What things have you said that would not sound right in any other situation? Here are a few things that just came to mind today as I was leaving work in which I was doing a flu clinic...
-A person asked me would the flu shot hurt I stated "No, I usually go in nice, quick and easy"
- One guy had to remove his shirt so I could get to his arm, I said" You may have to take off your shirt" Ofcourse he starts dancing as if he's stripping:eek:
- I asked one guy if it was his first time ( referring to the flu shot) he replied no, but I'm very experienced in other things.
Specializes in maternal child, public/community health.
I was at dinner tonight with a group of nurses celebrating that several of the others just found out they passed the exam to be certified lactation consultants. One LC made a special gift for the new LCs. As they were admiring their beautiful homemade gifts, discussing where they would keep them, how they can use them for patient education, etc., a waitress came by and said, "Oh, those are beautiful. What are they?" She wasn't quite sure what to say when several of us replied in unison, "Breasts! Aren't they great?" (They were amazing felted breast models) When they asked her to take a group picture with the breasts, I am sure she had no idea what to think! Just think what she would have thought of our conversation!
All the things stated so far are things I guess you would say to a patient that would be inappropriate. I guess as a NICU nurse I do say these things to the patients, but of course the babies don't understand them.
I was things more along the lines of what we say when one of the babies has an apnea/bradycardia. Sometimes possibly inappropriate things are said while we stand over the infant for a few seconds to see if they will self-resolve.
Times like this, one may hear a NICU nurse standing over the infant saying something like "Step away from the light!". "Lets hop off the Jesus bus!". "Whoops, there goes higher Algebra!". These things would be said in the middle of the night when there are no visitors.
Some of the other things that might be said at those bedsides would just not be understood by anyone else except another NICU nurse and should not be repeated.
Times like this, one may hear a NICU nurse standing over the infant saying something like "Step away from the light!". "Lets hop off the Jesus bus!". "Whoops, there goes higher Algebra!". These things would be said in the middle of the night when there are no visitors.
I work with a lot of special needs teenagers. A lot of laypeople think that disabled kids and teens are perpetually innocent and fragile creatures. In reality, behind the spasms, the wheelchair and the orthotics plenty of them have normal teenager tendencies. They'll mouth off, they'll type dirty jokes on their communication devices, they'll exchange funny insults, get crushes etc. etc. A lot of people don't understand why the staff joke around with them like they're the smarmy and fun-loving teenagers that they are. I don't even DARE repeat some of the stuff the kids have said or the staff lol! Regardless, there is a lot of respect, trust and compassion... whatever the average lay person might think.
Cuddleswithpuddles
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Lay people do not understand my relief and joy when a patient who is at risk of obstruction finally poops.
YESSSS Their bowels are fine. No need to call the doctor. Glorious, glorious poop.