When they're SO sure they're right...

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You've all seen them (sometimes on AN)- a person who believes with all their heart that a practice is correct while you and the rest of the civilized world know they're wrong.

What's the weirdest, most outlandish clinical or technical misconception that you've seen a co-worker espouse?

psu_213, BSN, RN

3,878 Posts

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

"What does his hypertension have to do with his kidney function???" (said in a clueless manor, not a rhetorical question manner)

and by the same nurse...

"They sell potassium supplements over-the-counter? You can kill yourself with them if you over dose!" As opposed to call those other OTCs that are perfectly safe in large doses.

cleback

1,381 Posts

That you can fax an xray film.

psu_213, BSN, RN

3,878 Posts

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

Not really know it all statements, but things I have heard:

"Can they come up and do that CT portable?"

Call from telemetry to a nurse: "The flipped into fib at 11:25." Call back from the nurse about an hour later: "was that A fib or V fib?" Not that it should matter, but this was after every bed in the hospital became remote tele capable, not just certain units.

Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Hospice,IV Therapy.

A coworker of mine had a patient who was ordered a stat aspirin, she was going to give Tylenol because it was the same milligram!

psu_213, BSN, RN

3,878 Posts

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
A coworker of mine had a patient who was ordered a stat aspirin, she was going to give Tylenol because it was the same milligram!

Is she the start of the urban legend of the nurse that gave two Vitamin B 6's since there was no B 12? At least I hope that is urban legend.

JadedCPN, BSN, RN

1,476 Posts

Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.

That nurses are "Born Not Made."

I'm sure I've got a ton of real-life examples, but that statement is currently holding all the space I have in my brain for ridiculousness at the moment.

Specializes in PCCN.
Is she the start of the urban legend of the nurse that gave two Vitamin B 6's since there was no B 12? At least I hope that is urban legend.

That's funny !

Specializes in Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice.

Schizophrenia is caused by childhood trauma.

Jedrnurse, BSN, RN

2,776 Posts

Specializes in school nurse.
Is she the start of the urban legend of the nurse that gave two Vitamin B 6's since there was no B 12? At least I hope that is urban legend.

I suppose if you wanted to be conservative, you could half one and give them vitamin B 9 instead...

Horseshoe, BSN, RN

5,879 Posts

That nurses are "Born Not Made."

I'm sure I've got a ton of real-life examples, but that statement is currently holding all the space I have in my brain for ridiculousness at the moment.

For anyone who doesn't recognize the reference above:

https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/is-it-jealousy-1168015.html

cleback

1,381 Posts

For anyone who doesn't recognize the reference above:

https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/is-it-jealousy-1168015.html

Wow, how did I miss that gem.

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