Geri-Claus

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

I make up songs each year around Christmas to give my caregivers a laugh or too (and even my residents giggle!)...here is my first of this year..enjoy!

Geri-Claus

(To the tune of "Here comes Santa Claus")

Ohhhhhh…Here comes Geri-Claus,

Here comes Geri-Claus,

Right down Elderly Lane!

Cane in the right hand, his cath in the left hand,

To the nurse’s desk he makes his way…

Scooters speeding, his skin tears bleeding

A soft BM has made is day…

Yeah Geri-Claus is finally out of bed,

And listen to the resident’s say…

"Oh…Here comes Geri-Claus,

Here comes Geri-Claus,

Doesn’t he look great!

A broken hip, his ticker doesn’t tick,

Not oriented to time or day!

His mind is slow, and his bladder won’t go,

But his Ativan is working hurray!…

So let’s give a cheer for the man of the year,

Who has ambulated all this way!"

Hip hip horray for he’s under way,

Approaching the Christmas tree.

Despite neuropathy, and a replaced knee

And the fact that he can’t see!

He shouts with glee "Its Christmas day, or even the 4th of July…

It doesn’t really matter, my kidney stones shattered

And I just needed help to pee!"

Here comes Geri-Claus,

Here comes Geri-Claus,

Right down Elderly Lane!

Cane in the right hand, cath in the left hand,

To the nurses desk he makes his way…

Scooters speeding, his skin tears bleeding

A soft BM has made is day…

Yeah Geri-Claus is finally out of bed,

And medicare finally paid!

YEAH!!!!

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

:chuckle Cute!

Triage, glad to see you! Where've ya been hiding?

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, LTC, Corrections.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That is good one! Thanks for the laugh!

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

You have talent :balloons:

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That is so cute, and so true!:rotfl:

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With geriatrics as my m.o. and area of great knowledge.. you hit it dead on.. funny..

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Specializes in med-surg, rehab, LTC.

OMG! That is great! I hope you don't mind if I take that to work?

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

LOL! Sure, take it to work if you want :). I wrote it basically for my caregivers at work that need a little laugh now and then!

It is funny, I was out putting up Christmas lights yesterday (I have an acre that we set up all sorts of scenes and such in...I am on day 2 of 5 of the time it takes to set it all up), and this song was in my head the whole time..LOL! I will never get it out of my head now! LOL!

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Specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.

I printed it and gave it to my mother (activities assistant in LTC). Apparently the nursing staff loved it. :chuckle

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

OMGosh..thank you! Glad to see it create giggles for those other than just my CNA's! LOL!!!!! That is so cool!

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

Here are some others..actually I like them more...that I did last year..enjoy!

A Metro West Christmas Carol

(to the tune of "Ring Christmas Bells)

I work at Metro West, I drive an ambulance

It really goes fast.

I get the calls and go, with my kits in tow,

Lights and sirens show!

Would you like a morphine drip with that?

Would you like a morphine drip with that?

Oops DNR, Oops DNR, Oops DNR, we’ve gone too far.

Little old lady falls, and code one calls, and some dude that can not poo!

Drunks always fighting you, saying "I’ve only had two", oh watch out he’s gonna spew!

Would you like a morphine drip with that?

Would you like a morphine drip with that?

Wait for the code.

He’s gonna code.

Flat line here goes,

On with the code…

*Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live.

I work at Metro West,I drive an ambulance

It really goes fast.

*Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live, Zap gotta live.

Geriatric Nursing Carol

(to the tune of "Ring Christmas Bells")

I work in a nursing home, with folks so accident prone,

SNAP there goes a hip…

Bed sores, a stuffed up colin, neb for a puffer,

And a short of breath.

Call in the nurse, and call her STAT…

Skin tears, falls, and an O2 Sat.

Oops DNR, where’s the DNR, no DNR, find that DNR!

Accidents with little scooters, fixing sore pooters, avoiding tooters!

Colace and enema’s, dig and warfin draws, and trimming thick nail claws!

Call in the nurse, and call her STAT…

Skin tears, falls, and an O2 Sat.

Oh he’s turning blue, She’s gonna spew

He’s gotta poo, admit the new…

I work in a nursing home, with folks so accident prone,

SNAP there goes a hip…

Call in the nurse, and call her STAT…

Skin tears, falls, and an O2 Sat.

To the tune of “Dashing through the Snow”

This was actually on my home phone

as my answering Machine Message!

Happy holidays to you all

I am sorry that I missed your call

But I was stuck on my office phone

With a doc who wouldn’t leave me alone. Ha ha ha ha

Had to run to 402

For a guy that simply could not poo.

And trot on up to 308

For a woman who had a tummy ache.

And if I wasn’t busy enough

I had a guy with an achy cough,

A gal with a fever, and a foley cath leak

A guy with a boil, and a dementa pt went tweek

Then a code blue puffer, and a guy with gas…

A skin tear and a inflamed a**

Orders non stop on my office fax

And our lobby tv is stuck on PAX!

So again, happy holidays to you all

And if I tend to miss your call

But remember I will try to get right back

If you have the kindness to give me some slack!

Working as a Nurse on Christmas Eve

Bed alarms ring…are you list’n

IN the unit, foley’s glisten

What a beautiful sight, working Christmas tonight…

Being a nurse on lovely Christmas eve!

Gone away, is the doctor…

Here to stay..is his intern

He doesn’t know much

And uses us as a crutch

Its great being a nurse on Christmas eve!

In the unit we can build a snow man

Out of kerlix, and some paper tape and cups!

We’ll have fun with our Mr. Snowman

Till we get caught by our charge nurse!

Later on, we’ll perspire

As we run around all wired

On cookies and sweets, and all other treats

As we complain about our weight and going to the gym!

In the unit we can build another snow man

With a texas cath and a blown up condom too

We are getting gitty, and sleep deprived now...

And of course just then a code in 302!

But life goes on…don’t we know it

Working holidays is a bummer

We daydream and sigh

And at times even cry

Isn’t it great to work on Christmas eve…

Being a nurse on lovely Christmas eveeeeeee!!!!!!!

SING IT AGAIN…

Ba Ba ba ba…ISN”T IT GREAT TO BE A NURSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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