Post-Its from the edge

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We're always putting little post-it notes for the docs or other nurses on the chart. Sometimes it'll be to clarify a nonessential med, or to suggest a lab, medication, or consult.

Sometimes I want to write a little different kind of a Post-It note. Like one to the family of one of the patients from a few weeks ago:

"Dear Family,

Despite what some doctors have led you to believe, your loved one is not going to live forever. Please make him/her a DNR so that we all can stop the craziness. Your loved one is miserable--and terminal--and we're only making it worse."

OR:

"Dear Dr. K,

I have noticed that your H&P refers to Mrs. X as a bilateral BKA. However, my assessment found her to have both legs and pedal pulses of +2/+2. Please advise."

And we must also never forget to post a simple "THANK YOU" for all things well done and appreciated.. be it by colleagues, patients, or family. thumbs.gif

On that note- My "post-it"

To all the Allnurses contributers "on the edge"-

You are just too funny (and so right-on!)

Lets do lunch and drinks! We'll have a blast!

-Miss Jo

(can't a drug company make the pre=printed ones for us?? Maybe little forms that we can check off the appropriate caustic remarks)

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.

No, the drug companies want the doctors to prescribe their particular brand name meds. They don't wanna make funny doohickeys for the nurses to use when we're upset at their prime customers.

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Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

Here we go !

We can scan these and print out our own little "post-its". :D

When questioning orders or staffing:

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When falsely accused :

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Or better yet, simply e1d6755d7fbe9685f5b92abdbd1cd35e.png

When annoyed:

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or:

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To show appreciation:

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or:

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No, the drug companies want the doctors to prescribe their particular brand name meds. They don't wanna make funny doohickeys for the nurses to use when we're upset at their prime customers.

Oh, that's right meds... my mistake! I was thinking they were just in the business of generating post-it notes and pens.

We'll just have to make our own, then!

Jnette... Let us know when you start taking orders!

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Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

Jnette... Let us know when you start taking orders!

:chuckle

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

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That Dr K is a freakin' miracle worker! I can not tell you how many of my patients would head over to the US for a doctor who could grow their legs back :chuckle

Was reading the H&P on one of my hyperbaric patients and found out that the patient was a 43 y.o. black male. This surprised me as I had just put him in the chamber and one of the means of identifying him was his birthdate (he was 48 y.o. white male). Called the doc to let him know and he sent his PA down to the unit to get the H&P, but less than 20 minutes later the patient had a oxygen toxicity siezure in the chamber and had to be sent to the ER.

When the Doc and the PA showed up in the ER and I had given them the report, pointed out that this is what happens when you tell someone that thought he was white that he is black after 48 years.

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Some of my favorite t-shirts (that the hospital hates when I wear) that should be on post-its.

I am here to save your ass, not kiss it!

Your HMO has refused your enema, so I am here to slap the **** out of you!

Do you want the doctor in charge or the Nurse that knows what is going on?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy nurses can handle the pressure.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy nurses do it deeper.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.
Dear Family,

You aren't the only ones in L&D today. Please don't ask for the code so you can let yourselves in so you don't have to ring the desk. There are other families and babies up here. Although this IS a very special time in your life, please be considerate of the other people up here. Please remember this when you are in the the nourishment room, too. Oh yeah, although the words "hospital" and "hotel" begin with the letters "HO", there is a difference between the two.

Thanks!

BabyRN2Be

(aka "The Management" in my own little world) :)

OMG I am so feeling this one as a fellow OB nurse. :rotfl:
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You guys are cracking me up!! :lol2:

Annor

You're quite welcome Shelly. Don't worry, I have a wealth of material.

"Dear Patient,

Please don't insult my intelligence when you call me to your room to tell me that your IV bag un-spiked itself and soaked the floor while you innocently slept.

Or that you're not sure how the NG tube came out. Or that an IV catheter, still taped a dozen ways to your arm, mysteriously 'fell out' right after you c/o that you didn't need an IV any more.

It didn't 'just happen.' By the size of the pool of blood and the number of rolls of toilet paper you wasted trying to dab your arm with, if it 'just happened,' you' either have the lowest platelet level or the highest INR in 5 counties. In which case we'd still have to start a new IV to give you the antidote.

Lucky for you, I had nothing better to do anyhow."

:stone

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I'd like one that reads...

Dear Family,

As we discussed earlier, your loved one is ready to leave the acute care setting. If you remember, I explained the three options that are available to you at this time. They are: admission into a rehab facility, admission into a long term care facility, or home with 24 hour care. You'll also remember that the government does not provide free, 24 hour care in the patient's home.

p.s. And (s)he ain't coming home with me!

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Amen to that! Where can I order!!!!

Hey.. rather than writing out all these lengthy "issues" on tiny "post-it notes", why not simply design little "post-its" that say it all, and fit any occasion?

In different colors for different moods, or to accentuate and emphasise the point we are trying to get across...? Design them with little emoticons, even.

Have a whole slew of them to choose from.. heh... a "variety pack". :D

Then, as the occasion arises , we can pull one off the little "WTF" pad with the fitting :eek: emoticon,

or the "KMA" pad with the appropriate little buttwiggle arsch.gif

... then, of course, we might have the :rolleyes: post it handy for the doc's orders, ...and of course the dumm.gif post-it to send back to admin types to acknowlege having read their new and improved proposals...... errrr, perhaps this one... :rotfl:... might be even more fitting for that.

Of course, we want this one handy for all the stupid, piccyune "family requests" man.gif.

But in actuality, these simple little "emoticon post-its" would save us from all that writing, and still get the point across quite clearly, yes?

And we must also never forget to post a simple "THANK YOU" for all things well done and appreciated.. be it by colleagues, patients, or family. thumbs.gif

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