We've all heard weird, wild and even ludicrous things slip out of a doctor's mouth! Provide your quote for this National Nurses Week contest and you'll be entered to win a $250 amazon.com gift card!
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UPDATE May 19, 2017:
The winner of the 2017 National Nurses Week Doctors Say The Darnedest Things giveaway is user Racer15 who said:
I had a pt brought by EMS for altered mental status. ER doc is talking to the pt asking her what meds she takes. Starts listing them off and then says "and something to help with my memory, umm, it's called, umm..". Doc looks at her and says "well it's obviously not working", turns around and walks out
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I work in an outpatient substance abuse clinic. Our addiction specialist MD once charted (after reviewing a tox) "patient appears wasted and looks like a druggy wearing a hoodie. Urine tox is lite up like the forth of July."
I was working my last shift before taking leave for an elective GYN surgery. Our brand-new surgeon asked me to remind him of something the following day- to which I responded I would not be there because of the surgery. He responded "Oh, you're finally getting those breast implants you've always wanted!"
(I'm a solid 44DD to begin with)
This was 20+ years ago, and when I needed my gall bladder out recently, he was STILL apologizing for it.
I was rounding with a cardiologist when the patient tells the Dr he's been having a ton of gas lately, without missing a beat the Dr replied, "uh that's not my end buddy you'll need another Dr", it was all I could do to keep a straight face. As we turned to leave the Dr laughed and said "not my end, I'm gonna have to remember that!"
We used to have a wound surgeon that would draw a picture under the orders of a person sitting with a circle around it and a line thru it (like you would see on no smoking signs), instead of just writing out the restrictions!
Idk if it was the same dr or not but we had one that would write very large on an order sheet "need more order sheets on chart!" Even though there was some on the desk in their dictation room that they could just grab and put on chart themselves!!!!
Working with newer pulmonoligist who had ordered both a ventilator and an apnea monitor for a home patient. Trying to explain that ventilator patients don't need both and reasoning that the ventilator breathd for the patient and alarms if there is an issue.
I was a young nurse working for the government. I had never done sutures before. The PA said oh you can do it. I said I would rather practice on a pig first. The PA replied in front of the patient oh he is a pig he is security forces.
One of the nicest things that I have ever heard a doctor say was by Dr. R. Provenzano. He commented to a group of nurses, "Remember his; patients are in the hospital because they need one thing-nursing care. Everything else can be done outpatient. Nursing care is why they are here and why you, the nurse is here". He was such a great advocate for us! Katy
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Fallon03
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What do you want? She's crazy , their all crazy!!!!