Call Bell Requests

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What do you all think are the top requests when patients ring their call bells?

Specializes in ICU.

Oh, doesn't this work the bed?

My mashed potatoes are cold.

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Specializes in Medical Surgical Orthopedic.

The three most common for me are bedpan, pain medication and IV beeping. I think it's cute when a patient calls because, "The other lady in here (roommate) needs help."

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

OK I work in geriatrics so: to ask where the call light is, to ask you to take off the bed alarm, to tuck their feet in te cover for the 100th time in the last 10 min!!! And any other craziness you can think of! You gotta love nursing

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Specializes in LTC, OB-GYN, Assisted living.

Last week, " Can you hand me the potato chips over there? That is your job, right?"

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Specializes in Neurosciences, Med-Surg-CNA.

I got one the other day: "Can we get some lemon sherbert?"

Sure thing, to go along with your ribeye and loaded baked potato....

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Specializes in Public Health, TB.

1) IV pump alarming

2) Bed alarm (ours are wired into the call light system)

3) pain meds

4) toileting needs

5) Family inquiring when will the doctor be in.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.

"I want to go to the toilet".

They forget to tell you, as their new nurse who is unfamiliar with them, that they have been hopping in and out of bed all day using their Zimmer frame and going to the loo themselves!

I often wonder how do they get to the loo on their own at home??

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatric, Hospice.

1. toileting

2. pain pill

3. cold water

4. cant sleep

5. dropped the remote/bed control

Most recent ridiculous request during NOC: Phonebook at 1:15am. Why? "I need to call the mayor!"

?????

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatric, Hospice.
I got one the other day: "Can we get some lemon sherbert?"

Sure thing, to go along with your ribeye and loaded baked potato....

Sigh, this goes along with the request for 'fresh aloe' and Pelligrino with honey and lemon... from a totally A/O patient!

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Specializes in Oncology.
My favorite: "Where's my call-light?" as she has it clenched in her hands.

I've had this one, too.

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i have one who puts on the call light only "to check if it is working," i work in LTC and this is primarily her home. shes been doing it for over 1 year

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Specializes in LTC, med/surg, hospice.

Medication (pain, nausea, sleep etc.)

Bathroom/reposition

IV pump

"I need to ask my nurse something."

Ice/drinks/snack requests

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