Some time ago on this forum, a nurse posted a thread about her insensitive husband who said he didn't feel appreciated. I don't recall the particulars, but basically remember the nurse was fulfilling family and work responsibilities adequately and to the best of her ability.
Farawyn suggested the nurse call a "waaaaambulance" for her husband, hence the above cartoon was born.
Some of us just don't know how good we've got it. This morning after reading an initial post on a thread, I wanted to call a waaaaambulance on a new nurse complaining about their primo job situation.
I've called a waaaaambulance for others. Others have called a waaaaambulance for me.
How about you? When have you had to call a waaaaambulance? Has anyone ever had to call a waaaaambulance for you?
I recently moved, and the tech who came to install my internet was from Cuba. We had a good laugh about third-world internet (mine in Afghanistan), illegal internet (what he had in Cuba), and the first world problems associated with "My 1 GB plan is only giving me 800MB downloads!" type complaints that he has to deal with. I am sure he could call the waaaaaambulance all day long. Sometimes we don't know how good we have it.
I called the waaaambulance on myself last week. I was stressing about moving just across town with my husband, our daughter, two cats, and a dog. Then someone I know shared that they are moving across the COUNTRY with teenagers, a toddler, and assorted animals in two different vehicles. That gave me immediate perspective!!!
Some time ago on this forum, a nurse posted a thread about her insensitive husband who said he didn't feel appreciated. I don't recall the particulars, but basically remember the nurse was fulfilling family and work responsibilities adequately and to the best of her ability.
Farawyn suggested the nurse call a "waaaaambulance" for her husband, hence the above cartoon was born.
Some of us just don't know how good we've got it. This morning after reading an initial post on a thread, I wanted to call a waaaaambulance on a new nurse complaining about their primo job situation.
I've called a waaaaambulance for others. Others have called a waaaaambulance for me.
How about you? When have you had to call a waaaaambulance? Has anyone ever had to call a waaaaambulance for you?
My husband is 50 and retired (military). He spends literally every day golfing. When I come home from home from 12 hours short staffed I smile and nod sympathetically while he WAAAHS about the party in front of him taking too long on the 10th hole. Sweet mother of Odin, what is taking that WAAAAMbulance so long?
My husband came home form his cushy self-employed job the other day whining that he didn't get a nap that day. Are you kidding me, what! no nap today?!
I definitely called him a waaaambulance that day!
That is BRUTAL! I bet he worked like, maybe, EIGHT HOURS (gasp). I hope he can take some days off to recover...
Specializes in Community Health, Med/Surg, ICU Stepdown.
After I cleaned a patient head to toe after huge incontinence episode, changed all his linens, started 2 new IVs, replaced K, phos, mag, calcium, gave him morphine, zofran, ativan, humidified his oxygen, charged his phone and fought with dietary to get him chocolate ice cream I was expecting a thank you but then he said "The pillows here are a little too firm, do you have something softer? Not soft, not firm but medium-firm?" Stat waaaambulance hahaha some people are never satisfied!
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
I was expecting a thank you but then he said "The pillows here are a little too firm, do you have something softer? Not soft, not firm but medium-firm?"
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
I smile and nod sympathetically while he WAAAHS about the party in front of him taking too long on the 10th hole. Sweet mother of Odin, what is taking that WAAAAMbulance so long?
Lunah, MSN, RN
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I recently moved, and the tech who came to install my internet was from Cuba. We had a good laugh about third-world internet (mine in Afghanistan), illegal internet (what he had in Cuba), and the first world problems associated with "My 1 GB plan is only giving me 800MB downloads!" type complaints that he has to deal with. I am sure he could call the waaaaaambulance all day long. Sometimes we don't know how good we have it.
I called the waaaambulance on myself last week. I was stressing about moving just across town with my husband, our daughter, two cats, and a dog. Then someone I know shared that they are moving across the COUNTRY with teenagers, a toddler, and assorted animals in two different vehicles. That gave me immediate perspective!!!