OK. Whats the oddest thing you've ever heard by an instructor or another medical person (nurse, doc., EMT, whatever).
Mine is easy. An instructor explained the broncial tubes/nasal passages like this:
"We have two nostrils just like we have two bronchial tubes. Each nostril serves the bronchial tube on the same side. Someone who occludes one nostril or the other for too long depletes air supply on that side. This is much like sleep apnea."
Dont ask me where the sleep apnea thing was going. Its a wonder anyone from that class passed NCLEX. We all stopped paying attention to her and studied on our own whatever chapter was being covered in class.
Specializes in Cardiac, Maternal-child, LDRP, NICU.
Just today called the md because of my pt's blood sugar was 525. The order states Call md for blood sugar over 400. Md(endocronologist) says" just give the pt whatever amt of insulin you want to give; and hanged the phone. I was like WHAT THE :hdvwl:! Called the chief attending of the hospital c/o and few minutes later got the perfect insulin order from endo!!!
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