Re: Funny things you have said but wish you didn't
Originally Posted by HyperRNRachel 
During my first clinical I had to feed a blind man. Nervously I lifted the cover off his trayand told him..." HMMMM it LOOKS good"
I felt really stupid, especially when he said, " I wish I knew it looked good." He was laughing about it, but I felt really really bad.
I know how you feel. I was a telephonic nurse case manager for work comp. A new file was transferred to me and I already knew- it was written on my intake that she was blind- but after concluding our phone conversation, I automatically asked her if she had a pen and paper handy to write down my number.
On another event, we had an inservice. The company had one person there but was waiting on the main speaker to arrive.
I received a phone call from the late arriving speaker who says that she had a devastating family emergency and she is sending a replacement. She went on to say a few things about the horrible emergency.
I couldn't tell you what- I was busy multi-tasking and typing and said, oh, that's great.
I felt bad when I realized that she was still speaking about the accident. I was talking about her replacement...
Your not alone. I (last month in a LTC setting) ) asked a gentleman pushing another gentleman how his BROTHER was doing since being discharged from the hospital. Now I am the "Fathers" caregiver!!!! 
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