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.
Cell phones. In triage, during assessments, standing in the middle of the hallway. Get out of my freaking way!!
I'm also annoyed that with the flowers and treats from the hospital, the town and some community organizations that the local university didn't send the ER nurses a little something for taking care of all their drunk students every weekend. We fix their liability problem on a nightly basis, and they can't even send a thank you card?
Patients with 10/10 migraine, chest or abdominal pain who move like pond water when I call them into triage or try to get them into a gown, but suddenly find the strength to jump out of their skin in order to respond to a text or answer their phone while I'm starting an IV or doing an EKG.
Patients who feel they need to call everybody on their contacts list to let them know they are going to the ER. As soon as I get them into triage and begin their assessment everybody on their contact list decides to return that call.
No coffee in the ER? That's just downright Communist and that hospital should be shut down. Nothing gets done until I've had my coffee. Hell I won't do CPR until there is caffeine running through my veins. Hooah!
No coffee in the ER? That's just downright Communist and that hospital should be shut down. Nothing gets done until I've had my coffee. Hell I won't do CPR until there is caffeine running through my veins. Hooah!
canoehead, BSN, RN
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Cell phones. In triage, during assessments, standing in the middle of the hallway. Get out of my freaking way!!
I'm also annoyed that with the flowers and treats from the hospital, the town and some community organizations that the local university didn't send the ER nurses a little something for taking care of all their drunk students every weekend. We fix their liability problem on a nightly basis, and they can't even send a thank you card?