JWaldron

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1. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   JWaldron replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   She might have enjoyed one of my favorites. Not an order, but a RHB admitting dx: 'Baloney amputation'! Savvy

2. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   JWaldron replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   I just love these! I have a few to add myself DSS - Dying Swan Syndrome SAS - Subacute Stupidity Syndrome - usually results in CODS Savvy

3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Pretty sad. I hated it when those frequent fliers wold come in, the ones who really knew how to make you look bad. Would complain dramatically of chest pain at the doorway on their third visit of the day, exhibit severe symptoms of Dying Swan Syndr...

4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   bet she really wanted her brows plucked, or a bikini wax! savvy

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Oh, yeah, I remember on of those. Most expensive manicure she ever had when the doc cut her fake nail off. I'm quite sure her insurer rejected that claim! Came by ambulance, too! Savvy

6. Charting Bloopers

   JWaldron replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   Your post reminded me of the time I got 'corrected' for a data entry I DIDN'T make - and it would have been pretty strange if I had. I had a patient who was a left BKA and a right AKA, and I didn't enter a height for him! Should I have entered his cu...

7. Charting Bloopers

   JWaldron replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   She came to my ER too! >laugh Savvy

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Oh-Oh! That's dangerous. You should have done something! Many years ago when I still worked in the ED, we had a young guy come into the dept. several days running, w/ that complaint. The doc told him each time that we weren't there to treat his p...

9. Charting Bloopers

   JWaldron replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   And I love the 'balony amputation' I've seen a couple of times. It fits right in w/ Eurospesis. Gotta love those folks in Admitting. Oh, that's right, it's called 'Patient Access' now, whatever that means. Savvy

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Awful. When I still worked in the ED, we had a self-castration too. Guy felt that sexual thoughts were the work of the devil, and he was going to see to it that the devil couldn't drive him to sin. Extremely religions man, by all accounts. Someho...

11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    JWaldron replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    These are the same ones who want to know when meals are, and how soon the TV can be turned on as soon as they get to their rooms, too.http://images.allnurses.com/smilies/angryfire.gif --- And then there was the guy who arrived by ambulance, got off t...

12. new rehab nurse

    JWaldron replied to Jaaaman's topic in Rehabilitation

    Since I wrote previously we have gone to 12 hour shifts, and now I'm on days. Very frustrating. I still have eight patients, no more feedback from the therapists than before, and at my institution (but not unique to us, I know) we are constantly be...

13. Charting Bloopers

    JWaldron replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    I've seen adm. Dx like this too, and they make me laugh. how about Eurosepsis, or Baloney Amputation, two of my favorites! Savvy

14. # of patients

    JWaldron replied to EToThePri's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in an IRF in a hospital, a 32-bed unit. Occasionally we have 33 patients overnight. The RNS and LPNs work 12 hr shifts and the aids work 8 hour shifts. usually we have 8 or 9 patients on the 7A-7P shift and the 7P-7A shift will have about 1...

15. Charting Bloopers

    JWaldron replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    Well, I DID have a patient come back from the OR w/ an order for foley to intermittent wall suction...and an NGT to bedside gravity drainage! Maybe the doc's mind and fingers weren't working at the same speed? Savvy