Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

nursem1 · Mar 2, 2003

JUst another RN story.....

I did home care fopr 11 years and pt. education is a large part of being a visiting nurse. I heard that a new gead who was a RN had told a pt on ATB to PREVENT YEAST INFECTION

nursem1 · Mar 2, 2003

JUst another RN story.....

I did home care for 11 years and pt. education is a large part of being a visiting nurse. I heard that a new grad who was a RN had told a pt on ATB's to PREVENT A YEAST INFECTION BY SPREADING YOGURT ON HER lady parts. (lol) (INstead of eating it to promote normal body flora. VERY ODD BUT TRUE.

ShandyLynnRN, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2003

wait... which part is true?? That this happened, or that spreading yogurt on her lady parts would prevent yeast infections???

igloorn93 · Mar 2, 2003

On my unit it is not unusual to see orders "Give patient a bath ASAP" Or "wash and cut patients hair ASAP". When you work with psch patients, some really do need a bath, but you try convincing a paranoid fellow to get into the tub. Our doc seems to think that just because he ordered it, patient will comply. Hasn't worked yet.

Catsrule16, RN · Mar 2, 2003

CTBKLO

I've seen this as PBAB:

"Pine box at bedside." :eek:

yodakelly · Mar 2, 2003

"Check with all other nurses to see if they need me too before paging." -- from a doc watching golf at the end of the hall at 5pm on a Sunday.

"Please give patient a manicure and pedicure." It was a joke but the idiot doc that ordered it in the computer didn't realize it was a permanent part of the record.

dv8rn · Mar 2, 2003

I work neuro ICU, we just got back from special proceedures with a patient that had a no-flow brain scan. So the resident doesn't want to pronounce the poor soul. He says "That's only one test". Guess he figures the guy will study harder for the next one. So he writes in the progress note that they will discuss a "No Code" status on rounds tomorrow. It got long, involved and stupid. Las Vegas may be Out West, but pretty much, dead is still dead!

sunnygirl272 · Mar 2, 2003

Originally posted by nursem1
JUst another RN story.....
I did home care for 11 years and pt. education is a large part of being a visiting nurse. I heard that a new grad who was a RN had told a pt on ATB's to PREVENT A YEAST INFECTION BY SPREADING YOGURT ON HER lady parts. (lol) (INstead of eating it to promote normal body flora. VERY ODD BUT TRUE.

ummmm i have heard of this, and yogurt douches are supposed to work....just wouldn't wanna do their laundry...lol...

Retired Nurse · Mar 2, 2003

Here's an order I loved- - - "cookies prn". The accompaning progress note explained - - - "Blood sugar runs a little high. Family bring in cookies, and at 96, who cares"

sunnygirl272 · Mar 3, 2003

Originally posted by Retired Nurse
Here's an order I loved- - - "cookies prn". The accompaning progress note explained - - - "Blood sugar runs a little high. Family bring in cookies, and at 96, who cares"

my kind of doc!!!

so true..if they are "noncompliant" at that ripe age...hell, i 'd bring her in anything she wanted!!!

at your cervix · Mar 7, 2003

* Pt refuses autopsy.

*Move pt to a better room.

On a post op progress note-

Procedure: Repeat c-section

Surgeon: Dr so and so

Ass: Dr whatever. (sometimes it isn't appropriate to abbreviate)

And my all time favorite: Pt had a c section for 33 week pregnancy with concurrent molar pregnancy and had hystertectomy. PACU nurse brings pt and gives report that MD didn't order pitocin to be added to IV fluids but she says that she used to be an OB nurse and she knows that all pt's need pitocin added to IV after delivery so she added 20 units of pitocin and that I would need to call the doctor to get the order for it. DUMBA**!!! I guess she missed the part where they TOOK OUT HER UTERUS!!!!!!!!!!!

Sleepyeyes · Mar 7, 2003

hee....

this poor doc was soooo overwhelmed the other night, he wrote:

Nicotine patch 14 mg po qd

:rotfl: said order became the evening's entertainment as we tried to figure out how long he wanted the patient to chew it