Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

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Have you ever wanted to tell a patient in triage....You've got to be kidding, you came to the ER for this?:banghead: What makes you think this is an emergency?:angryfire Do you know the definition of EMERGENCY and this is not an emergency.:down: Have ever laughed when a patient gave their chief complaint?:chuckle Have you ever wanted to laugh? Have ever wanted to tell a mother how stupid she is?:saint: Have you ever just wanted to have a virtual TV show staged from your triage area.....haha:yeah:

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Actually worked with a guy who frequently said:

"You came here for THAT?"

"If that were my kid, I wouldn't have brought him"

"That laceration isn't very big at all"

"If it were me, I would go home"

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Or how about the nurse's who tell the patient's REALLY why they came in...

We had a patient who tried to commit suicide by hanging himself. His nurse asked "Sir do you know why you are here..?...

(blank stare from patient)

Nurse: You tried to commit suicide and you failed.

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Or how about the nurse's who tell the patient's REALLY why they came in...

We had a patient who tried to commit suicide by hanging himself. His nurse asked "Sir do you know why you are here..?...

(blank stare from patient)

Nurse: You tried to commit suicide and you failed.

hahahahah...an even funnier post....

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.
have you ever wanted to tell a patient in triage....you've got to be kidding, you came to the er for this?:banghead: what makes you think this is an emergency?:angryfire do you know the definition of emergency and this is not an emergency.:down: have ever laughed when a patient gave their chief complaint?:chuckle have you ever wanted to laugh? have ever wanted to tell a mother how stupid she is?:saint: have you ever just wanted to have a virtual tv show staged from your triage area.....haha:yeah:

all of the above, and more!!!

such as, "what part of emergency don't you understand??"

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

There is another thread about a teen walking into the ER for a pregnancy test...

That teen could have easily went to the drugstore and paid 5 bucks for the stupid test but instead goes to the ER. Where's the emergency at? Thank you, wonderful teen, for wasting valuable healthcare resources because you needed a pregnancy test. Now the hospital and it's employees are stuck with the cost of your ignorance.

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
Have you ever wanted to tell a patient in triage....You've got to be kidding, you came to the ER for this?

Yes. Approximately 2,534 times. This year.

What makes you think this is an emergency?:angryfire Do you know the definition of EMERGENCY and this is not an emergency.:down:

Yes again. I've mastered the "nurse calls" where I say in my best Nancy Nurse voice, "my first call, if I were you, would be to your family doctor." They can't see me mouthing, ARE YOU KIDDING??

Have ever laughed when a patient gave their chief complaint?:chuckle Have you ever wanted to laugh?

Haven't actually laughed in front of the patient, although I can recall 2 times that I had to turn away for a couple of seconds *to pick up the pen that I dropped* so that I could compose myself.

Have ever wanted to tell a mother how stupid she is?

I have wanted to say, "If you were over the age of 16 (I'm being generous) when you had this baby, you'd have a little more life experience under your belt to be better able to deal with *emergencies* such as coughing, vomiting, and fussiness."

And, "If you spent a little less time getting your nails done, hair done, Botox injected, and shoe shopping (all obvious from observation) and a little more time in one-on-one interaction with your 13-year old son, he MIGHT not right now be wearing eyeliner, black fingernail polish and sitting in my triage chair threatening to OD on the 3 different psychotropic meds that you have convinced the pediatrician to prescribe to keep him quiet and out of your hair.

(wow, that one felt good ... thanks)

Have you ever just wanted to have a virtual TV show staged from your triage area.....haha:yeah:

Oh yes ...

On weekend nights it's more entertaining than COPS.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

MLOS....

I worship you...

:bowingpur

Thank you, thank you, thank you...I am sick of parents getting their children medicated without EVER dealing with the real issues.

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

:imbar

NO, don't!

It's a hot issue with me, and some days I'm not quite sure where my self- control comes from.

:flowersfo Keep on keepin' on ...

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Specializes in ER, education, mgmt.

Last time I worked triage I really wanted to take this obviously sick child into my arms, hold him closely, rock him and tell him,"I am SO sorry your mother is so stupid." Anyone else out there who ever wanted to do that?

Arghhhh!!!:banghead:

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

:yeah:

Last time I worked triage I really wanted to take this obviously sick child into my arms, hold him closely, rock him and tell him,"I am SO sorry your mother is so stupid." Anyone else out there who ever wanted to do that?

Arghhhh!!!:banghead:

That's funny. :chuckle

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Amen, sister.

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