Overheard...

I had a particularly difficult, noncompliant COPDer that I was caring for once...per protocol, RT was giving nebs q4. While declaring all of us incompetent b/c "I have to keep coming back here since you can't fix me" he was also leaving the unit to smoke. We were all sick of putting up with him.

One of the quiet, mild mannered RTs went into his room, stood there through one of his tirades, then came out and ever so sweetly asked me if I thought a Clorox neb would fix the problem. I almost died laughing.