I work in an ER and like all ER's we get more than I share of drug seekers....are ya'll as sick as I am of them....well we got this patient in the other day with a "thumb sprain". She said she, "fell over her dog". We gave her the standard rx for lortab 5 and sent her on her way. The pharmacist called and said her insurance flagged her and said she has had numerous narc's filled over the past 30 days, including 30 Lortab in the past 48 hours. So the doctor tells him to cancel the lortab rx. Well the patient calls back and the doc says give it the the charge nurse, I dont' want to talk to her. So I get on the phone with her and she asks why the doc cancels her rx. I explained what the pharm had told us. She begins a story in a sad little pitiful voice....and it ends with, are you ready for this....THE DOG ATE MY LORTAB!!!!!!!!!!It took all the self control I could muster up not to crack up on the phone. I really wanted to ask her if she wasn't smart enough to come up with a better story than that. She then said they had to the dogs stomach pumped (I really wanted to say, you know poison control discourages than, didn't your vet call them). Anyway, she didnt' get her lortab and we flagged her a seeker.
the pharmacist called back to see if we got the same story he did, he told us he asked her if she couldn't come up with a better story than that. Pharms can do that, cause the pharmacist shortage is worse than the nursing shortage...they can get away with more:-)
I just love working in the ER, cause I know I can always get a good laugh our two before the night is over and no matter how bad my life gets its never as bad as the patients in the ER:-)
Don't you think it is a bit dangerous to mark someone a drug seeker, even when true though? Drug seekers can die of a ruptured bowel in an ED waiting room after calling 911...
I hate the abusive morons too, we get them in our area as well,but sometimes we become a bit callous and may actually bias ourselves.
I couldn't help but crack up reading about the dog eating the pills, that was just too much(and yet, they never run out of crazy reasons)
That is the main reason I stay in the ER, you never know what is going to come out someone's mouth! I had someone call back to replace their lortab Rx because they had the window down in the car, to get a little fresh air, you know....and the Rx for the lortab flew right out the window! Of course the PCN Rx was still safely in the car...Thank Goodness it was safe!
Einstein is credited with saying, "The difference in genius and stupidity, is genius has limits!"
I think he must have worked in an ER.
I had a new one this morning.....this woman was alternately unresponsive and combative. Her boyfriend said he chews Soma and then puts it in her mouth while she sleeps so he can have sex with her! How do you respond to that one??????
Man, there's dogs getting gorked all over the place. I had a call last week about a dog eating an entire bottle of Percocet. - The PA at my work said he would gladly write a new Rx upon receipt of a vet bill. Then there was the guy who dropped his entire bottle of Ambien down the bathroom single. Every single pill managed to make its way into the city's water supply and there he was, all wide awake and no Ambien.
Man, there's dogs getting gorked all over the place. I had a call last week about a dog eating an entire bottle of Percocet. - The PA at my work said he would gladly write a new Rx upon receipt of a vet bill. Then there was the guy who dropped his entire bottle of Ambien down the bathroom single. Every single pill managed to make its way into the city's water supply and there he was, all wide awake and no Ambien.
Tell him to drink some city water, there has to be enough Ambien in it to put him asleep!!
Even though its a not a dog, but my nephew ate my homework once, and my teacher didn't believe me. I left it on the coffee table, just starting walking and he chewed it up. She didn't believe me and basically laughed in my face. So when I got home, I went through the trash and picked up the chewed assignment and showed it to her. She let me redo it.
I had a new one this morning.....this woman was alternately unresponsive and combative. Her boyfriend said he chews Soma and then puts it in her mouth while she sleeps so he can have sex with her! How do you respond to that one??????
Even though its a not a dog, but my nephew ate my homework once, and my teacher didn't believe me. I left it on the coffee table, just starting walking and he chewed it up. She didn't believe me and basically laughed in my face. So when I got home, I went through the trash and picked up the chewed assignment and showed it to her. She let me redo it.
There is a thread on here somewhere about things our dogs have done and after you read it, you will believe that the dog ate the lortab.
I love the shirt, wonder what they have concerning cats?
Our dog age a lortab and a valium once, hubby dropped them and dog was too quick. He was gorked out for a couple of days. Vet was angry but amused too.
sharann, BSN, RN
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I think thats hilarious too.
Don't you think it is a bit dangerous to mark someone a drug seeker, even when true though? Drug seekers can die of a ruptured bowel in an ED waiting room after calling 911...
I hate the abusive morons too, we get them in our area as well,but sometimes we become a bit callous and may actually bias ourselves.
I couldn't help but crack up reading about the dog eating the pills, that was just too much(and yet, they never run out of crazy reasons)