tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1344876046075510056..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Missed the "calling with results" lecture, did we?Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57587087394353949792010-01-16T17:40:33.431-05:002010-01-16T17:40:33.431-05:00Wow. Even as an LPN, I know that calling the doct...Wow. Even as an LPN, I know that calling the doctor without having the pertinent information is really stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59506079968502242332010-01-13T19:16:58.693-05:002010-01-13T19:16:58.693-05:00She might have thought you were Happy Hospitalist ...She might have thought you were Happy Hospitalist and was just trying to test your patience.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54560345379821141472010-01-12T20:48:08.851-05:002010-01-12T20:48:08.851-05:00I am so glad I'm a pathologist.I am so glad I'm a pathologist.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30245177691042473632010-01-12T19:49:11.025-05:002010-01-12T19:49:11.025-05:00sbar. good idea. at the end of almost every page c...sbar. good idea. at the end of almost every page callback i ask- what do you suggest? confusion is the usual response. omniscience is no substitute for being there, so i will keep asking.stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121601599632086568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46457599118100994652010-01-12T19:21:23.520-05:002010-01-12T19:21:23.520-05:00I was an ICU preceptor ~ I would definitely have s...I was an ICU preceptor ~ I would definitely have slapped the newby upside the head... and never have let her make the call till she knew the numbers...bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83492030558493268562010-01-12T17:54:58.367-05:002010-01-12T17:54:58.367-05:00My mistake, I heard it was abnormal. howver it sa...My mistake, I heard it was abnormal. howver it says here in the chart that the the level is not abnormal is says her the level is 15 in the middle between 10 and 20.<br /><br />Does it matter that the albumin is 2.4 and the SCr is 2.5?<br /><br /><br />There must be some other reason we can not wake the patient up and his eyes keep rapidly moving. He must be having a real nice dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44485143291219702562010-01-12T17:37:54.530-05:002010-01-12T17:37:54.530-05:00At my nursing school, we are taught SBAR:
S = situ...At my nursing school, we are taught SBAR:<br />S = situation<br />B = background<br />A = assessment<br />R = recommendation<br /><br />It's supposed to help us have all the relevant information together before we call a physician about a patient. We also have an instructor who is a retired physician.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60486095618758000702010-01-12T14:41:31.143-05:002010-01-12T14:41:31.143-05:00I am actually Catholic, but not at a Catholic coll...I am actually Catholic, but not at a Catholic college, not anymore, at any rate! <br /><br />;-)<br /><br />Let's just say I am at a public institution in the southern part of the mid-Atlantic region, trying to slay the dragons of ignorance and laziness in my students as well as in myself!!<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29361475093126874282010-01-12T14:16:56.760-05:002010-01-12T14:16:56.760-05:00I can picture my dad getting a call of this sort a...I can picture my dad getting a call of this sort and storming back to the dinner table muttering curses under his breath. (Yes, back then the nurse had the doc's home phone number. Seems funny now, doesn't it?)GP's daughternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4076927260410521972010-01-12T13:33:35.290-05:002010-01-12T13:33:35.290-05:00Geez you doctors really need to know the actual nu...Geez you doctors really need to know the actual numbers? What a chore!! *note sarcasm*Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860979377398925052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9134921040682491522010-01-12T13:12:32.394-05:002010-01-12T13:12:32.394-05:00Dr. Grumpy: "What is it?"
Nurse Newgrad...Dr. Grumpy: "What is it?"<br /><br />Nurse Newgrad: "It's a drug assay that helps doctors to know if a medication is at therapeutic doses, but that's not important now..."Dr. Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24724526488771211632010-01-12T12:52:36.450-05:002010-01-12T12:52:36.450-05:00I'm so glad people in other professions have c...I'm so glad people in other professions have conversations like that.<br /><br />"I'm getting an error message"<br /><br />"Okay, what's the error message say?"<br /><br />"Well, geez, how am <i>I</i> supposed to know..."Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242563090108381347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85978439015372424012010-01-12T12:12:53.244-05:002010-01-12T12:12:53.244-05:00I'm with the RPH. Am glad she wasn't talki...I'm with the RPH. Am glad she wasn't talking to Dr. Newgrad, who might have ordered a loading dose of phenobarb.terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-26546677988599119192010-01-12T11:35:54.738-05:002010-01-12T11:35:54.738-05:00Hey Anonymous...
She heard it from Abby.
Abby Wh...Hey Anonymous...<br /><br />She heard it from Abby.<br /><br />Abby Who?<br /><br />Abby Normal.<br /><br />With a tip 'o the hat to Eyegore in "Young Frandkentstein."<br /><br />>:pDorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338749527126447129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36700804497749122302010-01-12T11:25:17.820-05:002010-01-12T11:25:17.820-05:00~facepalm~~facepalm~GB, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735213378851473207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32769488519682120852010-01-12T11:21:53.647-05:002010-01-12T11:21:53.647-05:00And, how did she 'hear' it was abnormal? M...And, how did she 'hear' it was abnormal? Maybe a little bird told her? And, the little bird has gone home to roost, now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86591257645247389122010-01-12T10:48:16.880-05:002010-01-12T10:48:16.880-05:00Pattie, I dont suppose you're at a certain Mid...Pattie, I dont suppose you're at a certain Mid-Atlantic catholic school? Because you sound a lot like one of ours :-DAlpine, R.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02560998014555307666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21639752109517434372010-01-12T10:12:48.709-05:002010-01-12T10:12:48.709-05:00Glad we have nurses like you guys out there.
Thes...Glad we have nurses like you guys out there.<br /><br />These are rare occurences. So I think you're doing a great job, Pattie.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60420713157914035522010-01-12T10:09:01.104-05:002010-01-12T10:09:01.104-05:00Lil D, if it is any consolation I am an instuctor ...Lil D, if it is any consolation I am an instuctor and WOULD smack a student upside the head for that. <br /><br />Plenty 'nuff moron nurses out there, but as long as I have breath in my plump body there will not be any new ones coming out of my program....<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73913538295700031752010-01-12T10:07:41.972-05:002010-01-12T10:07:41.972-05:00Why that's elementary, my dear Watson.Why that's elementary, my dear Watson.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609041651482395857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74590405971737770142010-01-12T09:42:05.954-05:002010-01-12T09:42:05.954-05:00No, no , all I needed to know was that it was abno...No, no , all I needed to know was that it was abnormal...that's all we care about. We only run the tests for fun....by the way, who did you "hear it" from? <br /><br />WOW, just WOW!!! That's why none of my family gets to go to the hospital alone if I can help it!!The RPhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74098545221511176652010-01-12T08:23:21.534-05:002010-01-12T08:23:21.534-05:00Yes, Pattie, it is. And I wince for my peers. That...Yes, Pattie, it is. And I wince for my peers. That's the sort of thing most of my clinical instructors would smack you upside the head for.Alpine, R.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02560998014555307666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24143549913347027572010-01-12T07:54:39.141-05:002010-01-12T07:54:39.141-05:00No Nurse Newgrad - just pick a random number and I...No Nurse Newgrad - just pick a random number and I'll pick a random dosage... that way we'll be in sync.The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12446545947605150562010-01-12T07:52:52.352-05:002010-01-12T07:52:52.352-05:00...is it time AGAIN for my "I'm sorry som......is it time AGAIN for my "I'm sorry some of my peers are total assclown morons" speech????<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com