@@irshviralvideo lol, maybe in litigation land but the premises of the joke is that the working relationship is so close and the skillset so advanced that this can happen, and it does happen.
That's because either knows him from town, dated his best friend or has known him since med school. They are like army buddies. How do I know....39 years in the biz and I call the chief by his name because we go way back in the trenches.
I will never forget as a new staff doctor (I look young and frequently people think I’m a nurse)…I was sitting and charting while a nursing student rehearsed her call to the doctor. A few mins later my phone rings….sitting next to her as she recites her carefully practiced history ❤️❤️❤️ Took me a couple seconds to know the right way to interrupt without embarrassing her or cutting her off. She was pretty flustered after she realized I was next to her at the table, but I got a great history and hopefully she will laugh about it eventually!!
One of my friends said that once as she was finishing her call--she hoped the doctor didn't catch that! Easy to do when you're used to signing off with family.
This brings back memories of my days as a brand new nurse in 2008. The first time I had to call a doctor; I was so nervous; I almost peed on myself. The doctor came by to the nursing station the next day and told me " you did great last night." I felt so good and from that day, my confidence grew. Fast forward 2021 and I am like the last nurse in this video. My tip to new nurses- Gather all your clinical information on the patient before you call the doctor.
Yes!! The pertinents in your head and the chart right in front of you, scratch & pen too. You don’t have to memorize their social & mothers maiden name before calling like I used to lol
Yes! This! I take nothing away from the docs, but the nurses will make or break your hospital stay. They are the absolute best. Be nice to them - they work hard and they do not get paid nearly enough!
This! video is an example of pure neglect that some (however experienced) nurses really are capable of. It's nothing to be looked up to. Those nurses that lack the ability to self-reflect the limits of their knowledge and their arrogant "wannabe doctorism" is pure nightmare.
LOL! As a retired doctor, this is so on point! I loved, loved, loved working with nurses like #3! Even #2 is a joy. Much better to be proactive than reactive!
Yeah, I prefer #2. On top of the patient's relevant info (symptoms, signs, lab work, imaging), and then frames a potential recommendation. The issue with #3 is when RNs go too far into diagnostician mode -- the diagnoses are based on experience/probability (It's usually A, so let's treat for A), where us docs are always paranoid we're going to miss the rare case and always consider that before officially ruling it out.
@@mar_man813 my family and I have had numerous experiences with doctors that just wanted to shove us out the door asap so they could free up a bed, only to have us come back later with problems that could have easily been caught had they been a little more attentive. Let's not pretend that doctors don't have the same problem in equal numbers.
The 10+ year nurses pretty much know what the doc is gonna want or order. That's why the doctors ask the nurses what's going on, because we know and we've already gotten the ball rollin.
Not always, sometimes they are the ah who are pushing patients out before they've been properly treated. The bad apples, but they arent as likely to ruin the bunch as in other career fields. 🙂👍
My wife is an MD, and she comes home all the time gushing about how awesome some of the nurses she works with are. I wish medical school was more financially accessible, because so many nurses would actually be fantastic doctors (even better than some doctors who came from a rich family and were pushed into medicine).
Then again, a lot of us don't want to be doctors. You can be a fantastic nurse and have no interest in climbing the medical hierarchy that leads away from actual bedside care
@@MUNTraiano in Poland medical schools are free but there are so many teens pushed by rich families into this study field that those not rich enough can't get access to this free education. This works horrible in practice.
I’m always nice to the new grads. They are anxious and being thrown in the deep end is always daunting (I was scared when i started out as an intern) They always apologise for calling but my response is always telling them not to apologise and it’s good to call when they’re concerned. It’s nice seeing them gain confidence as they get experience.
This is actually not an exaggeration. It happens every day. If you don't clarify, you could be waiting on an order that the doc thought you entered, and the one who suffers is the patient. Nurses can put in orders for docs.
As a chronically ill patient with many hospital stays in my history, I can truly say that the nurses are a HUGE part of what can make your hospital stay great, or horrible. The nurses who’ve advocated for me and my care, and take their time to truly listen, are invaluable during my stays, especially during the pandemic when I wasn’t allowed any visitors for over a week.
