Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 28, 2006
You are reading page 2 of You know your pt is a jerk if........
nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN
1 Article; 2,043 Posts
On a happier note, I have found that if I've got someone threatening to go AMA, it takes the wind out of their sails when I come in with the form, tell them I've already called their doctor, and would they like follow the 1 liter fluid restriction / diet / no smoking rule / no narcotics w/o an order, etc. that the doctor ordered or would they just like to sign here. And if you leave AMA, that means you haul your own crap outta here, the minute you sign the form, I'm not your nurse anymore.
northshore08
257 Posts
- you have the fortune of taking care of the hospitals own head of anesthesia... who feels nurses are below him. he will - tell you how many wash cloths to bath him with - request how long you make the water run before wetting them and times you. - has his own buddies in the hospital sneak more pain meds to him if the doc in charge of him has cut him off - and no - he doesnt tell you, so you have no way of knowing what meds, how much or when he has gotten them. - he changes his OWN pca when you are at lunch.
he will
- tell you how many wash cloths to bath him with
- request how long you make the water run before wetting them and times you.
- has his own buddies in the hospital sneak more pain meds to him if the doc in charge of him has cut him off - and no - he doesnt tell you, so you have no way of knowing what meds, how much or when he has gotten them.
- he changes his OWN pca when you are at lunch.
OMG:eek: time for the unit manager to take care of this guy!! Where is his admitting doc? Sounds like he admitted himself. Time to call the pharmacy re: narcotic diversion!! (or maybe an anonymous report to the DEA, huh?) BTW, who gave him the key to the PCA pump?
pagandeva2000, LPN
7,984 Posts
I had a patient who had a Dx of syphillis and I had to give him the huge shot of Penicillin G. He starts waving his weenie and saying "I can handle that shot, I've done this plenty of times" and then asked if I were single and for my phone number. I really wanted to stomp Mr. Dick Dastardly that afternoon...
Diary/Dairy, RN
1,785 Posts
The Dicky Stomp....
Wanted to do that too before, but refrained! :)
shelly304
383 Posts
While I am removing the guys shoes(stinky, stinky,stinky guy) so the doc can take a look at the wound he caused himself by shooting an arrow into his big toe, he says,"While you are down there wanna do me a favor".
I reply, "Considering the fact your feet have not been washed since 1988, I doubt you still have a member".
He asked the doc for a "nice" nurse. The doc told him there were not any!
mskate
280 Posts
everyone was way aware and everyone basically said "just shut up, nod and smile - your shift if almost over" and it was a fight as to who had to take care of him.
his buddies from the anesthesia department supplied him with each whim his ordered md would not. total nightmare.
this is a guy that took up an icu bed when it was needed - who was a med surg status because they wanted him to have a big private room with a "more available" nurse to answer his whims.
.... reasons why i want to get out of acute care #723823823
rnmomtobe2010
1,051 Posts
...He looks at you and says (in a Herb Tarleck voice) "weeeellllllll.. if I had know I would have gotten someone so pretty to come help me, I woulda rang that bell a looooooong time ago..." weellll,if I had known you were such a gross out , I would have sent someone else to get you off the commode.
weellll,if I had known you were such a gross out , I would have sent someone else to get you off the commode.
:chuckle OMG!!!!
please stop....I am making myself sick laughing,....
allisongoffRN
3 Posts
Definition of a jerk
1) One who behaves rudely
2) The third derivative in differential calculus
indicating small changes in acceleration
But seriously, this is a professional forum! Can we leave the
member part out!
femsmahus
20 Posts
Well, I have yet to experience any member issues...yet. And I am thankful for that. This week:
1. Walking down hall to go on a break. Call light goes off. I go in rm. Pt. says "I ****** myself and it's your fault." REALLY? "Yeah... you didn't get here fast enough!" Whatever!!!!
2. Pt. up adlib. Pt sitting in shower, pulls emergency call cord. Pt. starts screaming...and I mean screaming..."HELP! HELP!" I go running in there as fast as lightening with visions of law suit swirling through my head. I pull the curtain and she looks up at me..."I dropped my soap!"
3. Pt. had gallbladder removed. Was up adlib at this point. I went into rm. to check on him and he informed me that he crapped in his bed because he didn't feel like getting up. And then as I was trying to clean him up (he didn't feel like that either) he told me he was going to crap again. I told him to stop immediately so that he could WALK to the bathroom and he told me that it was just easier for him to crap in his bed and them he proceded to literally crap all over my hand, arm, bed, etc. Nice!
Spatialized
1 Article; 301 Posts
2 hours after nearly being coded for respiratory distress, and swearing to you that he isn't going out to smoke again...out he walks to smoke. Ungrateful jerk.
Tom
squeakykitty
934 Posts
I know a good place to stick that needle..............