I was walking through the hallway today and a family member of one of our patient's was talking on their cellphone-- apparently giving an update to someone about the patient. This is what I hear: "Well, no, he's not very awake today. I think they seduced him while they did a procedure."
If I had milk in my mouth at the time, it would have come out my nose!
We do a lot of things in the ICU, but seducing is not one of them!
OK, now it's your turn! What crazy things have you heard?
I love living in the mountains of NC, but one of the things that always makes me questions that is the mountain folk that come to the hospital to talk about grandpa's new-mown-e (pneumonia)?
This happened to me as a newbie RN on the cardiac unit doing an initial shift assessemnt. It was a good reminder not to use medical terminology with patients. This particular patient was an elderly woman, mid-90s if I remember correctly, and presumably hard of hearing:
ME: So, I see you came in last night with unstable angina.
HER: What? Ain't nothing wrong with my lady parts. Are you sure you have the right patient?
This happened to me as a newbie RN on the cardiac unit doing an initial shift assessemnt. It was a good reminder not to use medical terminology with patients. This particular patient was an elderly woman, mid-90s if I remember correctly, and presumably hard of hearing:
ME: So, I see you came in last night with unstable angina.
HER: What? Ain't nothing wrong with my lady parts. Are you sure you have the right patient?
TOO Funny!! I bet she looked at you real funny too!
Well, my dad, an educated man, calls the prostate a "prostrate" I correct him over and over, but her never seems to get it right. And he calls Ambien, "Ambion" Tried to correct him on that one too, but again, useless.
I was walking through the hallway today and a family member of one of our patient's was talking on their cellphone-- apparently giving an update to someone about the patient. This is what I hear: "Well, no, he's not very awake today. I think they seduced him while they did a procedure."
If I had milk in my mouth at the time, it would have come out my nose!
We do a lot of things in the ICU, but seducing is not one of them!
OK, now it's your turn! What crazy things have you heard?
That's just an epic experience right there! THANKS FOR THE LAUGH!
Many years ago, I was doing the discharge inventory for a resident in the long-term care facility. I was able to check off most everything, but one thing stumped me for sure and try as I might, I couldn't find one item. Fortunately, the nurse who had written the admission inventory was there that evening so I went and asked her, "Carol, I simply can't find this green and yellow Afrikan on the list. Have you seen him running around anywhere?" Poor thing, I'm not sure that she ever figured it out, but I still laugh at it 20 years later.
Love that! I thought it was only the little old ladies that looked for their "african"
i was telling a lay friend i wanted to work in the Cath Lab eventually ... she was horrified and asked why in the world Id want to stick tubes up peoples "peeholes" all day....... hmmmmm not that kind of cathater......
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I love living in the mountains of NC, but one of the things that always makes me questions that is the mountain folk that come to the hospital to talk about grandpa's new-mown-e (pneumonia)?