Unique ways to state the obvious . . . .

Specialties CCU

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come on, critical care nurses! the emergency nursing forum has all kinds of cool, funny threads. this one looks like we totally lack a sense of humor! so how many ways can you tell your colleauges that your patient isn't doing well?

he "dfo'd." (done fell out . . . of the critical pathway, of the chair, whatever)

negative vi (vulture index)

he has that "going to jesus look."

anticipating a celestial transfer.

pine box at bedside

there are hundreds more, i'm sure of it.

ruby

Actively trying to expire. (Don't you hate it when they passively try to expire?)

On more than a social amount of drip. (What would be a social amount?)

Bucking the vent. (Ride 'em, cowboy!)

I thumped him into NSR. (Sounds kind of dirty ...)

Peek and shriek - the actions of a surgeon who has discovered an unfortunate amount of dead bowel in an ex lap.

Vitamin A, H, V- Ativan, Haldol, Versed

Love 'em! :)

How about when ER or OR rushes in with a 'FTD delivery' (fixin' to die.)

Day shift reports: 'Bed 3's gonna have breakfast with Jesus' (die on my shift).

Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

I was horrifed once when I heard a resident refer to a pt as 'dog food' aka, 'dead meat'. But only once!

Specializes in Critical Care/ICU.

Vitamin A, H, V- Ativan, Haldol, Versed

Frequently some of our unfortunate ICU elderly get put on a schedule of haldol and ativan.

If we think they need this:

We simply call for a consult with Dr. HA

Once the regime has begun:

The patient is being followed by Dr HA.

:)

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