Weird pt complaints

gwenith, BSN, RN · Apr 9, 2003

Had a great Aunt tell me she was admitted to hospital because her "heart was revolving too fast" (Perhaps I should/nt have admitted to the relationship}.

Had an MI patient the other night tell me that eating pork fat is good for you if you eat enough cabbage (HHHMMMM talk about your myocardial infarts)

Then there was the guy who wanted 2 "depositories" for constipation

Had apatient complain of "Asparagus veins" in his legs but the topper was the patient who told teh MO he had had "hairy Syphallus" in his arm

WTF???

mamabear · Apr 9, 2003

My mother-in-law had a friend who had all her sinuses removed so she wouldn't get sick. :confused:

nurseleigh · Apr 9, 2003

Had a pt that was told by the doc she had emphysema and COPD. Right after getting report I am told that she wants to speak to her nurse. I go in and her and her son are sitting there. They tell me what the doc told them and have some questions. First the son asks me if I will tell his mother that if she doesn't quit smoking, she will be dead within 5 years. Uhhhh, no. I cannot make that statement.

Next she asks when she will be able to go downstairs to smoke. I tell her that is up to the doctor and when he comes in tomorrow morning to ask him. Then she asks. . . will I have this COPD for the rest of my life?

I am pretty sure that the cigarettes aren't going to make it "go away."

I have also had the ones that want to be woke up at midnight to get their sleeping pill.

Leigh

nurseleigh · Apr 9, 2003

Oh yeah, she is only 45

Leigh

Pamelita · Apr 9, 2003

where I work we had family members saying thinks like:

-I demand a psych consult to my husband! I think he is depressed!! -patient is comatose w/multisystem failures, has been comatose for almost a year!!

that one almost killed me and I cannot get over it!!!

10MG-IV · Sep 3, 2008

I'll start. Last night I had a post partum patient tell me "I keep passing out in my sleep" could someone please explain this one to me??????? Lets hear some of your strangest pt complaints.

Betsy, Do you remember the dude that came into the ER

0200 "I am turning blue" po2 100% RA no resp distress,

says, loook I am turning blue, sure enough his legs are

B L U E pulled down his socks, no blue. DX: :eek: NEW BLUE JEANS, before "prewash" in the '80s.... we Laughed out loud and called every nurse in and supervisor too to come see this:cry:..... which lead to a patient complaint...

Dumb (*&

jennifers · Sep 3, 2008

Pt complained that they had been waiting in the ER for 7 hours. Yes, i know their throat really did hurt. No, we only have 1 dr. Yes thats right only 1! I can't help it that we have had 2 traumas and just had to also send someone out in a helicopter. Yes, this is the ER not medpoint. Yes, there are really people will real emergencies that come first. No it is not first come first serve.