bring in the clowns!, er i mean residents!

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Nurses far and wide, prepare to be amazed and astonished, yes that is right, july 1st is right around the corner, and that means new resident day!:eek:

Well, here it comes, the day that a fresh batch of healthcares finest come to show us what they've got. Impressing us with their recognition of things like metabolic acidosis, or realizing after a pt is half black that they have DIC. In preperation for this momentous event does anyone have a good resident story? please share, they're always good for a laugh!

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Md and his interns are speaking to family of my (dying) pt. K is thru the roof so I tell the intern who runs to the boss- he writes me an order for lactalose po nevermind she cant swallow at this point.

Now I look up this med knowing full well the pt needs kayexalate.

Maybe he thought i said ammonia level. Maybe there is something about lactalose I dont know.................

Brought it to his attention and he changed the order, said thats what I ment to write.....................

LOL @ this thread! Doncha know, the other day I looked at the calendar, laughed, and said to the hubby, "Hey, July 1st is coming!"

He grinned, and said, "Yeah, should we go out for dinner or something?"

I looked at him in confusion, then remembered... July 1st is our anniversary! LOL! We were referencing two COMPLETELY different concepts! LOL!

Hey, y'all, we ALL gotta start somewhere. "Teach your children well..." .. I never mind early July anymore. :)

You who are on the road

Must have a code that you can live by

And so become yourself

Because the past is just a good bye.

Teach your children well,

Their father's hell did slowly go by,

And feed them on your dreams

The one they picks, the one you'll know by.

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry,

So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.

And you, of tender years,

Can't know the fears that your elders grew by,

And so please help them with your youth,

They seek the truth before they can die.

Teach your parents well,

Their children's hell will slowly go by,

And feed them on your dreams

The one they picks, the one you'll know by.

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry,

So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.

Pardon, didn't reference properly, CSNY there... always a lovely song and a great reminder. :)

Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Teach Your Children

The baby docs will be what we help them become.

Specializes in cardiac ICU.

Had one this AM--STAT order for blood glucose check, push one amp of D50 for low blood sugar (this on a patient A/O x 3, tolerating po intake just fine), no s/s of hypoglycemia, all because last night's 2100 labs showed a blood glucose of 64. I think it was his first STAT order. :nurse: :rolleyes: Uh, right away, doctor. :clown:

Specializes in tele.

I will soon be joining the ranks of nurses at a major teaching hospital. I am a new grad and will likely be just as bewildered as the new residents when I get started at the end of July.

ah but i doubt you'll think your gods gift to the human race, not all but some do . . . .

This thread made me laugh so hard. Keep em coming charissa.

Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

How about some funny new nursing grad stories. Or let's make fun of nursing students.

Just for laughs.

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

Ah, July 1st :D I had to laugh, one of our favorite residents was bring the fresh new docs thru and giving them a little orientation and he said, "And these are some of the nurses, don't worry, they don't bite too hard and they had their shots" :D :kiss Love ya Henry :roll "Just bring them chocolate and they will love you for life" he advised them.

I don't mind the new residents, but it sure is a longggggg month isn't it :p

We had one new guy write, "May feed baby ad lib every 3 hours" and this was a kid with an ng....when I told him that we couldn't do that he said....really, why? I explained that the kid had an ng and was only ng fed. "So, your point is what" he said. I said, "So, what, do I pour it in until it comes out his nose, then I know he is done?" He finally got the point and the attending had a great laugh out of that one :D

Hey, this is a great time of year!

The new ones can't start till they have their BLS cards, and the continuing ones get terminated if theirs aren't renewed. When they find out it is enforced, because it's required by the state, and JCAHO, they then have to find a place to get it - overnight. - Add two classes for the "doctors", who don't really want to be unemployed.

$$$

Suits me fine. I love it when I have them captive. It's sad how many of them don't have a clue.

ken :devil:

Specializes in Neuro Critical Care.

I love the new residents, but at the hospital I am at we have interns that change every month. They are great, friendly and listen to the nurses. It does get a bit confusing having new on-call MDs every month though. Bring us candy or chocolate and we will love you forever!

I love it when you call the resident and before he gives orders you hear him/her flipping through the pages of his books. And so true about the ones that ask "and what do you normally do?" or "what would you give?"

But on the positive side, it is nice to see how they improve by the end of their rotation.

I always tell them to "write it so I can read it." Gotta train them while there is still time.

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