Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tell it Like it Is

I've got a junkie over in the ICU, who overdosed on a bunch of stuff yesterday. She was on a ventilator (a breathing machine) this morning, but they were going to see if she improved enough today to get her off it.

So I called over there a minute ago to talk to her nurse:

Dr. Grumpy: "How'd she do this morning?"

Nurse Icu: "She's more awake, and we got her off the ventilator, but may have to put her back on again."

Dr. Grumpy: "Why? Is she still having trouble breathing?"

Nurse Icu: "No, she's just a bitch."
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    BWAHahahahahahahahahaa!

    Do not torment the nursing staff: they can make your life miserable.

    >:)

    D

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  2. bettyAugust 19, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    LOL!!! I love it

    betty

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  3. Don MillerAugust 19, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    My Dad had knee replacement surgery on Monday. As predicted, he has been a difficult patient.

    Yesterday (Tuesday), a nurse asked my Mom how many years they have been married, my Mom replied, 44 years.

    Nurse said, 'those must have been some long years'.

    My Mom laughed, my Dad grumped.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    That is a great response! Just wish it were actually possible..without getting sued.

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  5. LizAugust 19, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    That's great!

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  6. rxpert26August 19, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    To this day I still don't understand how nurses can do their jobs!

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  7. ccwAugust 19, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    Ahhh if we could all be so honest

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  8. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM

    In my long years of experience, most junkies are bitches. That is unless they want something from you, then they are just manipulative.

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  9. TheresaAugust 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    Ooh, I love this post. I wish I could do things like that in my job. Nurses are truly angels. I could never do their job. I'm not patient enough.

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  10. John WoolmanAugust 20, 2009 at 3:17 AM

    Sigh. Reminds me of the time, back when naloxone was just becoming available, when I intubated and hand ventilated an unconscious female "problem drug user", until the naloxone arrive, gave her the wonder medicine, and she woke up, extubated herself and started hitting me with the endotracheal tube. There may be "that of God' in everyone/every patient, but sometimes it's hard to see it. Then humour is the only defence.

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  11. FizAugust 20, 2009 at 3:33 AM

    I love that! Never mess with a nurse! (My mum was one!)

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  12. ChrisAugust 20, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Beautiful. The ventilator-as-attitude-adjustment philosophy.

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  13. Hair Bows & Guitar PicksAugust 20, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Loved it!

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  14. danielleAugust 20, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Gotta love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    (The nurse that is!!)

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  15. AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Bwah hah hah! I'm-a be laughing for an hour or so on that one.

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  16. MahaAugust 21, 2009 at 12:59 AM

    Amen to that sistah!

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  17. MOJITOGIRLAugust 21, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Yeah that sounds like me. Too bad we can't vent the kids and the pets (and the significant other, ESPECIALLY the significant other) on a frequent basis.

    My motto: two vented patients make for a wonderful night!

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  18. DragonflyAugust 22, 2009 at 7:05 AM

    I have yet to meet an ICU nurse who isn't particularly awesome.

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  19. Spook, RNAugust 29, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    Therapeutic intubation

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So wadda you think?