When they're SO sure they're right...

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You've all seen them (sometimes on AN)- a person who believes with all their heart that a practice is correct while you and the rest of the civilized world know they're wrong.

What's the weirdest, most outlandish clinical or technical misconception that you've seen a co-worker espouse?

For anyone who doesn't recognize the reference above:

https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/is-it-jealousy-1168015.html

Awww man. They closed the thread? I wanted to laugh hysterically at that.

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From a nurse I worked LTC with: "Well I'm an RN. I took BETTER boards and am a BETTER nurse."

This nut case also lied about serving in the military. I'm not a violent person but man I wanted to crack her!

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Actually, they can, at least if it's a head CT. It's not as detailed as one done in a scanner, but if the patient is too unstable or unable to transport, it is an option.

What?! Where was this when I had to run to CT at 5am every time I had a post CVA pt? I

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Specializes in Public Health, TB.

ED nurse who bolused a CHF patient with a liter of NS because "everyone is dehydrated". This same person gave a bradycardic, hypotensive patient IV metoprolol because "it's good for the heart", and mistakingly gave Zofran instead of Zosyn.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
What?! Where was this when I had to run to CT at 5am every time I had a post CVA pt? I

Granted I work 3-11 so don't do many routine head CTs (excluding 6 hrs post, or post-EVD placement scans), but what I remember of our portable CT scanner is it almost seems more trouble than it's worth. My lines seemed to be more difficult to control than with a lateral bed-to-scanner transfer, you have to tape off the hallway so nobody else gets irradiated, and Neurosurgery is unhappy with the pictures so lots of times orders another CT downstairs.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
Me too. It's bad enough when a layperson says that, but when a nurse says it I find myself having to control the urge to rip their nursing licenses out of their hands, and shred it into a gazillion little confetti pieces Just argghhh!!![/Quote]

#nursecrush :inlove:

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
That nurses are "Born Not Made."

They are probably the ones who give Vanco IV push, don't know how/why HTN correlates with CKD, and think vaccines do more harm than good. And failed the NCLEX 10x. :whistling:

I'm off to read the "jealousy" thread now.

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ED nurse who bolused a CHF patient with a liter of NS because "everyone is dehydrated". This same person gave a bradycardic, hypotensive patient IV metoprolol because "it's good for the heart", and mistakingly gave Zofran instead of Zosyn.

A nurse is just writing his own orders? Is he an advanced practice nurse with prescription privileges? Or just someone practicing medicine without a proper license?

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Specializes in NICU.

I'm torn, I really want to show my appreciation for some of these posts but clicking "like" seems inappropriate when really I'm over here like :eek:

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Now that's funny!!!

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I hate to open Pandora's box, but nurses who say they aren't getting the flu vaccine, last time they got it they got the flu.

Since you bring it up...I'm always wondering WHY OH WHY are some people willing to wear those god awful masks ALL flu season long just to not get a shot?! I never asked. Maybe someone can enlighten me. 'Fraid of walkin' backwards or something?? lol

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Ask for patient on a dopamine infusion to start a beta blocker to suppress atrial fibrillation.

Umm, what do you think a beta blocker blocks?

ok, smarty pants. ;)

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