What is the dumbest order you ever read?

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I thought I had seen some AH orders but yesterday took the all time win! I had a 97 year old man admitted from ER with impaction and the order said---- "Give oil retention enema and have pt. hold for one hour." I am LMAO as I am thinking "OK where am I going to find a cork.:roll :chuckle

Pt. already intubated via trach. :)

Well, I thought about that, but if they're terminal and expected to die, why intubated?

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Well, I thought about that, but if they're terminal and expected to die, why intubated?

sounds like pt was already tubed and then made comfort measures?

(i just woke up...IS this pt comfort measures??? yawnnnnnnnn)

leslie

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One of the CNA's mistakenly charted urine output amount under intake part of I&O flowsheet.

After the doctor reviewed the patient's chart, he wrote this order:

Do not give the patient urine to drink, give him water instead.:uhoh3:

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What Is The Other Word Used For An Amputee's Stump?

Oooh, I know this one! Are you ready for this? Residual Limb! Yup, written by a physiatrist. Technically accurate, but yeesh...

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Any questions? Oh, I'd have so much fun with this. My favorite way to get back at someone who treats you as if you are stupid is to get really, really stupid. Pt's fam wants to know where the bathroom is? Where's the best place to grab a cup of coffee when the cafeteria is closed? Can they have a tissue/glass of water/bedpan? If there's a rise in inflection at the end, it's a question. Oh dooooooctooooooor...
:lol2: :lol2:

I love the way you think LOL

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Specializes in OR, CVOR, Clinical Education, Informatic.

By very tired new intern:

NGT to beside bag.

Foley cath to LWS.

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

Not an order...but lack of.

Admit for "pain control" for a hip fracture...with elevated INR. Repeat labs in am for possible surger.

Meds ordered....po tylenol 650. When I called to get something more for this "pain control"....I got a very crabby dr telling me the surgeon will follow in the am. (of course I had to insist on SOMETHING for pain before am)

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Specializes in Er/ICU/Med-Surg/Home health.

I like the ones where the doctor thinks if he orders it, nurses have to do it. For instance, newly placed dobb hoff tube...md wrote order "Start tube feeding now, xray to follow". He specifically wrote that because I told him the feedings could only start after xrays verified and he wanted it started NOW. Yea, ok...xray showed dht not in place and had to be redone.

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I like the ones where the doctor thinks if he orders it, nurses have to do it. For instance, newly placed dobb hoff tube...md wrote order "Start tube feeding now, xray to follow". He specifically wrote that because I told him the feedings could only start after xrays verified and he wanted it started NOW. Yea, ok...xray showed dht not in place and had to be redone.
He probably wanted experience in treating a pneumonia patient? I once had a doc order to start the chemo on a newly inserted central line without an xray for placement. Of course, we refused. Good thing, too; the line had made a wrong turn and was in the patient's head...
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Specializes in NICU.
By very tired new intern:

NGT to beside bag.

Foley cath to LWS.

OW!!!

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Specializes in psychiatry,geropsych,LTC/SNF, hospice.

Ambulate patient 4x/day. Obtain patient's shoes from home.

For a wheelchair bound double BKA (and no, he didn't use protheses).:icon_roll

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Specializes in private duty/home health, med/surg.

This is on a post-op standing order sheet for one of our surgeon groups: "NPO until extubated and alert."

Well, DUH.

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