Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

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Specializes in ER.

Goes to the 49 yo male who came in by AMBULANCE- C/C? He was cleaning his ear, and got some q-tip FLUFF stuck in his ear.At 0430 am......REALLY??? Of course a Medicade cab to go home in as well....our tax $ at work!

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Goes to the 49 yo male who came in by AMBULANCE- C/C? He was cleaning his ear, and got some q-tip FLUFF stuck in his ear.At 0430 am......REALLY??? Of course a Medicade cab to go home in as well....our tax $ at work!

Oh wow! I had a young female come in the other night with the EXACT SAME complaint! At least she had the sense not to come by ambulance though.

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

Horrors! Q-Tip fluff has been known to expand and fill the whole empty head! What WERE you thinking of, not taking the situation seriously???

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Horrors! Q-Tip fluff has been known to expand and fill the whole empty head! What WERE you thinking of, not taking the situation seriously???

BaHaaHaaa:lol2::lol2:

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

This kind of abuse has got to stop. The American taxpayer needs to get smart and put appropriate controls in place. The money saved could bail Medicare and Social Security!

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC, Rehab, Home Health.

Forget who to credit with the original quote, but......"There ain't no cure for stupid!"

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This made my day, how can they seriously complain about that with a straight face?. Gosh...

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They do it because they get away with it! Next question?

JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Somewhere in the PACNW

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Specializes in LTC, Med-SURG,STICU.

Are you serious? These are the moments that I get the strong urge to smack someone upside the head!

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

Now wait a minute. It doesn't matter what you think, for him it was a true emergency and as a nurse you should have some compassion. We all know how scary unfamiliar situations can be and he probably didn't know what else to do. Geesh, I'm ashamed to be a part of such a group of heartless people. And how was he supposed to get home? If it was me I would have taken him home in my personal vehicle after making sure he had a healthy meal and all of his other needs were met too. Isn't that what we became nurses for? Shame on all of you!:nono:

Gotcha!. Just wanted to beat out the pre-pre nursing student, pre-nursing students, nursing students, new grads, bleeding hearts and the general public who are so often horrified by this forum:devil:

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

OMG Flyinscott!

I was about to type fast and furious about how you were the problem until I finally felt the yanking on my chain.......

:yeah::yeah::yeah::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::yeah::yeah::yeah:

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

What clued you in...the "healthy meal" part or the disclaimer at the bottom? :lol2:

I thought about doing it in 2 posts to see how long it took for people to figure it out but my asbestos panties are in the wash.

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