The "Queen and her son" of Frequent Flyers

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Apr 29, 2004

I don't know how you guys stand it. I truly don't think I could, unless I was flying high on SOMETHING.. then I'd be able to rolf, lmao, and get fired all at the same time. :uhoh21:

I have zero patience or tolerance for such BS... I really don't think I could keep my thoughts from showing all over my face... even if I managed to keep the "nursey polite face"... you'd still be able to read it in my eyes. :stone

More power to you guys. I couldn't do it. No way.

veetach · Apr 29, 2004

talking about weird patients, and FF'ers. I had an FF'er last week who thought his heart stopped while he was watching a movie, so he beat on his chest, not once but twice (he saw that on the TV show ER) and his heart started beating again!! :rotfl: :rotfl: he waited 2 hours to be seen..... LOL

veetach · Apr 29, 2004

Our ER is totally torn up -- remodeling etc. We had a FF come in w/ 3 friends.... c/o "SEVERE PAIN"!! While waiting, she asked the triage nurse if she would mind giving them all "the tour" of the newly finished section"!!! HMMMM!! Then one of the friends said that they should have coffee and doughnuts available for the folks waiting in the waiting room!! :stone Our TN about died.... she called me and told me that we needed to develop a new positon "ER HOSTESS" for these impromptu parties -- "we could have games, door prizes....." HMMMM! :chuckle

we are in the middle of a major remodel too, and someone suggested a "hospitality cart" be circulated through the waiting room for those who have to wait. OMG.... what a friggen moron!

Repat · Apr 29, 2004

We've got a pair that have even been admitted to the same room for their last stay (Mom and adult son). That's how often they are with us - and often before they leave they order double trays and take the food with them. Pretty sad that their resourcefulness doesn't help them to lead a more productive life together!

RNin92 · Apr 29, 2004

we are in the middle of a major remodel too, and someone suggested a "hospitality cart" be circulated through the waiting room for those who have to wait. OMG.... what a friggen moron!

Yea...well that "friggin moron" made his way to my ER...in the form of an administrator!

She decided to "work" the waitning room with that same "hospitality cart"...

Yea...delayed treatment for 4 people and surgery for 1.

Wow...thanks for helping out!!!

:rolleyes:

judy ann · Apr 29, 2004

Ok...
I know that we all have our share of FF in our ERs.
I know that we all run into them on the street and they talk to us like we are their best friend...and we probably are. I see more of them than my own family sometimes...how sick is that!??!
Havin grown up in Illinois (Urbana) and lived in Chicago, I have the answer! They can't find anything else to do.
ER is not unique in having FF. OB has them too, as well as the car pool!
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RNin92 · Apr 29, 2004

Ok...
I know that we all have our share of FF in our ERs.
I know that we all run into them on the street and they talk to us like we are their best friend...and we probably are. I see more of them than my own family sometimes...how sick is that!??!
Havin grown up in Illinois (Urbana) and lived in Chicago, I have the answer! They can't find anything else to do.
ER is not unique in having FF. OB has them too, as well as the car pool!
.
I have an idea...
Maybe they could get...oh I don't know...JOBS!!!!!

BabyRN2Be · Apr 29, 2004

This is why I come over and check out what's happening over at the Emergency Nursing forum. The FF stories are a hoot!!

Keep 'em coming. :)

judy ann · Apr 29, 2004

I have an idea...
Maybe they could get...oh I don't know...JOBS!!!!!

What a concept!!!!! :rotfl:

stretch thin · May 12, 2004

Oh I think I've got the best FF's. It's a husband and wife that between the too of them weigh about 7001bs and both of them are in wheelchairs. One wheelchair is powered which the man drives and the other is manually which she is in. She holds on to his wheelchair while traveling down the road or in the halls of my ER. And by they way, he has a foley in. Please don't ask him how that works in their relationship. I'm kinda of scare to know. We simple cringe when they come in, because I don't think they have water or soap at their home. We see them very quickly, give them Lortab and send them out the door. I have another one. This guy always come in by ambulance, of course. They pick him up at Media shops or @ the strip clubs. Same complaint: Chest pain and dysuria. Always wants a female to put a cath in. I'm not touching that one.

z's playa · May 13, 2004

we are in the middle of a major remodel too, and someone suggested a "hospitality cart" be circulated through the waiting room for those who have to wait. OMG.... what a friggen moron!

Choke ,gasp, sputter. Don't feed the squirrels...they'll come back! :chuckle

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · May 13, 2004

Hopefully that cart would contain Tshirts that say "GOMER: Not just in Mayberry anymore"