We are all supposed to love our jobs and most of us do! But we are all supposed to over look just danged annoying behaviors.
My pet peeve, I do not care for drama patients. You walk out in the hall and they are laughing and having fun with a visitor, they take one look at YOU looking at them and they are hanging on to the walls to help them walk and moaning in pain. I sometimes think my mere presence causes them harm... ;o)
Me: "Great! Your temp is normal!" Patient: "Oh, if it is normal I am SICK! My usual is 72(F).
Me: "Great! Your b/p is 120/70!" Patient: "Oh, if it is normal I am SICK! My usual is 50/10."
Specializes in Med Surg, ICU, Infection, Home Health, and LTC.
My point exactly that I posted on the other thread. It's okay to patient bash but just don't say you hate people in general like the OP did in the other thread. Would be interesting to see how many of the "ranters" in this thread crucified that OP.
For those of us who don't know what or where "that other thread is", a link would be kind so we could compare.
Fall risk is on the call light asking for ginger ale within arms reach of bed. Does not use call bell to get to commode while attached to IV/tele/whatever. Then proceeds to pee everywhere. COME ON.
Pt and their family looks stuff up on WebMD right in front of you, then argues with you about how they work in health care so they know better than the carefully calculated plan of care by attendings/psych/nurses/social work. No. Nope. No way.
Lying about opiate/etoh use after they know we took a tox screen.
Screaming and fighting and threatening to leave AMA.....then not leaving.
"You nurses gotta stop talking to each other and making up lies about me."
*CNA answers call light* "I need my NURSE. my NURSE." *I run to room* What do you need? *Patient* can you refill my water?
Pt. "No, I don't have a thermometer. They're too expensive. I just feel warm."
Takes pt.'s temperature. 98.4.
Pt. "I have had a migraine for 4 days. I always get migraines."
Me. "Did you take any medication including OTC medications such as tylenol, ibuprofen, etc.?"
Pt. "No." or "No, I don't take medication."
Really? REALLY??
We also do Workman's Comp. My new favorite thing is to see my patients outside of work walking around, not utilizing any devices, drinking alcohol at the restaurant, riding roller coasters etc. They then come in agonizing pain, using their cane/crutches/etc., demanding muscle relaxants and pain meds. I'm not saying you can't live your life but like I say frequently on other posts, people always wonder why healthcare costs are rising...
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Patient is airlifted by helicopter from small, rural hospital to our tertiary institution after his MI. Flight crew calls with an ETA and report, tells us patient is really hungry and asks that we have a sandwich ready for him. "He wants a cheeseburger."
"No cheeseburger, he's going straight to the Cath Lab."
"OK, I'll tell him."
Meanwhile, we get news that we're getting another admission, also airlifted by helicopter. Apparently BOTH helicopters are on the roof at the same time, and the crews have their backs to the MI guy while they're chatting or attempting to unload one patient so they can get that helicopter out of the way so the second one can unload or something. The story isn't real clear on that point. What IS clear is the phone call I get from the roof.
"So, um, did Mr. MI Guy show up in your unit?"
"Excuse me? Jerry? I thought YOU had him."
"Uh, no. We had him. We landed. We're on the helipad, but . . . . I um, I turned my back and it was kinda confusing here . . . .He, um, he . . . well, he's gone now. The stretcher is still here, but . . . ."
So I check my empty rooms just in case the OTHER flight crew brought Mr. MI Guy . . . nope, not here. About that time, there's a code called in the cafeteria. In my role as CCU charge, I'm an official member of the Code team, and off I go. There's a guy down in the cafeteria wearing blue jeans and a patient gown. He has a cheeseburger and fries in front of him, and he's kinda blue looking . . . . The hospital ID band is from a small, rural hospital about 100 miles away.
We found him.
Man, I hate it when the patients run away from the flight crew, go to the cafeteria and get a cheeseburger and fries even though they're NPO and then code right there!
Patient is airlifted by helicopter from small, rural hospital to our tertiary institution after his MI. Flight crew calls with an ETA and report, tells us patient is really hungry and asks that we have a sandwich ready for him. "He wants a cheeseburger."
"No cheeseburger, he's going straight to the Cath Lab."
"OK, I'll tell him."
Meanwhile, we get news that we're getting another admission, also airlifted by helicopter. Apparently BOTH helicopters are on the roof at the same time, and the crews have their backs to the MI guy while they're chatting or attempting to unload one patient so they can get that helicopter out of the way so the second one can unload or something. The story isn't real clear on that point. What IS clear is the phone call I get from the roof.
"So, um, did Mr. MI Guy show up in your unit?"
"Excuse me? Jerry? I thought YOU had him."
"Uh, no. We had him. We landed. We're on the helipad, but . . . . I um, I turned my back and it was kinda confusing here . . . .He, um, he . . . well, he's gone now. The stretcher is still here, but . . . ."
So I check my empty rooms just in case the OTHER flight crew brought Mr. MI Guy . . . nope, not here. About that time, there's a code called in the cafeteria. In my role as CCU charge, I'm an official member of the Code team, and off I go. There's a guy down in the cafeteria wearing blue jeans and a patient gown. He has a cheeseburger and fries in front of him, and he's kinda blue looking . . . . The hospital ID band is from a small, rural hospital about 100 miles away.
We found him.
Man, I hate it when the patients run away from the flight crew, go to the cafeteria and get a cheeseburger and fries even though they're NPO and then code right there!
There's a Darwin award winner right there. I'm getting to the point where if people are too stupid to live, I'm not as worried about saving them. **Dons flame proof suit**
Patient is airlifted by helicopter from small, rural hospital to our tertiary institution after his MI. Flight crew calls with an ETA and report, tells us patient is really hungry and asks that we have a sandwich ready for him. "He wants a cheeseburger."
"No cheeseburger, he's going straight to the Cath Lab."
"OK, I'll tell him."
Meanwhile, we get news that we're getting another admission, also airlifted by helicopter. Apparently BOTH helicopters are on the roof at the same time, and the crews have their backs to the MI guy while they're chatting or attempting to unload one patient so they can get that helicopter out of the way so the second one can unload or something. The story isn't real clear on that point. What IS clear is the phone call I get from the roof.
"So, um, did Mr. MI Guy show up in your unit?"
"Excuse me? Jerry? I thought YOU had him."
"Uh, no. We had him. We landed. We're on the helipad, but . . . . I um, I turned my back and it was kinda confusing here . . . .He, um, he . . . well, he's gone now. The stretcher is still here, but . . . ."
So I check my empty rooms just in case the OTHER flight crew brought Mr. MI Guy . . . nope, not here. About that time, there's a code called in the cafeteria. In my role as CCU charge, I'm an official member of the Code team, and off I go. There's a guy down in the cafeteria wearing blue jeans and a patient gown. He has a cheeseburger and fries in front of him, and he's kinda blue looking . . . . The hospital ID band is from a small, rural hospital about 100 miles away.
We found him.
Man, I hate it when the patients run away from the flight crew, go to the cafeteria and get a cheeseburger and fries even though they're NPO and then code right there!
Cheyenne RN,BSHS
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For those of us who don't know what or where "that other thread is", a link would be kind so we could compare.