I don't know why but that statement makes my jaw clench up everytime I hear it.
I had a patient the other day ask me how I was going to insert a foley since "the head is down there, wont that hurt the baby?" For the love god, people .... come on .. 2 HOLES! SERIOUSLY!
and my favorite of all time ...
"Does that machine beep everytime I dilate?" .. this one left me speechless
Please share your "omg, no she didn't say/ask that" quotes
Specializes in ER (new), Respitory/Med Surg floor.
:) I understand exactly what you're saying and most of the time I'm the first to say let people get things off their chest in peace, so I'm trying to decide what it is that has rubbed me the wrong way about this post... It's funny tho, I felt the same way when I was in the OR observing nursing staff disparaging their unconscious patient... I guess I'm just able to put myself in the shoes of the patients she is describing and can imagine just how humiliated I would feel for placing trust in this nurse by exposing my ignorance and then finding out that instead of compassionate interest in helping me to learn more about my situation she's feeling superior and ridiculing my lack of understanding. Again, I agree my feelings are probably over the top here and I'm really not sure why I'm taking it the way I am... I'll have to think on this some more. In the meantime, carry on...
I'll help, I've got one you all will LOVE. When I was 18 I worked in a path lab. The first time I saw a uterus from a TAH I thought the woman would no longer be able to have sex... thank the Lord I never actually exposed my ignorance and asked for clarification on that one, they would have had a field day in the break room I'm sure. Instead I went to the library and looked through a couple of books and learned more about female anatomy on my own.
So I guess it's all a lie, there really are stupid questions aren't there?
Good to know...
This happened in my first year of nursing. I one time had a pt needed a ct scan of the chest with contrast. So as i'm waiting i'm like where is the oral contrast to drink?! Finally I call ct scan get out of my mouth "pt ct scan of chest where's the oral contrast...oh my goodness i'm an idiot..thank you i will see you later!" AGH! I CANNOT believe i not only forgot oral contrast due to contrast down through the intestines needed for a ct of abd and the chest totally different part requiring iv contrast BUT i even CALLED to ask for it!! I laughed out load infront of everyone. I guess i must've really looked like a doofus!
Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
My friend's mother had a hysterectomy. Later, the mother got a boyfriend and my friend told me that her mother went to her doctor and asked him if he had removed her privy parts during her hysterectomy because she and her boyfriend couldn't find it. The doctor replied no and then helped her to locate it.
I didn't laugh tho. I just thought it was sad. This took place back in about 1976-77.
Sorry...... At the risk of sounding stupid, what's a primips? I've seen the word several times throughout this thread and it's driving me crazy trying to figure it out . I'm just a nursing student so please forgive me!
I had a patient the other day ask me how I was going to insert a foley since "the head is down there, wont that hurt the baby?" For the love god, people .... come on .. 2 HOLES! SERIOUSLY!
OMG that is so funny...yet not funny....I actually was having a conversation with my 21 y/o sister the other day and she had no idea where you urinated from....lol. She said she thought it came from around your privy parts....OMG...I am still dying from laughter about that....The things you take for granted that people should know.
Sorry...... At the risk of sounding stupid, what's a primips? I've seen the word several times throughout this thread and it's driving me crazy trying to figure it out . I'm just a nursing student so please forgive me!
Women pregnant for the first time...multips being more than one child.
"That is what you get paid for.", especially when it is for something like they want the edge of their blanket straightened or a glass of water poured or something they can perfectly well do for themselves!!!
OMG that is so funny...yet not funny....I actually was having a conversation with my 21 y/o sister the other day and she had no idea where you urinated from....lol. She said she thought it came from around your privy parts....OMG...I am still dying from laughter about that....The things you take for granted that people should know.
Kathryn
Hey, that's not funny. I thought the same thing until I was about 19 and needed to be catheterized.
Part of our role is to educate our patients without judging what we feel they should or should not know. Everyone had to learn what they know at some point, some just learn certain things later than others.
Ahhh yes... The innocent and idealistic fantacy world of the nursing student rears it's pretty head once again!
Sorry...... At the risk of sounding stupid, what's a primips? I've seen the word several times throughout this thread and it's driving me crazy trying to figure it out . I'm just a nursing student so please forgive me!
a primip, or primipara is a first time mom. Someone who has never delivered a baby, she may have had miscarriages, but would still be considered a "primip" if she hasn't had a baby yet.
OMG that is so funny...yet not funny....I actually was having a conversation with my 21 y/o sister the other day and she had no idea where you urinated from....lol. She said she thought it came from around your privy parts....OMG...I am still dying from laughter about that....The things you take for granted that people should know.
Kathryn
I have a good one! My sister was scheduled to have a lap chole done. A few days before she went in she asked me if they were going to take out BOTH of her gallbladders. I told her "You only have one gallbladder". She said that wasn't true because she looked it up on the internet and it showed a picture of her upper AND lower gallbladder. :rotfl: I couldn't convince her otherwise. The day of her surgery, in pre-op, the nurse came in and asked, "What are we doing for you today?" My sister replied, "You're taking out my gallbladderS. OMG
I am with you on this. I have an RN that works L&D with me and if I have to hear about her feeling sick or throwing up one more time I might go over the edge! And she is only like 24 weeks or something, it is going to be a long 16 more weeks! You work L&D, it's your second baby, you should know what it is all about! She just makes me crazy, calling in all the time, going home early, "can you go see my pt I just need to sit for a minute?" No I cannot go see YOUR pt, I have two of my own to run between! Sorry for the rant, but it feels good to let it out!
Hey I'm a nursing studen and my buddy nurse for the day was supposedly pregnant, i would have never been able to tell if she hadn't told me. I was busy with one of my clients and the other one needed to go to the wash room so she helped him and then was like even though i'm pregnant i helped him to the bathroom. Then the other client needed to go to the bathroom and she came with me and is like oh no he's gonna fall do u have him andi 'ml ike if u were holding onto him on the other side we wouldn't worry and she's like i can't risk him falling on me. It's like then go home and dont bother coming back till u have your baby.
I hate when I have a pt who only speaks spanish and does very well with me when we are alone(I'm not latin, but I speak spanish), then a latin nurse/student nurse/family member comes in and my pt decides to either speak only to the latin person or ask them to translate ..........Duh!!!!! did you forget? I speak spanish :uhoh21:
. I'm just a nursing student so please forgive me!
I thought the same thing until I was about 19 and needed to be catheterized.
..........Duh!!!!! did you forget? I speak spanish :uhoh21:
mysticalwaters1
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This happened in my first year of nursing. I one time had a pt needed a ct scan of the chest with contrast. So as i'm waiting i'm like where is the oral contrast to drink?! Finally I call ct scan get out of my mouth "pt ct scan of chest where's the oral contrast...oh my goodness i'm an idiot..thank you i will see you later!" AGH! I CANNOT believe i not only forgot oral contrast due to contrast down through the intestines needed for a ct of abd and the chest totally different part requiring iv contrast BUT i even CALLED to ask for it!! I laughed out load infront of everyone. I guess i must've really looked like a doofus!