glass of water-stat

[canoehead]

One of our docs is writing orders for routine nursing care. We loved her before but this might result in a group hug, or an all out riot. How about some humorous responses to some really dumb orders.

remove Bandaid

yep this was the same patient

apply Bandaid

glass of water (patient was actively vomiting)

provide water with pills

please assist patient to commode

ask family to leave please

[HeatherB,CST]

We had an order to give Coumadin prn... huh, what?

"Uhhh...excuse me, nurse? My blood feels a little clotty..do you think I could get some Coumadin? Thanks ever so much." LOL

[grace90, LPN, LVN]

From a general surgeon- 'watch for shock and hemorrhage'. Well, duh! However, when this surgeon has been paged for a pt who is in fact hemorrhaging and circling the drain, he either doesn't answer his pages, which prompts rapid responses, or he takes his time coming to assess the patient.

[Nakia]

How about 1L NS IV push!!! Who is gonna stand there and push a L of NS???

[ERRNTraveler, RN]

I had a doctor last night write the following order: "CocaCola with Ice & a straw PO"

Now, I could see if she wrote "PO fluids" or something like that, but the BRAND of beverage, with ice, AND a straw???? Come on....... I was tempted to ask her if she wanted the patient to have fries with that....

[grace90, LPN, LVN]

I had a doctor last night write the following order: "CocaCola with Ice & a straw PO"

Now, I could see if she wrote "PO fluids" or something like that, but the BRAND of beverage, with ice, AND a straw???? Come on....... I was tempted to ask her if she wanted the patient to have fries with that....

Hmmmm...... Good thing she specified the route with that order. One might have been tempted to give it PR.