Don't take anything said to you by an angry or confused patient personally. Eat and pee when you have a second, the chance may not come again that shift. Have nurse friends you can unwind with, they...
I had a patient tell me they were allergic to Zofran because they were allergic to fruit and the Zofran tastes like fruit. Also because their significant other was
Little old lady walking down the hall looking very worried. I asked what was wrong. She responded she wet herself. Patient was newly incontinent and early dementia. I assisted her back to her room and...
Brought a 4 year old back to the ER for c/o abd pain, fever and vomit x1. As we were walking back I asked if they were not feeling well, they replied "I threw up." I asked the parent and patient when...