This. Absolutely this. The closest thing to God or the Devil that you will find on this earth is the nurse assigned to you on the night shift. I remember one good week I had the same excellent nurse four nights in a row. I almost cried with relief and happiness each night when I saw it would be her. In my experience a good 20% of nurses are a class act, 50% are hardworking and dedicated professionals, 20% will keep you alive but make you suffer for it, and 10% have to be watched carefully so that they don’t kill you. It’s not a profession for the weak, the lazy, or the heartless. That top 70% are some of the greatest people on earth.
@@cenotemirror This. A thousand times this. But do not forget the worst possible combination, a bad nurse and an idiot resident. I used to be on dialysis, I've had a transplant and am doing great now, and developed appendicitis and got an appendectomy. As surgery goes very minor. Just one thing, I'm fluid restricted so the standard protocol of running in x liters/hour of saline will kill me quite dead. The night after surgery the night shift nurse comes in and barely acknowledges that I'm a person and sets up a new saline bag and opens that thing wide open. I stop her and tell her that can't be right and she tells me "doctor's orders" and leaves. I hit the call button and keep hitting the button and finally get her back and she just blows me off. I keep raising a ruckus until she gets the resident in the room who acts like he's very much above not killing me. The two of them refuse to acknowledge that I know anything about my own situation. They finally call the nephrologist who I can hear quite clearly over the resident's phone "calmly" explaining that dialysis won't take more than 3 or 4 liters of fluid out of a person per day so pumping in more than that will definitely kill me. Then they're very concerned about how high my bp and pulse are.
@@KenS1267 Heh, I hit that combination myself 11 years back and wound up on a ventilator for two months. Turns out administering morphine in a dose high enough to depress breathing is a bad idea when the patient has pneumonia and structural lung issues. The kicker is that after the fact that nurse felt she’d done no wrong because ‘doctor’s orders’. Not a profession for the weak, the stupid, or the heartless.
Nurses are truly amazing. When I was a baby I was at the hospital for several days and there was no sign I was getting any better so one of the nurses privately spoke with my mom and told her to get me out there asap because the docs didn't seem to know was wrong with me. My mom took me to another hospital in a different city and that actually saved my life.
This is so classic. As a surgeon in a fierce speciality, you can feal the fear and nervousness in the voices of the new innocent nurses. Kudos to those of them who actually disturb with a call, rather than ignoring a symptom, just because they are afraid of calling the doctor. I always let them know that they are welcome to call but should have gatherd most information before the call, and when they do things well, I also praise them for it. But they also should know, when they screw up, in order to learn from their mistakes. As for a being a doctor for about 6 years in the same department; there is no better joy than seeing a young nurse improve and become a good nurse over the years.
My Mom was in her 60's when she stopped working as a floor RN and started being the ward secretary. When the nurses needed to call the DR's they had her do it. Turns out no one wanted to cross the old lady.
I just retired as a ward secretary and even without being a nurse I talked with the doctors differently than the young RNs..one even said I talked to the doctors like they were my homies..age has it privileges
@@sandieserrano2425 You were able to get along with the physicians because you weren’t playing the adversarial game that nurses play. Everyone here is gushing over the nurses, but no one realized that Medical Clerk is the second highest stress job, right behind Air Traffic Controller. And yes, the federal government did a study on that.
That had nothing to do with it. Nurses NEVER want to call the physicians. They are too lazy. They ALWAYS make the ward secretary do it. In reality, the ward secretary is the busiest person on the ward. The federal government did studies back in the 80s and 90s, and found that ward secretary (also called medical clerk) was the second highest stress job in The United States, right behind Air Traffic Controller. I hope that she wasn’t hurt by the stress.
@@MarcPiery thanks for realizing the stress. I worked 12 hour days and would to find things to do in the morning because most patients aren't discharged until afternoon. From about 4 pm on I'd get slammed with patients from the ER
As a doctor, I appreciate older nurses telling me what is (actually) going on and discussing how they want to solve the problem. Much easier to say “yes, yes. Ok. No. Yes” then ask 50 million questions to get to the truth.
