you- "I am Nurse P the C, you are a P in the A, and I'll have a lot more time to be nice to your mother if you'll get out of my way..
Oh I wish I could say that!
This woman calls for me to get her mom out of bed, then as I am doing it, tries to stand between me and the pt! Its like move woman, I can't work with her right under my feet!
me: "what's going on Mrs. B? Why are you screaming?"
Mrs B: "Nobody gives a dam about me here! You are all ignoring me! Ahhhhhh!!"
me: "of course we aren't ignoring you, Mrs. B! I was just in here a moment ago, remember?"
mrs. b: "oh yeah....you were. You know? You are an angel. God loves you, and you are going to Heaven someday, you know that? I love you, I really do. You take such good care of me...I love you so much. I tell all of my friends that this hospital is the best - I volunteered for 20 years here, and it is such a good place."
me: "okay Mrs. B...so you feel safe now? I am going to visit my other patients and I'll be back in just a little while to check on you."
Mrs B: "Okay dear, you are such an angel. Thank you!"
(I walk out of the room, the light flips back on...screeching once again...)
me: "what's the matter, Mrs. B?"
Mrs. B: "No one cares about me at this dam hospital!! I am calling to complain about you all!"
This happened the entire shift. I work on a med/surg floor...had 6 other pts to attend to as well.
me: "what's going on Mrs. B? Why are you screaming?"
Mrs B: "Nobody gives a dam about me here! You are all ignoring me! Ahhhhhh!!"
me: "of course we aren't ignoring you, Mrs. B! I was just in here a moment ago, remember?"
mrs. b: "oh yeah....you were. You know? You are an angel. God loves you, and you are going to Heaven someday, you know that? I love you, I really do. You take such good care of me...I love you so much. I tell all of my friends that this hospital is the best - I volunteered for 20 years here, and it is such a good place."
me: "okay Mrs. B...so you feel safe now? I am going to visit my other patients and I'll be back in just a little while to check on you."
Mrs B: "Okay dear, you are such an angel. Thank you!"
(I walk out of the room, the light flips back on...screeching once again...)
me: "what's the matter, Mrs. B?"
Mrs. B: "No one cares about me at this dam hospital!! I am calling to complain about you all!"
This happened the entire shift. I work on a med/surg floor...had 6 other pts to attend to as well.
pfffffffff. :anbd:
I've had her! LOL Only mine yelled at the top of her lungs "I can't breathe!". Me: if you can yell that loud, you can breathe.
These stories constitute Exhibit A for why I could never be a nurse. I'd wind up mouthing off or leaping across a bed to throttle an obnoxious/abusive patient and end up with my photo splashed across every newspaper in the US and be described as a (fallen) Angel of Cruelty.
Seriously, I don't know how y'all do it, but this future paper-pusher salutes each and every one of you! Thanks for putting up with all the bull, er, hockey. :tku:
Another good one- took care of a mentally handicapped 30 something man who lived in a christian shelter. Sang repeatedly at the top of his lungs all night long: 'Emmanuel, lord is my savior' and 'god bless you', 'god loves you'... I was ready to convert to something different by the end of the night.
I had a pt when I was a student who just did not understand I was only a student. He was asking for pain meds and I politely explained that I would tell his nurse. Told the nurse and we checked the mar, he just had pain pills. Went back and explained that he was not due for another dose for awhile. this goes on for awhile. just back and forth. then He started yelling! so finally the nurse was able to give him his next dose. thats how long he had argues for. A little while later I had to remove his foley. Omg. You would think I said that I was going to cut his foot off. He starts crying that its going to hurt (this guy was 58) and my teacher tells we HAVE to take out. No choice. Long story short, I take it out and he screams like a newborn. It was pretty sad.
ShayRN
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My favorite quote of the night wasn't even my patient.
Call bell goes off..
Me: Can I help you?
Pt: I was just checking, I thought you all forgot about me.
Go to med room to tell pt's nurse she called.
Me: Pt in 7 just called
Her: I just walked out of her room a minute ago, pulling up her meds now. What did she need.
Me: (giggling) She wanted to make sure you haven't forgotten about her, ROFL.