Who really belongs in the bed...

[Florence NightinFAIL]

Me: Mr. X I'm going to ask you some routine questions. Can you tell me what date it is today?

Mr. X: It's June 21.

Me: Pretty close. It's June 20.

Mr. X: No, it's the 21st. You guys are more confused than I am. The doctor told me the wrong date this morning too and I told that he should discharge me so that I can vacate the bed for him! He clearly needs it.

Me: Oops. Sorry, you're right.

This is not a random event.

A&0X2 here.

[teeniebert, LPN]

during the watergate period i had an old guy who answered the routine questions about orientation-- what's your name, do you know where you are, what day is it...he did pretty well on those, not perfect, but ok. when we asked him who the vice president was, he replied smartly, "well, it used to be that son of a ***** agnew, but i don't know who it is now." we gave him full marks for that.

my grandmother was hospitalized about 5 years ago and was worried they'd think she had alzheimer's b/c she didn't know her room number or which street the hospital was on! she could state the name of the hospital, city, state, day, date, time...then someone asked her who the president was...she got red in the face and said, "i am not going to speak about that man! his daddy was bad enough!"

[mustlovepoodles, RN]

Then a doc comes along and steals your good pen. Day complete.

Which is why I use big fat hot pink pens. And a bejeweled calculator

[hollierncrrn]

A few weeks ago had 90yo pt so excited he remembered who the president is after not being able to answer the Dr earlier in shift. He was so excited when he turned his call light on for me to tell the doc it's Clinton... then remarked he couldn't believe he forgot that "womanizer". I didn't have the heart to correct him. :)