Ugh...mini-rant

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Specializes in Oncology.

I hate when you page a doctor over something pretty important, they give you a "fake" order, then get mad when you page them back. Hi, "give him some lopressor" isn't a real order, nor one I can act on. And you might want to hear the second part of my sentence...the part about the HR of 40...before ordering lopressor. But whatever. Don't flip when I page you again in

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Specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.

I don't understand how you are getting "fake orders" in the first place.

Does he call back and say give him lopressor then hang up on you? Does he enter a fake order in a computer, or what? Does he walk by and give a verbal order and run away?

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Specializes in Oncology.

He calls back and gives the name of a med with no dose, route, frequency- anything. Just the name of a med with the instructions "give some." Honest to God. Hence "fake order," because "give some" isn't an order. Then hangs up. And gets upset if I call back for clarification.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Since this is a mini-rant thread I'm going to include mine: I can't believe some of the people I work with. I feel like I'm working with a bunch of pre-teens, all whiny and bratty, but surprise I'm working with adults who claim to be professionals.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

How about this one: Dr shows up and orders Flomax for Mrs. Muggilitcutty. I laugh. He gets angry and demands to know why I'm laughing. "Doctor, Flomax is for people with BPH. MRS. M doesn't have a P to get H'd -benign or otherwise." "What DID I mean?", he asks. "Well, Doctor, I was absent on the day they taught mind reading in nursing school, but perhaps you meant Flonase." No joke. Actually conversation.

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Specializes in LTC, Med-SURG,STICU.
Since this is a mini-rant thread I'm going to include mine: I can't believe some of the people I work with. I feel like I'm working with a bunch of pre-teens, all whiny and bratty, but surprise I'm working with adults who claim to be professionals.

Do we work in the same place! I work with the same "professionals". Maybe I missed the extra cert. classes on how to drive you co-workers insane. Shot I knew I should have paid attention to the bulletin board at work. I always miss the good classes.;)

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Specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.
I hate when you page a doctor over something pretty important, they give you a "fake" order, then get mad when you page them back. Hi, "give him some lopressor" isn't a real order, nor one I can act on. And you might want to hear the second part of my sentence...the part about the HR of 40...before ordering lopressor. But whatever. Don't flip when I page you again in

This doctor is downright dangerous AND RUDE! At my hospital we have a form you can fill out if you have concerns with a doctor's behavior and it goes to the medical director. I never knew we had it until I told this horse's ass doctor in person to NEVER hang up on me again. I complained to management and got a form.

Since this Dr. rarely comes to our hospital, I didn't fill it out. I was surprised that my management backed me up though.

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How about this one: Dr shows up and orders Flomax for Mrs. Muggilitcutty. I laugh. He gets angry and demands to know why I'm laughing. "Doctor, Flomax is for people with BPH. MRS. M doesn't have a P to get H'd -benign or otherwise." "What DID I mean?", he asks. "Well, Doctor, I was absent on the day they taught mind reading in nursing school, but perhaps you meant Flonase." No joke. Actually conversation.

can be used for urinary retention in females as well as males.....though i would hazard a guess it was not the case here, lol

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Specializes in Neuroscience/Neuro-surgery/Med-Surgical/.
How about this one: Dr shows up and orders Flomax for Mrs. Muggilitcutty. I laugh. He gets angry and demands to know why I'm laughing. "Doctor, Flomax is for people with BPH. MRS. M doesn't have a P to get H'd -benign or otherwise." "What DID I mean?", he asks. "Well, Doctor, I was absent on the day they taught mind reading in nursing school, but perhaps you meant Flonase." No joke. Actually conversation.

That is hilarious! :)

Side note: I actually had an order to give flomax to a femal patient that had a hard time urinating after a foley was removed! It worked!

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Specializes in cardiothoracic surgery.
can be used for urinary retention in females as well as males.....though i would hazard a guess it was not the case here, lol

Or maybe they had a sex change and still had their prostate. :D Happened to me once.

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Specializes in Med-surg ICU, Adult psych.

Yep I've had a couple o docs do that....the best was just last night give a beta-blocker and hung up......uhhh news flash a) I don't get to pick which one, nor do I get to guess how much and b) the SBP was already 70....so no beta blocker there :bugeyes: :bugeyes:.

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.
How about this one: Dr shows up and orders Flomax for Mrs. Muggilitcutty. I laugh. He gets angry and demands to know why I'm laughing. "Doctor, Flomax is for people with BPH. MRS. M doesn't have a P to get H'd -benign or otherwise." "What DID I mean?", he asks. "Well, Doctor, I was absent on the day they taught mind reading in nursing school, but perhaps you meant Flonase." No joke. Actually conversation.

I've seen Flomax ordered for women with bladder/kidney issues. By urology. It seems to work.

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