That about sums up my day today. This is a rant post. Please add on if your day was also dumb.
1. 90% of my patients were morbidly obese and smelled of fumunda because they can't reach all their nooks and cranies when they bathe (if they bathe)
2. Gravida 13, Para 6, 7 spontaneous abortions with pelvic pain who left a tampon in her kooka for 2 weeks causing me to skip lunch. The smell is burned into my memory
For all those who thinks the triage nurse hates them......it's not just you. After spending 12 hours in the triage room, we hate everyone. There are days that I swear my intelligence is being slowly sucked out by the people who pass through the triage room. Things like, "so when did this start?" "oh, about an hour ago." Did you do something to hurt your back? Yes, I lifted a board. Okay. Well, I was seen 2 weeks ago at (insert any other hospital name here) for back pain, but the meds they gave me aren't working. Okay, so you've had this pain for a while. Yes, about 6 months, but it happened an hour ago. Really, does this make sense. Or, well, I passed out about 4 days ago. For how long? About 10 minutes, somebody brought me to. Really, and you didn't think to call 911 when it happened? Well, I was out of town. And of course the low abdominal pain who started her period today, but it's not like other period pain and well, I'm pretty sure I was pregnant even though my cycle is right on time.
Some days I wish I had Willie Wonka's golden egg scales. The all the bad eggs would just drop to the incinerator.
Triage is one spot in the ER I know I would not function well in. My ******** tolerance is not that strong. I always get the triage nurse a coffee when I get mine.
One of our doctors started brainstorming different buttons we could have at triage to get rid of people... A trap door in the floor button, a release the hounds button..
When in triage - I totally get why you think I hate you, with the patients that end up in your rooms. But if it makes you feel better -- your pod partners likely got different flavors of what you're seeing. It all evens out in the end.
This entire thread has me in knots!!! Hilarious!!! I'm in the process of going for RN now (taking my last pre-reqs this semester). Just finished practical nursing school. Oh I am not looking forward to familiarizing myself with 'fumunda' or forgotten tampons...how does that happen?????
When in triage - I totally get why you think I hate you with the patients that end up in your rooms. But if it makes you feel better -- your pod partners likely got different flavors of what you're seeing. It all evens out in the end. [/quote']
Oh, I'm familiar with the other side. That being said, there are people who are brutal in triage, and if you don't like the ladies in a pod it makes it a lot easier to send them that 3rd drunk in restraints
I was bathing my patient during my clinical (they needed it, they were emitting a 'lovely' odor), I found 'gifts' between the several, 'fluffy' folds of my patient. The patient stated it might be the Cheezits they were eating last week...
I wonder if that is the same Fromunda smell the other posters were referring too...
This entire thread has me in knots!!! Hilarious!!! I'm in the process of going for RN now (taking my last pre-reqs this semester). Just finished practical nursing school. Oh I am not looking forward to familiarizing myself with 'fumunda' or forgotten tampons...how does that happen?????
I was bathing my patient during my clinical (they needed it, they were emitting a 'lovely' odor), I found 'gifts' between the several, 'fluffy' folds of my patient. The patient stated it might be the Cheezits they were eating last week...
I wonder if that is the same Fromunda smell the other posters were referring too...
barrrrr,fffffff.
Actually had that situation the other day , had to put foley into pt. raised the covers, and..............blechhhh.
For whatever reason you must treat your patients like your love ones and have you forgotten the confidentiality rule that you must not disclose information. Smh...are you sure you are in this field because you love it or for .....
She didn't disclose any information which would breech confidentiality. ...and we all have bad days......wow
Love that!!! Probably why many organizations are going to nicotine free!!!!
barrrrr,fffffff.
IrishErin
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Triage is one spot in the ER I know I would not function well in. My ******** tolerance is not that strong. I always get the triage nurse a coffee when I get mine.
One of our doctors started brainstorming different buttons we could have at triage to get rid of people... A trap door in the floor button, a release the hounds button..