Charting Bloopers

not a blooper but funny:
for a end of life cancer patient who jokingly answered the question posed by the MD u need anything else to help u? she replied a couple shots of vodka would be great! The MD wrote the order 2oz vodka bid prn...way to go doc!

Good charting! Short, succinct, and relays the information needed.

[quote=Aaron86;3140338]I wonder if "pleasantly confused" is a legitimate description. I have also seen this on multiple LTC charts, i thought it was funny at first but then I began to wonder...

'Pleasantly confused' is perfectly legit!! I've already decided that if I develop Alzheimers, I want to be the confused pt who's right off the planet, but happy and contented. They seem to have so much fun, and are GREAT to work with. Sure makes a change from those who are confused and angry, combative, aggressive, or disressed as a result of their disorientation.

One of my friends says she wants to be intermittantly confused - lovely but dotty with the nice staff and a screaming, painting hell-cat when certain (less favourite) nurses on our ward are caring for her

I was doing a postpartum rotation a couple of weeks ago and my instructor pointed out to me that I charted. "Pt plans on bottle feeding, but will breast feed for benefits of meconium. While in room infant passed colostrum."

I have to ask-if you pick the toilet tree before the toilets are fully grown, do you get the baby toilets that you find for preschoolers and little kids?
HE HE HE

I always get a kick out of ...pt sleeping but easily arousable. I always want to write, "arent most men?" hehehe. I always write easily awakened.

From a social service note "enjoys music, books, and squirrels in her room." I think they meant watching squirrels (through the window).

One of our intensivists came to me one day laughing because she'd read this: "Dr. A popped by to see Baby J for a cuddle and a tickle." Another time I wrote in a teenage girls notes: "M engaged in spirited discussion with writer on merits of pink lip gloss over peach." The girl loved it. Don't know what our manager thought. [/quote]

One shift I had a 3 year old brought in to the ER for a tiny scratch on her elbow after a fall. I wrote the telephone order and charted for "a kiss and a bandaid." Applied and followed by a response of "Patient tolerated well." The review committee loved it.

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

Savvy