Did anyone see House, MD last night? Normally I really like the show, but recently it's gotten on my nerves. Last night, after the patient soiled himself, the doc looked over at the other one and said, "We need a nurse!" AAGH!! Not only do the docs mix and administer all meds, draw labs, code the pts singlehandedly, deal w/family, operate CT/MRI machines, etc, but they have to make it seem that all the seldom seen nurses do is clean crap!~ Bleccchhh. I think I've lost my appetite for House, MD.
He cusses patients out, speaks to everybody in a condescending tone and saves the patient and the day at the end of every show! What a Vicodin popping miracle worker he is!
He cusses patients out, speaks to everybody in a condescending tone and saves the patient and the day at the end of every show! What a Vicodin popping miracle worker he is!
Riiiiggghhhhhht...
And the one young attractive female doctor finds him desireable. The writers really pile it on :chuckle
Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds
Is almost as powerful as a switch engine
Can fire a speeding bullet
Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool
Is occasionally addressed by God
Resident:
Barely clears a picket fence
Loses tug-of-war with a train
Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury
Swims well
Talks with animals
Intern:
Makes high skid marks on a wall when trying to leap buildings
Is run over by a train
Is not issued ammunition
Dog paddles
Talks to walls
Medical Student:
Runs into buildings
Recognizes a train 2 out of 3 times
Wets himself with a water pistol
Cannot stay afloat without a life preserver
Mumbles to himself
Nurse:
Lifts buildings and walks under them
Kicks trains off the track
Catches speeding bullets with her teeth and eats them
Freezes water with a single glance
The Nurse IS God!!!!
AMEN!!!!!!!
I do love House though, he's gruff, but he gets to the bottom of the diagnosis. I still wish someone would write a show about nurses with a Nurse Ratchet. You know, the one that doesn't flinch when the resident puts a bedpan full of poo down in front of her, hugs the younger nurses when they are crying over their first patient loss, and squelches the almighty doctor with a single death ray look. I'm sure something along that line would be a big hit!!!
I didn't see "House", but like someone else mentioned, I *LOVED* last week's "Grey's Anatomy" when Christina rudely told that nurse they'd call her if they needed a bedpan emptied :angryfire . Then that nurse made her day a living H**LL, making her take care of vomit, code browns, etc! ........and I loved it when the nurse told her "I'm not known for my sense of humor":p
Specializes in ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff.
One of the "Medical Diety" resident learned the hard way of what happens when you tick off the nurses.
This person got 2 am Tylenol calls/ dressing change request at 4am (RN's were not allowed to do dressing changes) and phone calls. for diet orders at 11pm.
The RN's were also not available to help the Medical Diety, when they came in to do daily rounds.
:rotfl: That's what I am talking about. "Oh I'm so sorry had you just gotten back to sleep???" "I forgot to ask you to look at this while you were here."
"Ohh had you just fell asleep again, I just need to clarify this order."
I do love House though, he's gruff, but he gets to the bottom of the diagnosis. I still wish someone would write a show about nurses with a Nurse Ratchet. You know, the one that doesn't flinch when the resident puts a bedpan full of poo down in front of her, hugs the younger nurses when they are crying over their first patient loss, and squelches the almighty doctor with a single death ray look. I'm sure something along that line would be a big hit!!!
It was funny that i read your posting today, I do not watch this show, but do watch Gray's Anatomy on Sunday eve, and i had to laugh because one of the jr. resident insulted a nurse :angryfire (calling her for a duty such as you said in your post, in an insulting tone) and the jr. resident's life was made a living hell for the rest of the day and at the very end she found out that it was not her attending doing this but the nurse herself (paging her for every puking, code brown pt she had)...... moral of the story don't underestimate the power of the nurse or the skill! :rotfl: i was pleased!
Erin
I wish I had seen this. I tried to watch Gray's Anatomy when it first came on, but on two different episodes derogatory comments were made about nurses, so I stopped watching. I know it's just entertainment, but some people believe what they watch on TV.
I'm a nursing student, and while doing my observation in the OR I saw a resident insert a foley and an attending clean a patient after they soiled themselves (all while the operation prep was being done, not during surgery), while 2 RN's were also in the room. I don't know if this is a regular thing in the OR or not, but it was definately the first time I saw MD's do patient care. It's nice to know that there are some MD's that are willing to do patient care.
I saw an established urologist insert a urinary catheter once. No sterile technique, no lubricant. Perhaps there is a reason the inmates aren't running the asylum.
It was funny that i read your posting today, I do not watch this show, but do watch Gray's Anatomy on Sunday eve, and i had to laugh because one of the jr. resident insulted a nurse :angryfire (calling her for a duty such as you said in your post, in an insulting tone) and the jr. resident's life was made a living hell for the rest of the day and at the very end she found out that it was not her attending doing this but the nurse herself (paging her for every puking, code brown pt she had)...... moral of the story don't underestimate the power of the nurse or the skill! :rotfl: i was pleased!
Erin
Thanks, I had actually never heard of the tv show "Gray's Anatomy". I'm a nursing student. (need I say more) I will try to watch it tomorrow night.
NurseRatchett
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I hate this show but my dh loves it.
It is unrealistic and hard to stomach.
He cusses patients out, speaks to everybody in a condescending tone and saves the patient and the day at the end of every show! What a Vicodin popping miracle worker he is!
Riiiiggghhhhhht...