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Tell me your story, or something you did or experienced that was either a no-no, an uh-oh, or just downright unusual! on the nrsg unit!:uhoh3: ;)

Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.

Not that exciting of a story, but I want to subscribe to this thread. The toilets in a lot of our units have hoses on the back of 'em you can use to clean out a bedpan or a commode bucket. One time one was leaking all over the floor in the bathroom and the pt's room, and in the process of attempting fix it, I accidentally sprayed a fellow nurse and gave her quite a good shower.

Been an LPN for 16 + yrs.. have had MANY toes or fingers fall off in covers and WHILE I was tending to them... but NEVER.. and I repeat NEVER, EVER had a member fall off!! :nono:

Wouldn't he be at risk to BLEED to death or something like that? geeeze!!

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While In Clinical I Happened To Walk In On A Pt Whose Wife Was Blowing On His member. (literally) She Turned Around And Looked At Me And Said "its Burning So I Was Just Trying To Cool It Off" . I Quickly Turned And Left The Room. What Was I To Say To That One???

ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THIS WAS ON A TELE FLOOR. ^ HR WAS WHAT SENT ME INTO THE ROOM.

ughhhh!! HAD SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH TAKING A RECTAL TEMP. i GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO BOWEL SOUNDS 1ST BECAUSE THE RECTUM WAS FULL AND WHAT CAN I SAY??? INSERT THERMOMETER, MT ST HELENS.

18 years ago I had a patient who was 90 years old, 240 pounds, blind, and had one leg amputated below the knee. This old lady had raised her own 11 children plus 9 of her sisters kids. Everyone called her "Mama".

When I was walking down the hall I heard Mama calling my name and saying "Come here girl, I gotta talk to ya girl". I went up to her and asked her what she wanted. She held out her hand and said, "hold Mama's hand youngin". I reached for her hand and asked, "what is it Mama"?

I barely got the words out of my mouth! This woman yanked me across her lap and started yelling at me. Each word was followed by a spanking. "What - did - you - do - with - those- chickens? - why - did - you- steal - my -chickens? - Those - chickens - were - for - the - babies - supper. - Now - what - are - the - babies - gonna - eat?"

I swear she had me in a death grip across her lap. I couldn't get away. I was crying and screaming for help!

A couple of male co-workers managed to get her to let me go finally, but they were slowed down cause they were practically bent over laughing.

The rest of the day I couldn't even think of sitting down. I still don't know where she got the idea that i had stolen chickens! For about a week after that, every time she heard my name she would say, " I bet she ain't gonna steal no more chickens!"

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This is hilarious. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read this.

I had a very large gentleman with a very small member who had a very clogged foley. Couldn't flush it, and it was due to be changed anyway, so off I go to get the supplies. Everything is now within reach, I'm holding the itty-bitty member so I don't lose it in a groin fold, and as soon, and I mean immediately, after I deflate the balloon, out squirts the foley and about what seemed like a quart of urine. I'm just standing there thinking "wow, that's kinda' neat". LOL. Now here's the funny part people, and yeah, I know I shoulda' known better. This arc of urine goes about 5 feet high, and comes down,,,, want to guess??? Keep in mind, I'm holding the itty-bitty member straight upwards,,,,,,,, It comes down RIGHT ON TOP OF MY HEAD! Took me about a second to jump back, and this itty-bitty fire hose is squirting putrid urine all over the place. I was soaked, my glasses were wet, face wet, uniform top AND pants wet. Thank GOD my mouth was closed.

I had to get approval to go home (45 minutes away) and change uniforms, and count off my narcs, in a pissy wet uniform, with the whole staff busting a gut laughing behind me! Replacement nurse didn't even want the narc keys, even they were wet because they were in my scrub-top pocket.

I'll NEVER do that again, as long as I live. LOL

Not that exciting of a story, but I want to subscribe to this thread. The toilets in a lot of our units have hoses on the back of 'em you can use to clean out a bedpan or a commode bucket. One time one was leaking all over the floor in the bathroom and the pt's room, and in the process of attempting fix it, I accidentally sprayed a fellow nurse and gave her quite a good shower.

Something like this happened to me and a coworker. We put this resident on the commode in the shower room and she had to pee a lot. The bucket under her had a crack around the lip, and when I leaned down to empty it, it fell down and hit the floor, slopping urine in my face and the front of my shirt.

The other CNA saw it and doubled over laughing, and she leaned on the faucet handle of the hose by the toilet and sprayed herself in the face. Then I started laughing my head off. The resident must have thought we were both nuts.

This arc of urine goes about 5 feet high, and comes down,,,, want to guess??? Keep in mind, I'm holding the itty-bitty member straight upwards,,,,,,,, It comes down RIGHT ON TOP OF MY HEAD! Took me about a second to jump back, and this itty-bitty fire hose is squirting putrid urine all over the place. I was soaked, my glasses were wet, face wet, uniform top AND pants wet. Thank GOD my mouth was closed.

OMG, I'm rolling here!!

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Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.
OMG, I'm rolling here!!

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was working in ICU had one day post op crainiotomy comatose and on vent. When to suction out her mouth and maggots come out in suction tube. Surgeon called family and told them MoM had maggots in her mouth, then he handed the phone to me and said here they want to talk to you they're crying.

Had a women admitted to ICU, direct admit from home. She had be found unconscious and noone had heard from her for 3 days..Dr in ICU to see here as she rolls in. Wants to do a full physical she has crusted smelly knee socks on and he requests that I remove them. I try to tell him I have no desire to take her socks off b/c I know there is something nasty in there. I remove 1 sock and her gangrenous foot comes with it. As i go to the sink to vomit the MD tells me I told you to take the sock off, not here foot:lol2:

As i go to the sink to vomit the MD tells me I told you to take the sock off, not here foot:lol2:

Burst out laughing:roll:roll:roll

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