They can put a man on the moon. Why Can't They....

Little Flower · Jan 21, 2005

BTW.....I forgot to mention you will also have to buy a new pair of boxing gloves cause there will be a lot of infighting between the nurses for the use of this little goody. :)

kenni · Jan 21, 2005

they can, they just don't want to. and since most ppl "respect" the medical profession and opinion they don't ask questions or complain.

LindaMarie76 · Jan 21, 2005

"Maybe the cardiac and IV stuff could someday be controlled by a wireless device thereby eliminating some of the restrictive nature of being in the hospital."

At Holy Cross and Mercy Hospitals in South Florida, our cardiac monitoring is wireless. It's absolutely brilliant. Patients can get up to the commode/chair and we no longer have to worry about tripping over that particular cable... just the foley, IV, SG caths, etc. :) But it's a start!

Using bluetooth technology, the wireless system also allows us to transport patients throughout the hospital. All we have to do is transfer the little blue chip from the bedside receiver to the transportable monitor's receiver.

I also believe there's an improved go-lytely that's called half-lytely.

Linda

LindaMarie76 · Jan 21, 2005

Thank you, Angie! I am a patient advocate, but there isn't a whole lot I can do when the doctor WILL NOT prescribe an effective pain med for someone with a broken leg and I have to be the one to tell the crying patient..."The doctor says for you to take some Motrin".....aaaaagh!
Breaks my heart....they have pain meds for a REASON!!:angryfire

Oh noooooo. Never!!!!!

I work night shift ICU and we don't have in-house docs (other than ER) at night. I had a male patient recovering after 12 hour back surgery. He was addicted to pain medicine pre-operatively and naturally his PCA wasn't effective. When I called the surgeon for further orders, the surgeon had the audacity to tell me "Of course he is in pain, he's a drug addict. What do you want me to do, baby-sit him?" I replied, "No I don't want you to babysit. I want you to give me orders to relieve his back pain throughout the night. " He provided me with a lame order and then told me to contact anesthesia for further orders. I did so.

Whenever I have a situation where a doctor tries to not prescribe pain meds, I will go over that doctor's head and start calling the consultants.

Linda :devil:

underwatergirl · Jan 21, 2005

My thing is a cordless system...

Heck we use batteries for everything from phones to remotes...why not blood pressure machines...or batteries that last in IV monitors....

I think of all the time I waste during a shift untangling cords...it is horendous...better time to be spent with the patients not with the equipment

You know someone could get rich off of that...

I think the Pixes system is nice for med. adm. personally.

macspuds · Jan 21, 2005

You People are super! I so enjoyed these ideas. It's nice to see a sense of humor that really says something.

Thank you for such a good laugh today.

macspuds

LeftyOne12 · Jan 22, 2005

I have multiple cysts in my breasts, with scar tissue from a benign tumor removal. I take tylenol extra strength about 30 minutes before and it helps keep the pain down a little.

I feel if the men were having their scrotums squished in the same way, the big and important researchers would have found an easier way a long time ago. :uhoh3:

Little Flower · Jan 22, 2005

I have multiple cysts in my breasts, with scar tissue from a benign tumor removal. I take tylenol extra strength about 30 minutes before and it helps keep the pain down a little.
I feel if the men were having their scrotums squished in the same way, the big and important researchers would have found an easier way a long time ago.

:rotfl: :rotfl: Isn't that the truth!!! It is a male thing!!! I too had a lumpectomy on the left breast but not the right one. I have a LOT of scar tissue. When I have to get my breast squashed in a mammo machine ...the right one hurts but I want to scream with the left one being squashed and I cry.

I also curse the inventor of this barbaric female torture machine! :chuckle

Pain is a deterent...a type of aversion conditioning preventing women from even wanting to go get their annual check-ups. Somebody needs to do something about this.

sorry about the drift.