1. Ambulances for clearly non-emergent conditions (my personal most notables are of dental pain and a "possible UTI" but I know they're used for far more silly complaints than that. Just the two I've seen myself).
2. Chief complaint of fever, yet they have not so much as taken a temp at home, and if so, even taken tylenol or ibuprofen
3. Mom who brings in all 3 kids because they all have colds at the same time.
4. I'm allergic to tylenol, ibuprofen, codeine, aspirin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and zofran. All of them have caused anaphylaxis.
5. The patient that claims their police report PROVES their medications were stolen.
I know it's already been said, but I never get over "You can't get me a sandwich? I haven't eaten all day!" It wasn't me that didn't feed you! Grrrr! And they will always add "And I'm diabetic!" (With BG over 200. Sheesh.)
I know it's already been said but I never get over "You can't get me a sandwich? I haven't eaten all day!" It wasn't me that didn't feed you! Grrrr! And they will always add "And I'm diabetic!" (With BG over 200. Sheesh.) Also, can't stand the ___ out of 10 rating scale.[/quote']
That's so funny. Cuz that's just what I was thinking lol
My pet peeve for the day is a mid 20 something y/o female sitting up in bed eating cookies with her friend playing on the phone with a CC of nausea and vomiting x 2 days. Ok first of all put the cookies down and second of all you and your friend are having way too much fun to have vomited "over 10 times in the past hour" …and stop griping over a silly blood test, your the one who came to the ER, remember? Then stop complaining if it takes more than 10 minutes to run you lab work. Sheesh.
My pet peeve for the day is a mid 20 something y/o female sitting up in bed eating cookies with her friend playing on the phone with a CC of nausea and vomiting x 2 days. Ok first of all put the cookies down and second of all you and your friend are having way too much fun to have vomited "over 10 times in the past hour" …and stop griping over a silly blood test your the one who came to the ER, remember? Then stop complaining if it takes more than 10 minutes to run you lab work. Sheesh.[/quote']
All I can picture right now is Arnold in 'Jingle All The Way' yelling "put that cookie down!!!"
Patients that come in for N/V/D/ABD pain. Then in the same freaking breath tell me the nausea and pain meds didn't work and also that they are hungry and want a sandwich. One or the other folks. Either I can get you something else for the nausea or you can sign out, go home, and eat whatever the heck you want.
Patient says "My ICD fired and I passed out." I call St. Jude to come interrogate pacer/defib. St. Jude rep wakes up and comes in only to find out the patient has no defibrillator.
Patients who request not to see certain doctors.
Patients who yell at me because the basin doesn't fit in the bedside commode to their liking. Why can't they just be happy they aren't the one that has to get it out of there after they crapped in it?
I walk out of a code to get something important...patient family member in another room stops me to ask something to drink then looks put out when I tell them to give me a few minutes.
Patient visitors that stand in the doorway and stare at me while I chart. Obviously I'm lazy and surfing the net.
The floor asks me to hold my patient 30 minutes because the same nurse just got a patient 15 minutes ago.
Patient has surgery at another area hospital. Comes to see me 2 days later when the wound is infected and I have to transfer them back
Mom signs in all 5 of her children for multiple complaints under the "since were already here" philosophy.
Mom and Dad bring in all 5 children when one is sick.
Calling ambulance for non emergency events that could wait til morning. Guess what folks, my ED will take you off the stretcher, pull the line and send you to the waiting room.
Wasting my time doing a full work up on a patient who ends up signing out AMA because he/she really needs a cigarette right now.
Patient unresponsive since 0800. Nursing home calls 911 at 2000.
Patient visitors that stand in the doorway and stare at me while I chart. Obviously I'm lazy and surfing the net.
I like you entire list...what really gets me though is families that come behind the nurses station and hover over the doctor or nurse. I want to tell them "would you like other people to come back here and then have those strangers be able to read your loved one's chart? I'm sure they'd like the same courtesy."
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I know it's already been said, but I never get over "You can't get me a sandwich? I haven't eaten all day!" It wasn't me that didn't feed you! Grrrr! And they will always add "And I'm diabetic!" (With BG over 200. Sheesh.)
Also, can't stand the ___ out of 10 rating scale.