Seriously?!?!

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Time for another vent thread. Today's topic is: "You're here for what? Seriously!?!?!"

32y/o m, hx htn, vs wnl, cc is "chest pain for about 1 second 4 hours ago", no current complaints.

Crossed my mind to give him a forearm shiver. Then he'd have something to complain about...

Specializes in Emergency, Med/Surg, Vascular Access.

"Needs excuse for work" popped up on our tracker board today....true story!!! Lol

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What brings you in today sir?, "I was feeling unmotivated" I wanted to die with that one. People are truly crazy.

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Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

8 month old CC: crying

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Specializes in Emergency, Med/Surg, Vascular Access.

Had that the other day^^

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"We got a call from a patient who was just seen in your ED and claims you did nothing for him...
HA! We're always doing "nothing" for them and YET they KEEP COMING BACK!!! Blagh.
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Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Headache at 4:30 am by ambulance with 1 year old in tow. NOTHING to take at home. Boyfriend meets her in the ED. Demands food (gets none and finally hits up the vending machine). Sleeps while baby becomes an acrobat in the room.

BTW we're extremely stingy with food for everyone unless they've been there over a few hours. Clinic patients (4 or 5) never get food.

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Specializes in Emergency Department/Trauma.

I agree when the first complaint is being hungry, that is a bad choice for the ED. Unless you are a diabetic with a borderline glucose, no turkey sandwich for you.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

And they wonder why health care costs are out of control. I so wish we could stop this abusive use of the ED.

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Specializes in Emergency Department/Trauma.

I wish more places would do medical screening exams. One place I was at did them, a PA or MD would see the person if the complaint seemed inappropriate use of an ED, if the MSE showed no emergent condition the person was sent to registration for a co-pay prior to treatment or was given at follow up consult with a clinic. It was a good way of deterring improper use.

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Specializes in RN.
love to ask pt's "what is your emergency today?" during triage just to see their puzzled face when they realize they really don't actually have an emergency

LOL!! Permission to use please :-)

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LOL!! Permission to use please :-)
DITTO! Here's for some ER abuse: Man calls ambulance c/o shOB, arrives to ED with NO shob, lungs CTA, o2 100%...then states "he has business to take care of on this side of town and had no ride" so that's why he called an ambulance. Un.freaking.believable.
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Specializes in RN.
DITTO! Here's for some ER abuse: Man calls ambulance c/o shOB, arrives to ED with NO shob, lungs CTA, o2 100%...then states "he has business to take care of on this side of town and had no ride" so that's why he called an ambulance. Un.freaking.believable.

Isn't this clown breaking some kind of law? What?!

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