Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

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Specializes in orthopaedics.

he he! i got this idea for a thread starter from a previous post. what was one or more of the funniest or weirdest requests you have gotten when a call light was put on?

here is one to start:

can you change my tampon? (from a perfectly capeable 30 something to a really embarassed male nurse)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Home Health.

"will you come and orient me" ummm, ok

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Home Health.

oh, I forgot about this one..."will you check my cat" meaning her privates! She was in her 30's and very capable of doing so herself. Im not sure what she thought I would find down there.

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.

I'm quoting the patient now:

"Hey nurse, git in here and lift my balls up!!! I need to scratch!!"

I promptly responded, "YES SIR, I have the time!"

:p

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A female patient rang her light and said "Help, there is a man outside my window!" We were like huh? But there really was a man outside the window... He was washing windows! :chuckle

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Me: "Can I help you sir?"

Patient: "can you pull my blankets up"

Me: (looking at blankets which are two inches from the patient's own hands.)

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"Can you tuck me in?"

I work on an ADULT floor...

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Specializes in ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.

Thanks for the giggles but for me it has been so long since I worked anywhere they had call bells :lol2: Call not remember anything that really sticks out but let me think!!! :coollook:

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nurse nurse nurse Can´t remember why I called ten times. Probably need water ( me: theres two glasses on the table) godnight. 30 seconds later nurse ....still can´t remember think I am about to give birth...(me no u r not prgnant( 85 years old male??)..ten seconds later.. not know what I called for..hmm oh yes I won´t take my meds ( Tynanol) call the doc NOW, we need to address this or I am dying) or I am goona sue you..lol...did I mention geriatrics ....why don´t they just call when they need to pee instead of doing it in my office and let me know if the have a bowl movement in the livingroom. Dear patient call when it´s appropiate thank u;-)... by the way... love those people anyways;-)

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Specializes in floor to ICU.

Us: "May I help you?"

Pt: "GERONIMO!!!!"

Go to pt room to find she had yanked her foley out

(with the bulb intact- ouch!)

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Specializes in ICU.

it always gets me that when you're in the room with them, asking them what you can do for them, and they're still jamming their finger into that call bell - let go already!!!:banghead:

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Specializes in Geriatrics and emergency medicine.

:banghead: Ya walk into the room, totally A&Ox3.....just wanted to see if there was anyone still here,,,,,no one has walked by my room in the last 5 minutes,,,,,

Then there are others who think they are in the Jeopardy championships and know all the right answers

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