... which of course is the dreaded Post-Traumatic Call Light Syndrome. And even though some of you (school nurses, for example) may not have call lights, you still experience people who want something All The Time, right?
Well, I have two possible solutions to help the call light situation, and my aides think both are good (but unfortunately, not actually something we can do :^).
1) The Aladdin's Lamp idea: give your patients/residents/kids 3 wishes per day... so you bettah use 'em wisely, people!
or -
2) The Baskin-Robbins method: put up a digital 2-digit display thingie, have patients/residents/kids pull a number, and they have to wait 'til their number comes up. "I'm sorry, _______, but see? Up there? It's on number 41, and yours is 67 - so you gotta wait 'til 67 and then we'll get to you'.
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
at least 1/4th of my current residents have no concept of 'waiting'.
Remind your Residents, djh123, that Immediate Gratification and External Validation are merely short term fixes and the pathway to a higher conscious is through dealing with trials and tribulations with their subsequent illuminating revelations.
Your residents will then thank you for the opportunity for growth.
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Here's another one:
"I don't know whoever did you the disservice of not teaching you the importance of patience, but if you will kindly direct me to the culprit, I will set them straight!"
Davey Do
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Oh, Ted cries when he hears Roy Orbison singing "Crying".