Ops! Things that make you go huh!

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Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine.

I remember to this day, first day as a nurse, putting orders in

Order said " CBC cdiff"

I put an order for CBC and one for stool for CDT x2

That same thing happens again later on the day, 3 other people with "CBC cdiff"

So I went on to ask a nurse, ( I thought, damn, what is up with all this cdiff??? My patients don't even have diarrhea!) so I asked the nurse if we screened for cdiff, and she looked at me like I was from mars:eek: so I told her, look at this orders....:cool:

... Then I learned about the differential:yeah: never seen that in school!

So what made you feel like a :jester:?

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No joke ! When I was in the hospital the inturen came in and told me her wanted to do a ct scan to see my "nerves ":confused:

Two days he came in and said well I just talked to the radiolgest and the ct is not the best test to see nurves :uhoh3: I waved the my nurse in the room and asked "don't you all have a guide book for him :confused:) she laughted and said yes but they do not read it .:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

The last post makes me go "Huh??" nuse?

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The last post makes me go "Huh??" nuse?

Fixed sorry did not see that :D

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
The last post makes me go "Huh??" nuse?

TrekFan's posts often make me say "huhn????"

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Agreed.

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Ok look the spelling / wrighting is not going to get better so let all just get all the teasing over and done with because I for one am tired of it .

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Specializes in OB, Med/Surg, Ortho, ICU.

Here we go again. Trekfan, PM me if you want.

The comments regarding Trekfan's spelling have inspired entire threads alone. She has a disability that affects her written language, and tires of the constant comments thereof. Though no maliciousness may be meant, it starts to feel like people are constantly pointing and whispering, so to speak.

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Specializes in OB, Med/Surg, Ortho, ICU.

This makes sense to me now, but when I was starting as a ward clerk, one Doc would order "pulmonary toilet.". To the inexperienced, that brought all sorts of crazy images to mind.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I recently had a nurse tell me we shouldn't give a resident Tylenol for a fever because fevers kill the bacteria in a sick person's body. HUH?!?

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i recently had a nurse tell me we shouldn't give a resident tylenol for a fever because fevers kill the bacteria in a sick person's body. huh?!?

i can see that since a fever creates an environment pathogens can't tolerate. it also causes white blood cells to produce faster also helping to fight the pathogens. anyway, a fever actually isn't harmful to the brain until it reaches 107. maybe i'm learning something after all!! :rolleyes:

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I recently had a nurse tell me we shouldn't give a resident Tylenol for a fever because fevers kill the bacteria in a sick person's body. HUH?!?

Well, that is the idea behind the body creating the fever. That being said, if you DO stop the fever it isn't like they will never kill off the bacteria. I would say that the comfort of not having the fever is worth taking the tylenol. Personally, I only take tylenol when I feel awful because the fever is too high. My husband on the other hand refuses to take it until I make him, usually because he is whining lol.

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