Yesterday I got the best answer yet to the "Can you tell me where you are?" part of the A&O check. This was an 80+ y/o Pt c/ Alzheimer's and Dementia.
She had no trouble with her name, but when I asked her what year it was she just said "I have no idea."
I then asked her, "OK Mrs. [Jones], can you tell me where you are?"
She looks at me, looks at herself, and then looks back at me with an expression that unmistakably said "Man, this kid must be stupid or something."
Then she looks me straight in the eye and, as serious as can be, says "Well, I'm in bed honey!"
Wuddaya think A&O x 2? :rotfl:
This lady was the sweetest woman on planet earth. Always incredibly thankful of everything anyone did for her. Even remembered to bless her food before eating. (And we all know hospital food might not always be worthy of divine thanks.) May we all still have that level of hootzpah at her age!
Was going to ambulate a pt one night. She kept asking for her
"pink moo moo". Thought to myself OH MY GOD. I told her someone was taking care of her calf. She said no, it is in the closet. I told her that her little pink moo moo was at home and being taken care of and it was not in the closet. She insisted that I look. I finally gave in just to satisfy her. Her "pink moo moo" was right there beside the red one and the blue one. (Some sort of robe...)
was going to ambulate a pt one night. she kept asking for her
"pink moo moo". thought to myself oh my god. i told her someone was taking care of her calf. she said no, it is in the closet. i told her that her little pink moo moo was at home and being taken care of and it was not in the closet. she insisted that i look. i finally gave in just to satisfy her. her "pink moo moo" was right there beside the red one and the blue one.
who's running the asylum???
i was assisting a patient into bed for her afternoon nap when her room mate became excited about the sound of helicopters flying over the facility. (i'm in virginia beach, va and majority of the atlantic fleet has returned home from deployment today). she said very haughtily, "that's my son-in-law. he must be back from flying the president around. they're going to land right over there..." and she pointed to the parking lot right outside the window. i just shook my head, smiled, and told her i was very happy for her. :chuckle
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Was going to ambulate a pt one night. She kept asking for her
"pink moo moo". Thought to myself OH MY GOD. I told her someone was taking care of her calf. She said no, it is in the closet. I told her that her little pink moo moo was at home and being taken care of and it was not in the closet. She insisted that I look. I finally gave in just to satisfy her. Her "pink moo moo" was right there beside the red one and the blue one. (Some sort of robe...)
Who's running the asylum???