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I'm in my 4th semester of my BSN program, working as an aide for a local hospital. Today I accidentally farted in front of a patient and his wife; a very nice older couple. They were awaiting discharge instructions and I went in to get one last round of VS. I was so embarrassed I had to avoid eye contact and leave as fast as possible. Thankfully I was sitting 1:1 most of the day!

Specializes in Medical Oncology, Alzheimer/dementia.

Sometimes I just couldn't hold on any longer, though, and then it was like machine-gun fire as I walked down the hall---"RAT-A-TAT-TAT-TAT!!!".

LMAO at "rat-a-tat-tat-tat." Can't stop laughing at this thread!!

Some you can hold in and others just slip out. Farts happen...

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I guess it was because I didn't know them and I hot boxed them. (they were still waiting for discharge instructions when I left). I will burn a whole through the couch watching tv with my wife and laugh my butt off.

As for the round of vitals their nurse asked for one more.

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Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.

Oh, thank goodness for this thread tonight! I actually thought about this last night (my experience with this topic) - This happened about 9 or 10 yrs ago, and I still want to die thinking about it . I was working as an LPN and was doing a clinical rotation for RN school - same hospital, same floor where I worked as an LPN. My classmates and I were in a pts room where the MD was aspirating a knee. He inserted the syringe, the pt jumped, and I farted. Of course, everyone in the room looked around. Wasnt sure to own it, or join in looking around confused. - I could hear it echo in my head - like a sonic boom - I still think about that every time I run into that doc.

The sweet little husband of the pt getting the tap "fessed up" - but my clinical mates gave me a hard time at lunch.

Anne, RNC

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Good guy for taking the hit for you. :)

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Specializes in PCCN.

had a elderly pt that wasn't too shy in that dept- got up from the bed and riiiiipppp. he laughed and said "blast -off!!!!" and I of course had to laugh.

I'm glad they employees have a staff bathroom on the floor. trouble is , yes, you have to cover your tracks- either by courtesy flush or something, and lots of that orange spray, which sometimes smells worse that the real deal.

oh, and word of the day- flump.

Elaborate.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

"OH! I am soo sorry!!" "That's the last time I eat a bean burrito for breakfast. Please forgive me!" Then [try] to carry on w/why you were in the room.

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Specializes in Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing.

One of my favorite scenes from Scrubs:

Turk is pressing on a pt's abdomen. sfx:{Huge ripping fart sound}

Turk: Don't worry, that's perfectly natural.

Patient: But that was YOU!

Turk: I know, but it's perfectly natural.

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Specializes in ER.

Omg I can hardly breathe from laughing so hard!!!!

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I. am. DYING. :roflmao:

When my gallbladder was in the process of croaking, I had some of THE worst gas imaginable. I was working in a hospital at the time, which meant a lot of cheek-squeezing as I ran back and forth between patients. Sometimes I just couldn't hold on any longer, though, and then it was like machine-gun fire as I walked down the hall---"RAT-A-TAT-TAT-TAT!!!". At other times, I'd have to go into an empty room and let 'er rip for a few minutes, as actually sitting down in the staff bathroom was impossible on day shift. Besides, that bathroom was IN the nurses' station, and there was no fart fan.....so everybody within earshot of the station could hear whatever was going on in there.:eek:

Who designs nurse stations (with the loo contained within) like that anyway? Those are even worse than TV's in patient rooms with no external wall mounted (near the HOB) speakers to cut down on the noise.

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Thankfully it has not happened yet. Just chalk it up to experience.

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Specializes in Med Surg.
Consider it your engine: occasionally I propel myself down the hallway. I like to think it helps me move faster. :wacky:[/quote']

My husband says he's "jet powered" when he farts. It cracks me up.

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Specializes in MR/DD.

I tend to let em go when I am crouch down to do something.. expecially emptying foleys for some reason.

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