Too funny...

RNCENCCRNNREMTP · Mar 16, 2003

Our administration made a "policy" that if a patient comes to the ER by ambulance then they cannot be "triaged" to the waiting room. Hahahahahahaha. Guess how many times we follow that rule for cases similar to the ones above?? NEVER!!!!!!!!

sunnygirl272 · Mar 16, 2003

Originally posted by RNCENCCRNNREMTP
Our administration made a "policy" that if a patient comes to the ER by ambulance then they cannot be "triaged" to the waiting room. Hahahahahahaha. Guess how many times we follow that rule for cases similar to the ones above?? NEVER!!!!!!!!

RNCENCCRNNREMTP,

What can we call you for short?

RNCENCCRNNREMTP · Mar 16, 2003

Andrew

(or as my admissions department calls me "The Great Satan")

ERNurse752, RN · Mar 17, 2003

Originally posted by RNCENCCRNNREMTP
Andrew

(or as my admissions department calls me "The Great Satan")

Darn, and I thought I was the only one! :roll

Scis · Mar 19, 2003

Glad to see that this problem seems to be across the entire country. Consistency is so comforting. Charging for ambulance service? Varies state-to-state, but in most, the people abusing it are the ones with no resources, on charity care, etc. and they won't pay bills sent to them anyway. Regular, insured people with MI's, CVA's in evolution, they're the ones taking private transportation to the hospital. Gotta change! I think if we charge even $5.00 per head on-the-spot ('cause they NEVER come alone, always with an entourage) the non-urgent frequent flyers will find something else to do with their time.

ERNurse752, RN · Mar 19, 2003

We had a guy with no insurance come in by ambulance around 0400 for a sore throat.

He talked on his cell phone the entire ride over, and the medic couldn't get him to answer any questions (why he didn't MAKE him get off, I don't know...), he got to the ER, said he wasn't able to talk b/c his throat hurt so bad...acted like a jerk the whole time he was there...the doc wrote him a rx for PCN VK, and he then threw a fit b/c we weren't going to give it to him for free...he actually said, "Why can't I get anything for free!?"

Uh, excuse me, your $500 cab ride over here will be free, the ER bill will be free...what more do you want!!!!????

Sleepyeyes · Mar 19, 2003

And down here, you wouldn't believe the number of oldsters we get who drive themselves to the doc's or the ER after having syncope, seizures, or CP! :eek:

Come to think of it, you wouldn't believe the number of oldsters we have who still think they can drive.....

AngelGirl · Mar 20, 2003

The above accounts demonstrate a simple lesson in 'Manners."

Some people have them, others don't.

Those who drive themselves to ER, in spite of an H&H of 3 & 9, are usually the same ones who will let you take their place at a public phone booth to make a call, and even lend you the money. They simply put others' needs first. (Obviously to their own detriment at times!) And they just don't want to be a bother.

The demanding leeches. who continually suck dry our public resources, are LOOKING FOR ways to be a bother. They are often obnoxious and expect to be served NOW!!!!!!!!!! They have no manners.

I think a certain amount of their attitude is a mix of envy and self-pity. They look at us and think "Educated, rich and lucky" They think that we as nurses got the breaks they should have gotten, (had money to go to school and now live an easy lifestyle) (huh?)

The truth is that we simply took the initiative and got our batooties into the classroom and studied long and hard to get where we are today. I went on welfare with 2 little kids to take the LVN to RN Bridge Program. We lived on $604.00/month, and appreciated every dollar AND every benefit. So, I know what CAN BE done if one sets his/her mind to it.

Of course, I wasn't trying to buy cigarettes or beer out of that money! :eek:

So, seeing that we now are the "Haves" and they are the "Have-nots" these wayward, arrogant non-self-providers find ER the perfect place to exercise some control over us. They use their bullying ways to show their superiority over those who got the breaks that they didn't. :angryfire

With regard to their arrogance, I think to myself, "What wasted talent! Give up the cigarettes and beer (and who knows WHAT other addictions!) and put yourself through school. With a little guidance, you could reroute that attitude and fit right in as an Administrator!" (JACHO Inspector?) :lol2:

eldernurse · Mar 23, 2003

We had one come in by ambulance the other day for "hives" of all things. Then, when we gave her body creme (that she could have bought in a grocery) for her dry skin, she wanted social service to find her a way home. Of all the nerve!

flashpoint · Mar 23, 2003

People have a lot of nerve, don't they? It just amazes me when people call 911, scream at the medics for taking so long to get there (with a 2 minute response time), have every possible lab and x-ray done for their vague problem, and sign out AMA before getting any results. LOL. Yesterday we had a lady come in becasue her ileostomy dressing needed changed and she was just so tired of doing it, she thought she was "entitiled to have someone else do it for once." She then complained about the three hour wait becasue we had two CVAs and a code come in while she was waiting. I know that things that seem small to us are a BIG deal to our patients, but come on...even my five year old knows there is a difference between someone who is dying and someone who just doesn't feel well!

AngelGirl · Mar 26, 2003

cot jockey...

ONLY a three hour wait? with 2 CVAs and a CODE, you did really well. We've obviously had much longer waits. When people complain to me about the 4 hour wait, for something that should have been seen in a clinic, I say, "Really?! WELL! we're doing better than I THOUGHT we were!"

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AngelGirl · Mar 26, 2003

cot jockey...

ONLY a three hour wait? with 2 CVAs and a CODE, you did really well. We've obviously had much longer waits. When people complain to me about the 4 hour wait, for something that should have been seen in a clinic, I say, "Really?! WELL! we're doing better than I THOUGHT we were!"

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