sooo, we were having a WAYYYYY stressful shift the other day.....call-lights going off CONSTANTLY... I as stressed to the max, but somehwere around the middle of the shift, I had this funny thought as I practically ran from my last call light request to the next...."we are like Pavlov's Dogs!" (well, except instead of salivating and getting a TREAT part---LOL!) The bell rings, we get there as briskly as we can....then lo and behold, yet ANOTHER bell is going off, and then.....ANOTHER!!! I'm glad that God brought this very FUNNY thought to me, since I would've cried otherwise! (I'm kidding, I wasn't THAT stressed that I'd cry!)P.S....I ended up staying FIFTEEN hours, if that gives a better picture of what a ROUGH day it was!!! 0 Likes
Chin up Specializes in Med surg, LTC, Administration. Has 26 years experience. 694 Posts Apr 16, 2011 I didn't get it... 0 Likes
canesdukegirl, BSN, RN Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management. Has 14 years experience. 8 Articles; 2,543 Posts Apr 16, 2011 I also think of Pavlov's dog experiment when I am constantly returning pages. Sometimes when the phone rings NON STOP in my OR, I answer "Dominos Pizza. Would you like to hear our specials?" Thankfully, only our staff and docs know the numbers to each room, so they play along and place their order...sterile thin crust with extra cheese!I often think of cattle being herded into pasture when I am walking into work with the rest of the thousands of staff at our hospital. 0 Likes
heron, ASN, RN Specializes in Hospice. Has 50 years experience. 2,956 Posts Apr 16, 2011 for Chin Up:Pavlov's experiment in behavioral conditioning: the dogs were fed at the sound of a bell; after many repetitions, the sound of the bell alone caused the dogs to salivate. 0 Likes
canesdukegirl, BSN, RN Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management. Has 14 years experience. 8 Articles; 2,543 Posts Apr 16, 2011 for Chin Up:Pavlov's experiment in behavioral conditioning: the dogs were fed at the sound of a bell; after many repetitions, the sound of the bell alone caused the dogs to salivate.And in our case, the sound of the call bell/pager/phone causes the nurse to experience a spike in HR. 0 Likes
heron, ASN, RN Specializes in Hospice. Has 50 years experience. 2,956 Posts Apr 16, 2011 or a sudden urge to pee ... 0 Likes
flashpoint Has 23 years experience. 1 Article; 1,327 Posts Apr 16, 2011 I've had that same thought! :-) 0 Likes
canoehead, BSN, RN Specializes in ER. Has 30 years experience. 6,824 Posts Apr 16, 2011 Maybe that's why I HATE answering the phone at home. The ringer is off 90% of the time. Leave a message and I'll decide if it's worth calling you back. 0 Likes
canesdukegirl, BSN, RN Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management. Has 14 years experience. 8 Articles; 2,543 Posts Apr 16, 2011 Yeah, I hate the phone too. I offer to autoclave our docs pagers sometimes... 0 Likes
Chin up Specializes in Med surg, LTC, Administration. Has 26 years experience. 694 Posts Apr 16, 2011 for Chin Up:Pavlov's experiment in behavioral conditioning: the dogs were fed at the sound of a bell; after many repetitions, the sound of the bell alone caused the dogs to salivate.Awww, thank you!!! 0 Likes
Chin up Specializes in Med surg, LTC, Administration. Has 26 years experience. 694 Posts Apr 16, 2011 Maybe that's why I HATE answering the phone at home. The ringer is off 90% of the time. Leave a message and I'll decide if it's worth calling you back.I always wondered why I hate the phone... 0 Likes