You get paid tons to actually do the thinking. But you ONLY want to say “yes, yes. Ok. No.Yes” 😅 GREAT. Did you know nurses sometimes have to come to work one UNPAID hour earlier just to do research on the patients so they can get going on their day efficiently?
I used to be a pharmacist. I LOVED this one doctor’s nurse. Anytime we had to call about one of his orders, his nurse always answered the phone. After letting her know who I was and all, her response was “what did he do this time?” Glad she was there to keep him straight ❤️
He already left two hours ago. The nurse knew what she was doing- She already discharged him. Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. We love you nurses and thanks for your sacrifice.
Discharging patients without a doctor is working out of hierarchy. Not only is it wrong legally, it's also wrong because of the lack of patient safety. As a soon to be nurse I find this arrogance and pride that nurses have absolutely detestable. You are not doctors and do not possess the same knowledge. Stop thinking you do.
@@Mortolich you need to take a chill pill. As a nurse you are supposed to be able to anticipate the doctors orders and ready to go. By 10 years in, you can do it in your sleep. If you don't calm down, you are going to have a rough way to go.
As a patient but also wife of a doctor, I can confirm being on both sides of these convos, and believe me, a good doctor knows and relies on good nurses to do their job... Angels on earth!!!!!!!
Those nurses will treat your child with the same care as the other patients but they will never forget you as the the one that brought us treats that one time 😂.
@@bko2613 My daughter has conditions that will have her in the hospital several times a year throughout her life, so having a good relationship with the nurses in certain parts of the hospital is super helpful lol
@@chocolatereignsit's good to have such a great relationship with the people caring for your daughter. In a children's hospital the relationships become almost like family. We follow each other on Facebook and exchange texts before ER visits. We think about these kids all the time.
You don't have to do that but the fact that you do makes you a very kind hearted, considerate person ❤ I hope your daughter is strong and is doing well. She definitely has a great mother guiding her :)
When I was an intern in oncology we had a nurse we just call ‘boss’ bc he’s worked there longer than a lot of the doctors lmao. As a gp, I know nurses know their stuff!! They even teach med student their skills pretty often so be respectful and help make their job easier.
I’m a retired nurse. I was fine with calling doctors right from the beginning because I had previous experience dealing with people in other jobs, including the military. But I NEVER addressed a doctor by first name.
My father called home from the hospital one time and said This is Dr. Soandso.... I mean...this is Dad. Still goes by Dr. Soandso although he just turned 90. My husband called him Mr. once and was corrected.
When my Dad was in hospice we had two student nurses come in to do vitals. They both had looks of horror on their faces at the results. I followed them into the hall and said," ladies,you need to watch what your face does when you see things, I know what's going on with my Dad but if somebody didn't that would have been really upsetting. You'll make good nurses because you care" . Smiled and went back to Dad's room.
Well, this really hit home for me. I just lost my 92 year old mother after a two week stay in the hospital due to breast cancer surgery. I went to see her for around six hours every day. I saw a doctor maybe four times the entire two weeks, but the nurses were constantly in and out of her room. Initially, I wanted to talk to a doctor about my Mom's condition, but since I rarely saw one I learned to just ask the nurses. My sister and I joked that if you want to avoid a doctor, the best way is to visit someone in the hospital. Many, many thanks to all of the nurses at Tampa General Hospital.
LMAO. I've been an RN for about 30 years and this vignette was spot on especially the 10+ nurse. Also a word to the wise, don't get sick in July because that's when the new residents are released from med school and they don't know how to do anything...so if you can, try holding off that illness until September.
I absolutely loved my nurses at my medical college during residency . They saved me from so many mishaps and errors .. woke me up in time for rounds and to save a patient ... They knew exactly what I wanted wen I strolled into an operation theatre. Now working at a new hospital with all newbies I miss them more than ever.... GMC nurses rock !!!
