I agree with you for the most part. In Radiology I work in CT where we have terminal patients returning over and over again. I would never dream of having a laugh at their expense. Ever.
I have had times when I have had to text my adult son and daughter to tell them that I love them....after having done a full body CT on someone their age who is post melanoma removal. It gets to you some days.
A "good" nurse is always looking to learn and grow.
heard about a kid once who was diagnosed with TMD - Too Many Dads.
Gay male trio wanted a child, asked a good lady friend if she'd be their child's mother. she agreed, and so the baby would be 'all of theirs', they mixed their sperm and did the turkey-baster thing.
ever tried to get a family history when all three men claim equal fatherliness, and no-one knows which man's sperm won (or wants to know)?
I agree with you for the most part. In Radiology I work in CT where we have terminal patients returning over and over again. I would never dream of having a laugh at their expense. Ever.
I have had times when I have had to text my adult son and daughter to tell them that I love them....after having done a full body CT on someone their age who is post melanoma removal. It gets to you some days.
A "good" nurse is always looking to learn and grow.
Best wishes to you.
"Not an acronym, but in Radiology when we have an obese person they are called a "kidnapper". Someone who has kidnapped a thin person (normal sized skeleton) and is hiding them inside a huge body.
These folk often claim to be "big boned".
You say you would never dream of laughing at the expense of a terminal patient. "Ever." But in a previous post you say you call obese people "kidnappers" and laugh at their expense. Obese patients have the right to the same respect. Calling them names is not letting off stress; it's disrespect.
Just saw this. "Postive bag sign" which is the family or patient planning the hospital stay prior to the ER eval. If it is Friday night,an elderly patient and the family packs the bag it I call it babysitting for weekend. Remember in ER/Trauma nursing that "All bleeding will stop".
A reporter observing our ER on a busy night (pay day, right after the bars closed) commented that I looked happy among the usual chaos (as opposed to extreme chaos). I had to explain that NO, I was not happy to see so many sick and injured patients. I reminded him that I did not CAUSE the sickness and injuries. But I will never make excuses for enjoying my ability to help these peple and am proud of my job and abbilities.
If labeling patients as FDGBs (fall down go boom), TSTL (Too Stupid To Live), or as a level 1 drama, helps me keep my alleged mind in the midst of it all, I make no excuses for that either.
What experienced ER nurse no longer even flinches when they hear "I have NO idea how that got in there!" or "I only had 2 beers" (which really ONLY means more than 1), or my favorite junkie who had a medicalert bracelet made up saying he was allergic to narcan (false). It' a crazy job, and to quietly observe it in a crazy way (our secret acronyms)is probably the healthiest part of the whole experience.
Besids, as my children will attest, I lost my mind a long time ago and am better of for it! My suggestion to the rest of you is to is if you feel like you're losing your minds, let them go. They ony hold you back Embrace the inanity of an insane world. The world won't change to meet our expectations, so meetit on it's own level!
heard about a kid once who was diagnosed with TMD - Too Many Dads.
Gay male trio wanted a child, asked a good lady friend if she'd be their child's mother. she agreed, and so the baby would be 'all of theirs', they mixed their sperm and did the turkey-baster thing.
ever tried to get a family history when all three men claim equal fatherliness, and no-one knows which man's sperm won (or wants to know)?
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Hello again Amber,
I agree with you for the most part. In Radiology I work in CT where we have terminal patients returning over and over again. I would never dream of having a laugh at their expense. Ever.
I have had times when I have had to text my adult son and daughter to tell them that I love them....after having done a full body CT on someone their age who is post melanoma removal. It gets to you some days.
A "good" nurse is always looking to learn and grow.
Best wishes to you.