That sort of humour that seems completely funny when shared with your colleagues, you know though if an outsider was to hear it they would be completely scandalised/offended
Its happened before when I've worked with palliative patients, this queen song keeps running through my head.
We've had two palliative patients who passed today and I've had to keep giving myself some mental slaps every time I start humming it.
Anyone else find they have a black sense of humour?
I think that's the part the other posters simply aren't getting - this isn't the stuff we say "out loud." Or if we do say it out loud, it's at the nurse's station long after the fact (remember when . . .)
Specializes in TCU, Post-surgical, Infection Prevention.
Chile, puleeeeeeeeeeeeeeze... lol I work in Infection Prevention - I report STDs and see C-Section data (mother's names) in a major Los Angeles County hospital.
We have had patients that only HIPAA can save, because you wouldn't believe their names in comparison to their STDs (any).
My bosses and I are the worst. So many songs have so many new lyrics. We go hard for our facility, though.
Has anyone else noticed how easy it is to change the words to "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" to suit your unit? We had an epic one for our peds/neo transport team. I don't remember the entire thing but it started "'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the region the premies were popping their numbers in legion". It went seriously downhill from there but was funny as hell.
It works with "Carol of the Bells" too if you do it a lá Homer Simpson ( Ding- fries are done, Ding-fries are done).
And, for the uber sensitive folks here, no we didn't think having a premie was a laugh riot and we also did not share this with parents. It was just our way of getting through a night we would much rather have been with our families. We're not crazy. We're just a little insane.
Specializes in Case Management, Acute Care, Missions.
Laughter was what got me through many a rough days, especially working at a bush hospital overseas... my favorite black humour moment was in the States though.
I can't remember what the patients diagnosis was but they came in for a procedure. He was non-responsive, total care, etc. Had a wonderful family, who took excellent care of him at home... were hard working folk who refused to rely on silly things like ambulances to transport him back and forth to appointments and such.
Procedure was over and I went to offer to call transport for him and found that they already had him dressed, up in a wheel chair, strapped in to keep him upright, hands and legs propped into position, etc. As they were walking down the hallway, they realized they were going the wrong way and turned around... causing his body to slightly flop to the side and his head to bob. All I could think of was "Weekend at Bernies!"
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I did and then texted them to most of my friends and family. Loved them both!