A nurse saved my sister from an unessecary C-section. Labor wasn't progressing. Doc/baby catcher was pushing for surgery. Nurse finally asked when the last time was my sister had peed (8 hrs. before). A quick cath and 15 min. later my nephew was born. GOD BLESS NURSES!!!❤
Nurses are the best people they make your life so much easier and i have so much respect for them If you are an intern then be nice to nurses they teach you so much more
This is so good…And accurate. As a mom of a medically complicated kiddo, we have -spent- lived in the hospital at times. And I have witnessed this sort of awesomeness by nurses. U guys rock!
😂 the 10 yrs + is pretty accurate. I work with this Dr his office is next to me and all his nurses literally screamed at him when orders are missing or if he is late for procedures. He is very kind . But his nurses loves him.
My mom has been an Nurse RN Respiratory for 30 some yrs..This is so spot on...The first 5 years she wore her little white hat..She absolutely hated newer younger Nurses..lol..made more work for her, but I just remembered my Mom's transformation of the hat and all white to nervous break downs yrs later..That job really really took a toll on my Mother. Please thank a Nurse when you can..
My Dad's a retired pulmonologist. He had GREAT respect for nurses & taught me to as well. I also am fortunate to have witnessed many nurses make these transitions from new to experienced. My Dad is right now in the hospital. The nurses taking care of him are phenomenal. He'll be released in a day or so & transferred to hospice care. 😓
LOL- one of our Residents found out what happens when they tick off the nurses. That particular doc got the 2 am calls for Tylenol. The hospital I worked in would not let Nurses do dressing changes not matter what. The nasty resident got calls for dressing changes at 4 am and had to come back to the hospital . Normally, we would have done the dressing change for them and had them check it when they came in for rounds. The resident found out quickly that if they treat us with respect and courtesy, we can make life much easier for them.
This is very true 😂 my mom has been a nurse for like 30 years and when she speaks with a doctor, she tells them what she needs them to do in great detail and then they do it. Nurses are amazing.
That is called experience. Can't beat it and most docs appreciate it. Saves them time and wasting there breath. A good report with a doc after many years of experience!!
Maybe, but we all have licenses to protect and I’ve seen some fellow nurses get a bit too comfortable. Before we do anything we should be asking ourselves “if the board of nursing was over my shoulder, would I want them seeing this?”
This is spot on! It is mutual respect. The nurse is right there and the doctor is who knows where between the office, home and the hospital. If you don't have good communication between the doctors and nurses, a lot can go wrong. I have learned so much from some really great doctors through the years and have taught a lot of things to younger newer doctors. None of us want a bad apple harming a patient.
My mum named me after my neonatal nurse and I did the same for my daughter cause it was these magnificent nurses that kept me and then my daughter alive and they deserve the highest honor.
@@danis4054My nurse was Ann, mother of Mary, so she must have been a good sort. My Daughters nurse was Cara which means friend in Ireland. They’re our second names.
I feel this down to my bones. I'm in the 1-9 years experience as a nurse so I feel more confident talking with providers then I used to, but feel more confident from your video that I will get there. :)
I've heard many similar stories. I was married to an RN. She died two weeks before our 39th anniversary. She was a patient in an ICU and we both had told the doctor that she probably had a tick disease but they ignored that. 12 days later they figured it out and started her on doxy but she died that night. Nurses usually listen but too many doctors don't. Good Luck, Rick
I love being a unit clerk the job is fun, it is like having a permanent front row seat to all the action without being involved & it is never a dull moment. However I find most of the time it’s the patients who will innocently say something out of pocket that makes you laugh or do something that makes your jaw drop. either it’s rare to see staff members argue with each other or my coworkers just get along really well. 🤷🏻♀️
Oh man this is hilarious and I have memories of my mom being like this (the 10 year veteran). She was a nurse for almost 35 years. I got to see her do her thing from time to time as I did a part time gig at her hospital as technical support for their insane sunrise system.
As a recently retired nurse after 48 years, this is very true 😂😂. I thoroughly enjoyed my entire nursing career. With all the ups and downs, frustrations, tears, joy, humility the works. Worked I. Three different countries. I find it very hard to be in retirement.
