What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

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If you come in to be treated for a STD, don't hit on the nurse

in response to ER RN2.. I love it when you're going to give the shot of rocephin and these big boys ask you to turn your back while they drop their pants....uhhhhh...hello, if you would have kept your pants up before.....I wouldn't have to turn my back...you wouldn't be needing this shot!!!!

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
in response to ER RN2.. I love it when you're going to give the shot of rocephin and these big boys ask you to turn your back while they drop their pants....uhhhhh...hello, if you would have kept your pants up before.....I wouldn't have to turn my back...you wouldn't be needing this shot!!!!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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in response to ER RN2.. I love it when you're going to give the shot of rocephin and these big boys ask you to turn your back while they drop their pants....uhhhhh...hello, if you would have kept your pants up before.....I wouldn't have to turn my back...you wouldn't be needing this shot!!!!

Amen my friend...amen!!!!!

:rotfl: :rotfl:

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Specializes in OB/GYN,L&D,FP office,LTC.

Or how about the teen with multiple piercings that wails like a scalded pup when you bring in the rocephin........OHNOOOOOOOOOOO.......I hate needles!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Gerontological Nursing, Acute Rehab.
Or how about the teen with multiple piercings that wails like a scalded pup when you bring in the rocephin........OHNOOOOOOOOOOO.......I hate needles!!!!!!!

My youngest sister is like that.....had both nipples pierced, bellybutton, tongue, eyebrow and lip, plus about 10 tattoos....and she screamed like a baby when the nurse started the IV (in one quick stick, too!)

(She only has the tongue ring in now....the rest are gone. Guess motherhood will do that for ya!)

Jennifer :chuckle

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Here's a goodie:

Pt: I'm in paaaaaaaaaaaain

Nurse: Here's a pill for you

Pt: noooooooooo

Nursing: Ok, some medicine by IV?

Pt: noooooooooo

Nurse: Ok, how about rectally then?

Pt: About that pill....

(actual convo btw an ER nurse and a 21 year old pt. with pain and high fever)

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well, in defense of those receiving Rocephin.....IT DOES BURN! Especially if it isn't mixed with lidocaine. I know nurses who use saline instead of lidocaine for IM injections.

Now, I totally agree with the "if you had kept your pants up in the first place I wouldn't be giving you this shot" statement. But maybe they know it burns!

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If you attempt suicide by taking 200 assorted pills in front of your parole officer and you are brought to the ed to get lavaged, the sorbitol in the charcoal might give you explosive diarrhea. If this happens and you find yourself incontinent of stool, do not try to bite/hit/kick the nurse that tries to clean you up. You might just have to sit in your own stool all night. Sorry.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

That reminds me of the guy brought in by police after arrest for alt LOC.

ED checked him over, ordered a banana bag and actidose 50 gms with sorbital

Observed pt for 2 hours, pt Now ao times 4

released to PD to go to jain

officer and pt return 20 minutes later

never made it to jail

pt peed and had large liquid black BM in back of squad car

Officer not happy at all

too bad

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

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Okay, my hubby said this to a nurse when he was in college "you miss on the first try-I'll stick you with that thing"...in the ER for dehydration from DRINKING...Okay, I am a first semester LPN student, so I don't know what rights a nurse has. I think I would just give the look of death "fine have it your way-you'll have to wait until one of the IV team/expert IV starter has time to start yours" and walk away...maybe after PT has to sit for awhile-providing they are not in a life threatening situation-they'll be more inclined to let me try. And of course, document, document, document. Hey, I'd consider it a threat. I can't imagine it would be easy to get a line on some one that is dehydrated.

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Okay, my hubby said this to a nurse when he was in college "you miss on the first try-I'll stick you with that thing"...in the ER for dehydration from DRINKING...Okay, I am a first semester LPN student, so I don't know what rights a nurse has. I think I would just give the look of death "fine have it your way-you'll have to wait until one of the IV team/expert IV starter has time to start yours" and walk away...maybe after PT has to sit for awhile-providing they are not in a life threatening situation-they'll be more inclined to let me try. And of course, document, document, document. Hey, I'd consider it a threat. I can't imagine it would be easy to get a line on some one that is dehydrated.

Sorry, but this ER nurse response would more likely be...

That may be the last "sticking" going on for you for a VERY long time then!

:angryfire

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Well, all-righty then. I find the first year resident with the dumbest inbred expression on his face and ask him if he wants to start an IV.. :rotfl:

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