What orders from providers have made you laugh the most?

[SilverBells]

Have you ever seen any orders from a doctor for a patient that simply made you laugh?

A couple of recent examples:

"Facility to make arrangements for resident to successfully consume one banana"

"Resident should avoid any situations in which he would be required to scuba dive" (as a note: I live in a location where there are absolutely no bodies of water in which scuba diving would be safe)

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

2 hours ago, Ruby Vee said:

It was "Dr. Imaflamingdonkeybutt, but you were close.  (Laughing out loud!)

OMG, I am mortified that I forgot, but also I am laughing out loud, too. And this doc really was a flamingdonkeybutt.

He vaso-vagaled once during a code, and the nurses debated on whether they should code him or just drag him out of the way. 

[BeenThere2012, ASN, RN]

How about the orders that are inappropriate/dangerous/miscalculated?  That part is not funny but the doctor’s reaction when I handed her the vial of Morphine and a syringe and said, “okay.  You give it!”  Was priceless.  She argued with me when I brought to her attention that she ordered 10x’s the appropriate dose for a child. We went back and forth a few times as I tried to explain her math mistake, but she continued to insist.  A nurse friend had just suggested that to me days before.  I’m glad we had that conversation.