Come On People, How Stupid Are You??

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Doing chart/MAR/ nurses' note review.

Order for Hydralazine 5 mg, hold for SBP

Huh??? You held it for a HIGH blood pressure? I almost want to change the orders to read: "Hold if the top number is less than 120." Can people who went to nursing school and passed the boards really be this stupid????

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She might have had a brain spasm. That does happen sometimes. Hope she really isn't that low in intelligence.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

It was more than one nurse!!

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That is painful. More than one? Excrutiating. I've had some "what, really?" moments with some nurses, but nothing like that.

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.

I got nothing to add. I just came along to shake my head.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I literally shook my head when I read that. What the heck!

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Specializes in NICU.

Is it possible that high schools and colleges no longer teach or that nursing schools no longer require higher level math that use those symbols?

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Specializes in school nurse.

"Can people...really be this stupid?"

Yes.

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

The right answer on the question "can some people be REALLY THAT stupid?" is always "YES"

BTW, IMHO, it is better to hold hydralazine for BP over parameter than to give it at the same time as midodrine or dutifully give b-blocker to a patient on Levophed drip. I'd seen both done:banghead:

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
Is it possible that high schools and colleges no longer teach or that nursing schools no longer require higher level math that use those symbols?

Nope. I have to take a intermediate algebra math class for my BSN completion. Sure to use that symbol. Some just get it mixed up consistently.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

People take that question "Can people really be that stupid?" as a challenge anymore to prove that people can really be that stupid.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Developmental Disorders.

A typo, perhaps? I'm hoping? Like maybe they meant to hit zero on the keyboard, but she hit the 5 by mistake? But then you said multiple nurses... Crazy.

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