Choreographed Nursing Care

[Davey Do]

A patient incontinent of urine was transferred to the geriatric psych unit from another facility via ambulance stretcher and my work wife Eleanor immediately met the patient's hygienic needs. Later, I was making rounds and noticed some liquid on the floor which was not easily seen due to the low lights in the hallway.

"Where did this liquid come from?" I asked Eleanor as I sprayed Dispatch and mopped up the spill with a towel. "I think it was from the newly admitted patient because the trail leads all the way outside of the unit doors!"

[JKL33]

? We're off to see the whizzer...

[Davey Do]

But do you ever do that? Put music to a nursing situation?

Note: Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" is immediately disqualified due to overuse.

[CalicoKitty, BSN, MSN, RN]

I sing "I've got a ticket to ride" pretty much every time I gotta print one of those things out for patient transport.

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

6 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

But do you ever do that? Put music to a nursing situation?

Note: Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" is immediately disqualified due to overuse.

I do put certain psych situations to music in my head " The first cut is the deepest" Rod Stewart! I do find music from the 80's lends itself well.

[Davey Do]

Well, alright then!

Hppy went back to the 80's for her Choreographed Nursing Care, CaliocoKitty went back to the 60's, so let me go back to the 50's with this scene where I try to keep a patient calm!

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

16 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

Well, alright then!

Hppy went back to the 80's for her Choreographed Nursing Care, CaliocoKitty went back to the 60's, so let me go back to the 50's with this scene where I try to keep a patient calm!

So Cool

[Daisy4RN]

4 hours ago, Davey Do said:

But do you ever do that? Put music to a nursing situation?

Day after day I'm more confused
Yet I look for the light through the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
And I'm feelin' the strain
Ain't it a shame...
…..Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away...

[Daisy4RN]

22 hours ago, Davey Do said:

....So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found

So Goodbye yellow liquid trail....

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

I do find that when I play music on the unit the patient's are generally more relaxed - but I can't get away with it often as current admin sees it as an unnecessary distraction.

Hppy

[Davey Do]

7 minutes ago, hppygr8ful said:

I do find that when I play music on the unit the patient's are generally more relaxed -

Years ago, I brought in my guitar to have a sing-a-long with the patients. One older patient diagnosed with schizophrenia patient bore a resemblance to a 50's rocker, complete with ducktail and curl over his forehead. He was very entertaining, dancing and singing an Elvis song with great abandon, which made me think of that quote...

"Sing and dance like you've got a psychotic diagnosis."

[Davey Do]

Included in this thread on Choreographed Nursing Care is a song and dance number from the musical "Joint Commission Superstar" about the staff who have to act as a door!

(If you look closely, you'll see that I'm doing the same dance as in the number, "Follow the Yellow Liquid Trail"!)