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Aug 31, 2003 05:33 AM

Following Doctors Orders...or ...


On a busy medical-surgical unit, the doctor stops the nurse to brief her on a patient's condition. "This patient is a fellow physician and my favorite golf partner. His injury is serious, and I fear he will not be able to play golf again unless you follow my orders exactly." The doctor then began listing orders:
"You must give an injection in a different location every twenty minutes followed by a second injection exactly five minutes after the first. He must take two pills at exactly every hour followed by one pill every fifteen minutes for eight hours. He must drink no more and no less than ten ounces of water every twenty-five minutes and must void between.

Soak his arm in warm water for fifteen minutes then place ice for ten minutes and repeat over and over for the rest of the day. Give range of motion every thirty minutes. He requires a back rub and foot rub every hour. Feed him something tasty every hour. Be cheerful and do whatever he asks at all times.

Chart his condition and vital signs every twenty minutes. You must do these things exactly as I ordered or his injury will not heal properly, and he will not able to play golf well."

The nurse left the doctor and entered the patient's room. She was greeted by anxious family and an equally anxious patient. All asked the nurse what the doctor had said about the patient. The nurse started, "The doctor said that you will live." Then quickly reviewing the orders, the nurse added, "But you will have to learn a new sport."


This one cracked me up!!!


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Old Sep 20, 2003, 02:27 AM


A couple of yrs ago I was working Oncology in a teaching hospital, and at the same time a high school friend of mine was doing his residency on my ward for approx 3mons. One night I had paged him numerous times for a disruptive O.D. pt. I had in my 4 bed observation unit. Finally I got fed up and asked another nurse to cover me while I went out for a smoke, and supper. When I returned to the ward I met this friend of mine walking down the hall, and he stated to me that he had left very specific orders for me to follow and he wanted them followed to the T. ( At the time we were having trouble with some nursing staff argueing with the residents and refusing to follow their orders) When I returned to my obs. unit I found a whole page of his hand writing stating:
"THE NURSE WORKING IN THE OBSERVATION UNIT MUST QUIT SMOKING IMMEDIATELY"
Our next social encounter I ragged his a** for picking on me.
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from Brownms46
Old Sep 20, 2003, 03:20 AM

! Good one!
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