had one doc that would right "P" with a check mark beside it on d/c instructions. When I asked for clarification, the other nurse told me that meant "Pecker Check" i.e. follow up with a urologist!
amber, if you're going to make it in the medical field, you have to lighten up. the stress of people dying, will eat you up inside if you don't let it out. no one means anything by any of this. i've been a nurse for 21 yrs, and i sometimes feel i am cold hearted. but i know i give my patients the best care i can, have a good cry, then laugh.
Specializes in TraumaER ,NICUx2days, HEMEONC CathLab IV.
Tachy Lawdia with junctional sweet Jesus's
That's the little old lady that rolls in saying, "Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, lawdy. Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy. Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, SWEET Jesus!!, lawdy, lawdy, lawdy.
Specializes in TraumaER ,NICUx2days, HEMEONC CathLab IV.
Over come by Jesus--people who come in because they fainted, felt faint, had chest pain or whatever during church services
Taking up good air space--this applies to patients and coworkers.
The book "House of God" should be required reading for all nursing and medical students. It is hilarious and, though it is a bit dated, still appropriate. The author talks about "turfing" your patient. That entails finding a reason to send them on to another service--from ortho to neuro, for example. I have recommended this book to my doctor friends.(EEEK! did I just admit I have friends that are doctors? lmao)
I totally agree with the posts re: working for awhile and trying to make sense of things that don't make sense. When I was a student I had the opportunity to witness a code in the ED. I was surprised, to say the least, when the staff was making inappropriate comments during the code. I discussed it with my instructor. She wisely explained how it was stress relief. It made sense.
Who among us have not told a patient to "go toward the light"? I have. I have also told a man his wife died in the car accident he walked away from unscathed. I have had a patient confess murder to me while the police officer in the room didn't hear a thing. I have cried with my patients and with my patients' families. I have laughed with my patients as well. It lowers their blood pressure, by the way. I have made (and still make) fun of my patients, sometimes to their face, and of my coworkers. You do have to know who you can make fun of to their face and who you shouldn't. I did (do) these things to survive. It is difficult to take care of and work with people, some of them so unappreciative, every day without seeing the funny side of life.
If we can't laugh at human nature and ourselves, we will all be "coo coo for coco puffs". We need it, we deserve it, and we will continue to do it. So, until I am no longer a part of this inane reality we call life, I am going to make fun of human suffering so I don't have to cry over human suffering.
you have made it on MY top ten list..... you can be my nurse any day.
getting on the Great 100 nurse list was the "goal" of so many nurses., when in reality being on MY top 10 best nurse list was a far greater accomplishment.
Specializes in TraumaER ,NICUx2days, HEMEONC CathLab IV.
Wow, do you guys actually say these things, you should really listen to yourselves. Its disgusting the way you judge people and then make up little acronyms to be funny.
Very sad
Amber, I have helped alot of people live and alot of people die. The people I have helped along the way needed me. I learned alot from the dying ones. 1. They still want to laugh even if they are dying. They wonder how could I do what I do without going crazy. They want to be normal. I need to be sane to be able to care for those that need me.
I would sit on the edge of a bed and tell stories to my patients in the middle of the night when they were scared and lonely and let me tell you some times they were about ER stories. PRE HIPPIAAA and we would LAUGH. the endorphines would be flowing, they felt better, I felt better voila. nursing 101
You will get it one day, or Else,
YOU WILL BECOME AN ADMINISRTATOR...... lord help us all.
Sorry if it's a repeat, but I couldn't read through all of these.
Whenever we have to assist the doctor with a pelvic exam we say we are going to "Busch Gardens". :rotfl:
We have an entire hall dedicated to SANE cases and pelvic beds. Along with Busch Gardens, we have...
Vadge Valley
Vadge Alley
The lady parts Monologues
P---- Passageway
C--- Cove
And my favorite prescription from a doctor:
A bar of soap and directions for the whole family to use it.
I was just coming on that morning and offered to DC this patient. I quickly learned why this Rx was needed!
And about the "heartlessness" of dealing with death, we had an EMT student who was in two codes during his first clinical at our hospital. One of our techs (in the same class) told us that he quit because we were "heartless" and he "didn't want to end up like us". I was in on one of the codes (a young suicide attempt. Mission: Accomplished) and we didn't crack one single joke. We were nothing but professional. I suppose as being new to the field, he thought we should be crying over the patient while doing compressions, but if we did that, we could never do what had to be done.
Death was the hardest thing for me to deal with when I started, but it's a part of nursing. It took me a while to learn that we can't save everyone, but we need to save our sanity in any way possible. So I'd rather joke about things than be a crying nurse that can't handle the pressure.
:balloons:
... you can be my nurse any day.
rachelgp
45 Posts
How about FMPS--"Fluff My Pillow Syndrome" for all those wackos who ring the call bell every 30 seconds for bull&%$#!