are you for real??

So I got a call from the bed manager asking me to take an Ortho patient post op as there was no ortho beds left. I agreed as we are part of the trauma service.

So the pt went from ED to theatre. The family arrived to the ward, fine. Explained that I didn't know what was going on as I had not heard from the surgeons or PACU

10 min later back in same questions. Rinse and repeat x 4.

THEN the father of the pt states to me "I had a stroke 4 days ago, just been discharged from hospital. Can you give me some Valium?" Uh, no. Nonononononono. doesn't matter how many of your bogan children ask me the answer is still NO! If you feel like you are having another stroke go to ED.

Honestly, the cheek!
Quote from K+MgSO4So I got a call from the bed manager asking me to take an Ortho patient post op as there was no ortho beds left. I agreed as we are part of the trauma service.So the pt went from ED to theatre. The family arrived to the ward, fine. Explained that I didn't know what was going on as I had not heard from the surgeons or PACU10 min later back in same questions. Rinse and repeat x 4.THEN the father of the pt states to me "I had a stroke 4 days ago, just been discharged from hospital. Can you give me some Valium?" Uh, no. Nonononononono. doesn't matter how many of your bogan children ask me the answer is still NO! If you feel like you are having another stroke go to ED.Honestly, the cheek!

I am constantly stunned how many family members feel the need to tell me how sick they themselves are while they deal with the loved one under my care and how many of them request medication. It is as if they have fallen from the spotlight and are trying to get back in.

I had a young adult male who was involved in an auto accident. He was an in-patient. His Mom was treated and released, as she had been in the car with him. She had trouble walking so wanted me to fetch and carry for her. I finally had to tell her I could not be her nurse. They both were angry but I did not want to accept the liability or responsibility of another patient who was supposed to be a visitor.

Yes, because Valium is the treatment of choice for a CVA....sheesh!

-Quote from classicdameI had a young adult male who was involved in an auto accident. He was an in-patient. His Mom was treated and released, as she had been in the car with him. She had trouble walking so wanted me to fetch and carry for her. I finally had to tell her I could not be her nurse. They both were angry but I did not want to accept the liability or responsibility of another patient who was supposed to be a visitor.

Lol, yeah, I guess they don't realize that as nurses, we can't just CHOOSE to give them medication if we feel like it. "Oh, you want some Morphine for your sore thumb, and some Xanax because the pain is stressing you out? Sure, let me hop over to the narcotics cabinet and pop that out for you. We can just keep it between the two of us" LMBO....Come on now...Insert eye roll.