Over come by Jesus--people who come in because they fainted, felt faint, had chest pain or whatever during church services
Taking up good air space--this applies to patients and coworkers.
The book "House of God" should be required reading for all nursing and medical students. It is hilarious and, though it is a bit dated, still appropriate. The author talks about "turfing" your patient. That entails finding a reason to send them on to another service--from ortho to neuro, for example. I have recommended this book to my doctor friends.(EEEK! did I just admit I have friends that are doctors? lmao)
I totally agree with the posts re: working for awhile and trying to make sense of things that don't make sense. When I was a student I had the opportunity to witness a code in the ED. I was surprised, to say the least, when the staff was making inappropriate comments during the code. I discussed it with my instructor. She wisely explained how it was stress relief. It made sense.
Who among us have not told a patient to "go toward the light"? I have. I have also told a man his wife died in the car accident he walked away from unscathed. I have had a patient confess murder to me while the police officer in the room didn't hear a thing. I have cried with my patients and with my patients' families. I have laughed with my patients as well. It lowers their blood pressure, by the way. I have made (and still make) fun of my patients, sometimes to their face, and of my coworkers. You do have to know who you can make fun of to their face and who you shouldn't. I did (do) these things to survive. It is difficult to take care of and work with people, some of them so unappreciative, every day without seeing the funny side of life.
If we can't laugh at human nature and ourselves, we will all be "coo coo for coco puffs". We need it, we deserve it, and we will continue to do it. So, until I am no longer a part of this inane reality we call life, I am going to make fun of human suffering so I don't have to cry over human suffering.
not an acronym but funny: "bumsicle" and tooth to tattoo ratio, also looking at the board and saying "it's the hunters versus the deer and the deer are ahead"
and NO we don't say these to patients or write them in the chart!
Heard this all my life (moms an ED RN)--mentioned it at nursing school (didnt say it about anyone, just asked if instructor ever heard the term) and thought someone was gonna shoot me for even thinking it! Ah well...real life really is diff. from n. school.
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