Too funny...

[ERNurse752]

We had a pt come to the ER at 0300 b/c she wanted a urethral dilation...

The charge nurse told her that the ER doctor can't do things like that, and that there was no way she could get it done that night since a specialist would have to come see her...

She was very shocked that an ER doc couldn't do it (we entertained the idea of telling her the ER doc didn't even know what a urethra was). So, she decided to go home...

Go figure!

Oh, also had someone come in by ambulance for chapped lips...

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Too funny...I just have to laugh sometimes!

[AngelGirl]

cot jockey...

[AngelGirl]

one MORE time,

I think I'm hitting the tab button and sending off my message as yet unfinished! :chuckle

Recently, we had a woman come in by ambulance, who had taken ALL of her OWN Prozac and Vicodin, then started on her HUSBAND'S presriptions. She downed Norco and Haldol and Ativan....to name a few. (Imagine life in THAT household!)

Once the charcoal was given, UTOX obtained, along with other labs, and (she was still alert, speech unslurred!), she looked up at me, the oncoming shift nurse and said,

"What is THIS! I've been here 4, 5, 6 hours! How long's this going to take? I oughta be home by now!!"

I just smiled and patted her arm, thankful that this was the beginning of my shift when I still had patience with people in her condition. Then I called in the security guard who was posted at the foot of her bed to explain to her what to expect AFTER she was medically cleared.

Later, when the guard turned his back, the patient took the opportunity to pull out her I V. She then insisted that we given her something for her nerves before she was transported to Mental Health at another hospital (Our unit was full). And was upset that it wasn't going to be given IV. :blucry1:

Go figure.

I get frustrated looking for rational thinking in irrational people.

Must remind myself that I can't fix them.

[Shamrock, BSN, RN]

:roll :roll

[TazziRN, RN]

Our ancillary clinic (10 miles away) had a baby sent down by ambulance for a respiratory eval because the mama (a little Oaxacan) had no other way to get here; the PA felt strongly the baby needed and ER eval. When they got here (baby looked fine, by the way!) my tech suggested that the mom begin to arrange for a ride home since it would probably take her a while to find someone. Mama did not understand why on Earth the ambulance couldn't take her home also!!

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

An AMbulance for chapped lips OMG!

Reminds me fo the joke about Bill and Bob out riding the range and Bill notices every so often Bob stops gets off the horse goes around to the back of the horse lifts the horse's tail and purses his lips and rubs them against the rear of the horse. This happens a couple of times and Bills curiosity finally gets the better of him and he asks Bob what he is doing. Bob replies

"I got the worst case of chapped lips you can imagine."

"Really?" says Bill "and that cures them?"

"No but it sure stops me licking them!"

Brings to mind intriquing possibilities for education of the patient with teh chapped lips...........

That is if we were nasty people but we aren't so we don't.