End of the day, lots of things going on and its time to pass meds.
Pt. calls me in his room to ask me a question. Scene: Pt. standing at bedside, hand out with paper wadded up in it, face innocent and childlike, very casual mannerisms. Tells me: "I put this in my butt, and now when I poop there is a little blood."
OK
Ummmmm............
Well.................
Checked for rectal bleeding, nothing active. Inform attending and get the H/H order I want. Go through all the formal things (document etc) AND SPEND SOME TIME DOING PT EDUCATION ON WHY WE DON'T PUT FOREIGN OBJECTS IN OUR BUTTS.
Pt calls me in the room to ask me a question again. This time it is "I know I can't put things in my butt.............and I won't, but does my finger count?"
OK
Ummmm............
Well............
More education provided ON WHY WE DON'T PUT FOREIGN OBJECTS, INCLUDING OUR FINGER, IN OUR BUTTS.
Passing meds. I have gotten everything under control, everyone else if fine. Yes, I know I know, I am such an intolerant nurse. I saved this guys meds for last.
What does he say to me? That he want to take all his meds as suppositories. ALL of them.
I keep giggling about this...I can just see taking a look at the "affected area" and going, "Sir, are you missing a pen, pencil, TV remote, fingernail scrub brush, and a small cat?"
I keep giggling about this...I can just see taking a look at the "affected area" and going, "Sir, are you missing a pen, pencil, TV remote, fingernail scrub brush, and a small cat?"
ahahaha--not a good idea to ask if he's missing those things----
Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.
I keep giggling about this...I can just see taking a look at the "affected area" and going, "Sir, are you missing a pen, pencil, TV remote, fingernail scrub brush, and a small cat?"
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Dang........that's why I shouldn't be eating chips at the computer
That was the funniest thing I've read all day. Thank you LOL. And LOL to the Freud comment! He would agree that this patient obviously never reached his milestone in the anal stage of psychosexual development.
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nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN
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I keep giggling about this...I can just see taking a look at the "affected area" and going, "Sir, are you missing a pen, pencil, TV remote, fingernail scrub brush, and a small cat?"