Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

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Id have to say my biggest pet peeve is when someone hands you a medicaid card as they pull it from their Louis Vuitton handbag with bling on their hands after having rolled up to the ER in their Mercedes Benz! After that I'd say when someone comes to the ER for a UPT. Dont they know they are available at the dollar store now adays?

When you bring em back to a room and they say 'can I get a bus pass'. I really wonder how people get home from ER's in places that don't have public transportation..

A repeat that still makes my skin crawl : footy socks.

Can I have a work note, and an excuse for my bf/gf cuz they dropped me off.

Admitting people 'for observation' this is a new one that's bugging me.

I haven't eaten today, I haven't taken my meds today. It is now ur job to feed me n give me all my meds.

Is diabetes the new free ride dx for everything?? I swear people toss it around like it's clout or something.

You don't need my blood, or urine, or an IV, or X-ray or ct scan. But you need to tell me what's wrong n treat me.

preg tests and meal for the road.

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.
When you bring em back to a room and they say 'can I get a bus pass'. I really wonder how people get home from ER's in places that don't have public transportation.. .

they demand, and get, taxi vouchers......

fortunately, fairly small town but we still get request to towns that over an hour away. Ah, no.

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

Driver's License physicals.

Specializes in being a Credible Source.

"I'm huuuuungreeeee."

Yeah... so am I...

Specializes in being a Credible Source.

Abd pain or light trauma pts who get belligerent because they're NPO.

You know, either come and work the program or get the heck on your way and open up the bed to somebody who actually wants to let us help them.

Specializes in being a Credible Source.

Used to see this more at my last job but pt's who come in and then, when I bring the ordered meds and/or d/c instructions, say, "Oh, I don't like to take drugs. I'm into natural healing."

Um, OK.... so you come and stiff the joint for $1,000 to completely ignore the MD advice. What did you expect an allopathic physician in an ER to say, "Go home and drink some chamomille and milk thistle?"

Specializes in ER, progressive care.

Obvious drug seekers, especially the ones with a severe case of hypodilaudism... :rolleyes:

When I am literally in the middle of something, like a TRUE emergency, and someone comes up to me and asks, "excuse me, can you take out this IV?" or some other non-emergent request. Sure, let me just drop everything right away so I can take care of that.

I also hate the people who come out in the hall and stare at the nurses! Like that is going to make your pain meds come quickly.

Specializes in Emergency Department/Trauma.

Family members staring from the doorway annoys the hell out of me. I wish ERs would have a no visitor policy until they are ready for admit or D/C. And asking for phenergan and Benadryl with your Dilaudid tells me you have done this far too many times. Especially when they ask for the meds not to be diluted and 'push it fast'. No thanks, I am not her to get you high or to feel a rush.

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
Abd pain or light trauma pts who get belligerent because they're NPO.

Or they come in during the middle of the afternoon for the ankle they twisted yesterday morning. First thing they say is "I haven't eaten all day!" Yeah, well, neither have I, so deal with it.

Obvious drug seekers, especially the ones with a severe case of hypodilaudism... :rolleyes:

When I am literally in the middle of something, like a TRUE emergency, and someone comes up to me and asks, "excuse me, can you take out this IV?" or some other non-emergent request. Sure, let me just drop everything right away so I can take care of that.

I also hate the people who come out in the hall and stare at the nurses! Like that is going to make your pain meds come quickly.

How about the ones who stare, know there's someone dying in the very next room and when you step out to grab the defib, they say, excuse me, are you going to get them something to eat or what?

My pet peeve:

When the patient satisfaction survey is done and the inevitable question about how well the persons pain was controlled.

Wonder why so much Dilaudid is given when Tylenol or Motrin would be perfectly adequate?

Wouldn't want to get a bad score on the survey now!!

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