Sunday, January 29, 2012

Sunday reruns

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."

16 comments:

thethingspatientssay said...

That can't be...people are always so pleasant when they come off the vent.

http://goo.gl/gzEky

Off Duty CPhT said...

AHAHHAHAHAHA excellent plan nurse ICU

Drugs and Deli said...

Yep, those overdose-prone patients win "Nicest patient" reward in my pharmacy daily. Especially the ones who get discharged from hospital post over-dose and then yell (!) for an early refill of said substances. And the answer is always: 'No'.

Nurse Dee said...

hahahahaha that is the BEST reason - if ONLY we could do that to our patients that are rude/ignorant/jerks/loud mouths/dick heads/assholes/bitches or any other thing that we don't like come out of their mouths!!!

BTW, everyone that I've told about your "mr. awesome" LOVES LOVES LOVES your story!!!! hahahaha, it really IS great for a laugh! Especially since I work on a neurology unit!

Anonymous said...

Cool plan! Tell her "Every time you say the f-word, your lips go blue!"

Anonymous said...

this is why some minor surgeries require general anesthesia.

bobbie said...

LMAO!!! BT,DT, know the feeling and can sympathize completely!!!

Barb said...

LOL! As a nurse, I can't tell you how many patients I'd like to do that to. Too bad we can't keep all the addicts and alcoholics ventilated and sedated till they're finished with withdrawal/dt's. Might actually be more humane for them as well, if they'd stay off the junk once they are discharged.

Mrs A said...

the best pts are the vents!

Anonymous said...

Having been on a vent and not a drug addict, I can attest it is not a fun experience.

But if keeping the unpleasant pts on a vent will help my care (MDs and RNs happier) I am all for it!

Anonymous said...

We want to do that to people at my place of employment too. And we're a computer company. :)

Anonymous said...

After working in a vent unit for years it took me a while to adjust to patients who could talk. But vent patients can communicate too remember,it just takes longer to read lips. And the words "bed pan" and " bad pain" look a lot alike when you're reading lips. Let to a bit of confusion at times

Anonymous said...

This just goes to prove that extubation should be grounds for automatic discharge....

Anonymous said...

HAVE TO SAY, COMPUTER COMPANY, YOU HAVE AN IDEA THERE.....

HOPING FOR DAY WHEN VENT "THERAPY" AVAILABLE IN CLINIC (OUTPATIENT) SETTING.

LOVE THOSE ICU NURSES, THEY ARE THE BEST

Anonymous said...

Oh.. just like the drunk teenager who, immediately upon taking him off the vent, began cussing at me, (his nurse), and then threw his c-collar at me. My attending looked at me and said, "Hmmm.. perhaps we should have waited to extubate.." haha.

BobbyCdPT said...

Bitchy, huh? Nothing a little "Mama's Milk" cant solve (Diprivan) haha

 
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