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i have no idea where the er is getting these people from but i wish theyd send them back...lol

they are sick..yes...but for goodness sakes!

i cant raise the head of my bed (i can however use the phone and change channels on my tv)

oh no im having chest pains...my chest really hurts (now while you go call the doc, im gonna call my friend and wish her happy birthday and then ill finish dinner while you warm up the ekg)

i REALLY REALLY REALLY have to go to the bathroom...right now..oh i have to go. i have to go NOW.

but first let me watch a little of the grammy's and chat with you a while. you just stay here until im ready to stand up then pivot to my bedside commode (i can do this, i can walk and EVERYTHING, i just need you to stand here)

could you heat my tray

could you heat my coffee

could you heat my coffee again...i didnt drink it yet

do you have any cream?

oh i hurt i hurt i hurt ...do you want your morphine? no thanks.

i dont like this food...get me something i like.

straighten up my bed (ill stand here and watch you)

i cant get in bed by myself (i can walk to the bathroom tho)

pull me up in bed (no theres nothing wrong with my legs, i just like you to do it)

this week has been CALL BELL HELL

You are so right, Brownie. Thanks for noticing!:kiss

Specializes in Everything except surgery.

You're very welcome..:kiss:

Originally posted by Brownms46

Again I will say it with no excuses this time! People see and read what they want to!

:idea:

Okay I'm totally lost in the last few posts. I, too, am obese and going through the pre-reqs to get into nursing school. I am also in the process of having wls. With that said, I have always been overweight, but I will be dam*ed if I'm going to let my weight keep me from basic hygiene or much of anything else for that matter.

I know sometimes it's difficult having paps, especially when your dr looks like Barbie. It's not so much difficult as it is embarressing. Stop being a part of the PROBLEM and be a part of the SOLUTION! (my latest motto) By the time I graduate, I hope to be post-op. I won't forget where I have been, and what I have done to get to that point. I hope not to encounter a patient who is fully capable to wash themself, or wipe themself. I don't think I would be cruel to that person, but I would tell them the best thing they could do for themselves is to MOVE. I'm too independent and have too much pride to ask for help. Granted, if someone truly needed it, that's different than some of the stories I've read here.

This is something that actually made me decide to go into nursing. I wanted to help bariatric patients, because it was something I could relate to. I'm not sure a bariatric nurse even exists! Obesity is a major problem, and it's not getting any better. HELP ME HELP YOU.

I believe I have made my point and feel no need to beat the poor horse to death. I certainly have learned alot .

kick to the horse as it dies...

It is not my job to wipe your a$$, fat or thin if you are able...It is my job to assist you to function at the best of your abilities...I will help you get started, I will help you finish but I not facilitate dependancy.

Ditto for bathing.

If you can walk or roll your wheelchair outside to smoke or down to the pantry to get a snack you can walk/roll yourself into the bathroom to use or be assisted onto the toilet or shower bench, from there you will do what you are able and be assisted with what you cant.

Specializes in Everything except surgery.

HELP ME HELP YOU !!!

What a concept from one who has not YET become a nurse!! But who already thinks like a NURSE I would want to take care of me!! One who will push me to do the best in becoming a full, healthly, productive, responsible, human being!

Not a dependent, no longer capable, pitiful shade of my former self! Well said!!!:cool:

Specializes in Everything except surgery.
Originally posted by kids-r-fun

kick to the horse as it dies...

It is not my job to wipe your a$$, fat or thin if you are able...It is my job to assist you to function at the best of your abilities...I will help you get started, I will help you finish but I not facilitate dependancy.

Ditto for bathing.

If you can walk or roll your wheelchair outside to smoke or down to the pantry to get a snack you can walk/roll yourself into the bathroom to use or be assisted onto the toilet or shower bench, from there you will do what you are able and be assisted with what you cant.

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!

kid-r-fun..... YOU have summed it up ...better than I could have ever hoped to have!!! :cool:

Specializes in Med-Surg Nursing.

Last night, I got floated out

WHAT KAK? YOU DIDN'T GIVE HER A BATH STAT?

LOL

kak...you handled it beautifully :)

i would have said something to the son...you want us to care for your mom and then you interfere.

Some people do not understand the ramifications of heart attacks, and all the little warning signs. But in many situations, it would be better if the family did not know these signs as they may very well panic and be even more in the way. I would have probaly taken the son outside the room and explained to him the situation his mom was in, and that at any moment she may have a heart attack.

Nick

Originally posted by Brownms46

HELP ME HELP YOU !!!

What a concept from one who has not YET become a nurse!! But who already thinks like a NURSE I would want to take care of me!! One who will push me to do the best in becoming a full, healthly, productive, responsible, human being!

Not a dependent, no longer capable, pitiful shade of my former self! Well said!!!:cool:

Thank you. This concept was adopted a few years ago as a way to get me what I want. Reverse psychology, if you will. I used to work in accounts payable for a large restaurant chain (2 actually), and I would shoot off emails, but have them proof read, because I didn't want to come off as a b*tch. A male coworker of mine told me the "HELP ME HELP YOU" concept...and what a difference it makes. I would always tell my restaurant managers to trust me, and if they would just follow my direction, everything would be easier for both of us. Once they got that concept down, it was smooth sailing afterwards. And my managers LOVED me.

I will use this concept after I become a nurse too. It really is best, if you're physically able, to move while in the hospital. I want to be the best nurse I can. I'm sure I'll encounter everything I have read about on allnurses.com, and I'll have a place to come vent about it after my shift. :p I want to work the night shift....that's usually 11pm-7am, right? Or, somewhere in that vacinity.

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