whats the worst or funniest item family has snuck in to your pt?

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Specializes in LTC, SNF, PSYCH, MEDSURG, MR/DD.

i have been a nurse a long time & familys can make or break your day.

was wondering what items you have seen family sneak in to pts?

i have had candy for diabetics, shavers with blades for cutters (omg), marijuana for grandpa...even had one man bring heroin in for his buddy........

what about you??:bugeyes:

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Specializes in all areas except OB.

It is a three way tie;

1. pet snake

2. pet mouse...escaped and retrieved without harm, lots of screaming though

3. large glow in the dark, uhm, vibrating device.

:uhoh3:

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Specializes in LTC, SNF, PSYCH, MEDSURG, MR/DD.
It is a three way tie;

1. pet snake

2. pet mouse...escaped and retrieved without harm, lots of screaming though

3. large glow in the dark, uhm, vibrating device.

:uhoh3:

lmao...at glow in the dark, thing, .........

hysterical:yeah:

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hmmm. i am a new grad nurse and hasn't started orientation yet. i guess I got some surprises in store for me then huh?

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A friend a I snuck a pet mouse into a psychiatric ICU for a friend once. It lived there for a week and was never found!

Another girl kept a siamese fighting fish in (a psychiatric) hospital for over a month, too.

I've seen laxatives, blades, diet pills and diet coke snuck into eating disorder units in psychiatric facilities, too. Though that's not strange, really, more or less to be expected.

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Specializes in Recovery (PACU)-11 yrs, General-13yrs.

Not snuck in, but large as life and twice as ugly!

Pet budgerigars in a cage-they stayed-not a quick visit.

Pt was a surgeon at the hospital, management let him off with everything!

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Not brought to the hospital but taken home...a patient's wife lost her dentures so she took his home with her, took us a while to figure that one out!

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Specializes in LTC, SNF, PSYCH, MEDSURG, MR/DD.
Not snuck in, but large as life and twice as ugly!

Pet budgerigars in a cage-they stayed-not a quick visit.

Pt was a surgeon at the hospital, management let him off with everything!

awful lol

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Specializes in LTC, SNF, PSYCH, MEDSURG, MR/DD.
Not brought to the hospital but taken home...a patient's wife lost her dentures so she took his home with her, took us a while to figure that one out!

thats pretty funny!

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Specializes in Dialysis.

My dad snuck their toy "teacup" poodle in to see my mom. Scared the nurse when she saw moms covers moving around.

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Specializes in Rehab, Infection, LTC.
It is a three way tie;

1. pet snake

2. pet mouse...escaped and retrieved without harm, lots of screaming though

3. large glow in the dark, uhm, vibrating device.

:uhoh3:

omg i almost peed from laffing! :yeah:

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Specializes in med/surg, ER, camp nursing.

A pt's husband brought in a whole roasted chicken for her. Problem was pt was 400lbs+ and on a 1600 cal ADA diet...

By the time we found out all we found was the carcass. :eek:

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