away the folding chair and he grabbed it (while in restraints), and threw it through the window.....now I make sure all the chairs are far, far away.
2. Had a fresh hip surgery who had his family visiting him throughout the night until 9PM or so....upon their leaving, he kept getting up to the side of the bed and proceeding to "hunt" for the bathroom, I ended up having to visit him about every 30 mins at least to make sure he was still in bed. So, I'm in the middle of 3AM rounds, taking VS, and while I'm getting his BP the nurse comes in with a pain pill.
I finish, nurse hands him pill, he takes it, I say "I'll see you in 30 mins." Of course, when I go back in the room, the patient is GONE!! No sounds, no bathroom noises, just took off on us! I go walking up to the station, say "that patient's gone!", and am greeted by "he can't be gone, I just gave him pain meds!" Well, he's not in the bed! Go hunting down stairs, past the elevators...I find him about 4 units over, slowly making his way down towards the parking garage, cause he was going to "get in my truck, go to Denny's have some waffles, and go home!" Convinced him to come on back, and ended up giving him a ride in a rolling recliner so he wouldn't poop out on me! (of course the other way I found him was by following the drops of urine from his foley where it detached from the tube!)

[Cindy Lou Who]

Originally Posted by Mountain Nurse

Well, I am a CNA and I used to work in a LTC facility. We had a man, who was maybe sixty. He had had a quadruple bypass surgery, and had came in on my 3-11 shift. The other aide I was working with went in to check him, and came back out as wide eyed as an owl. She said that mr so and so had a, had a, and then whispered to me that he had an erection. She weighed about 265 lbs, at least, but was convinced that it was her and refused to go back in. Later, we found out that he had ED and his propriopism was permanant. Wasnt the aide after all!!

while on the surface this event might seem funny, but it is pretty mean spirited all the same. It shows a lack of compassion for a coworker, more than her lack of knowledge about surgical interventions.

[lemrac]

Well I work at a Dermatology Department.
Once we had a patient who came to the clinic asking to see a Dermatologist because he was loosing his hair (he wasn't even referred or made any appointment), seeing him in a state of anxiety as he was I asked the Cosultat to see him with out appoitment and calm him down.

When he was seen by the consultant it was found that he was loosing hair from the back of his sculp and it was a natural process and since there was no abnormalities he was told there was nothing to do, he almost burst into tears. Then the Doctor told him "Let me tell you something, WHEN A MAN LOOSES HAIR FROM THE FRONT, IT MEANS THAT HE THINKS TOO MUCH AND WHEN HE LOOSES HAIR FROM THE BACK OF HIS SCULP IT MEANS HE IS SEXY" ( this started to bring a little smile no his face ) then the Doctor continued " WHEN HE LOOSES FROM THE FRONT ANTHE BACK, IT'S BECAUSE HE THINKS HE IS SEXY"
And the patient went out of the office with a big smile and reassured there was nothing wrong with him