Your impression of the new nurse gave me flashbacks of the new nurse I nearly scared to death when I was 17 😂 the senior nurse had her draw my blood and I passed out due to low blood sugar. Came too to see the new nurse shaking in the corner, the senior nurse patting my face to wake up. She looked at me and said "omg! Your okay!!! I thought I did something wrong and broke you!!!!" The senior nurse laughed and told her "some people faint when they get blood work done. Most of the time it's from the sight of blood"
One of my boys does this. The cat scratched him and drew blood and he saw it, passed out and bashed his head on the kitchen cabinets and had a little seizure (he was 22) and I was terrified. Called an ambulance, he was fine, they said he will probably do it again if he sees his blood. He did faint having a blood test before. The ambos said that it is more common than you know. He’s going to Nepal to do volunteer work and I hope that he’s ok there and doesn’t pass out.
hahaha this is so on point-- going on 11+ years as a nurse (ICU nurse for babies/kids). I also frequently respond with "ya, I'm not doing that" to some of the orders mostly newer residents write. Luckily, its met mostly with responses from the Fellows and Attendings for them to listen to their nurses.
A nurse saved my life because that doctor was going to harm me greatly if she'd not stepped in. It happens ALL the time, remember your nurse in your doctor's office because she may save your life.
Just finding u but you are helping this nurse. Thank you for your work and sharing your experiences and what we all really are thinking! The comedy is golden and you are doing great work both careers! Thank you for brightening this nurses day.
@ufoguyspaceman not really lol my fiancé and I split work and needs equally. I’m sick very often and he cares for me a lot so I do other things for him to show him I appreciate him. He’s definitely not a second job for me ❤️
I'm not a nurse, but this makes me feel good, because no matter how much you might be silly and stressed at the beggining of your career, after all, it will all come together at some point, and everybody has struggled too. (at least I hope that's it hahaha)
I initially viewed this without sound (with captions). & you STILL got my laugh. The setup, the facial expressions, the BOOM! ending: first-level storytelling. 🤣
When I first started working in the hospital in 1968, I noticed the doctors asking Mrs. Dickey the RN what to do to treat the patients, and another nurse said "She's been a nurse for 40 years, so they know to respect her and take her advice as she's seen it all."
Great experienced nurses are a blessing, I don't wanna stay in the hospital any longer than needed and they know EVERYTHING off their heads. And shit me being a diabetic usually messes with everyone but they always get me.
Not a nurse but a vet tech, the "Hey genius, you wanted to give the patient something that might make things worse, do you maybe want to fix that please?" part is all too relatable.
Vet receptionist here..I will definitely school people on Vet Techs responsibilities.. Vet Techs not only deal with male and female but different species. They are also: X ray techs, sx techs, pharmacist, phlebotomist, lab tech, Intensive and inpatient techs and emergency techs. They don't pick one of those specialties. They juggle all of these roles most of the time ON THE SAME DAY! If you have pets, let's give these people appreciation and respect. That usually don't make very much $, they do it because they love animals. ROCKSTARS in my book! 👏👏👏
Nurses are the ones making patient assessments and should never be shy about suggesting care directives, especially when you are familiar with physicians’ style. R.N. With 43 years experience here.
That's some funny sh!t right there. And pretty true. I remember learning the hard way as a young nurse, calling cardiac surgeon in the middle of the night with an incomplete assessment. After receiving my rightful a$$ chewing, assessed patient, called doc back, got appropriate orders. When you sh!t is tight, the docs trust you, and things work pretty well for the patient.
Mom was an LPN (low paid nurse) with 20+ years as a med nurse in a convalescent center. Had an RN, fresh out of school, tell her, she did not know much because of her lack of schooling. Took about a week of mom answering "I don't know, I'm just an LPN" to everyone of her questions, before she finally apologized and admitted that experience can and often does out weigh schooling.
I always loved working with experience nurses because they are a god send that helps us with our work flow and watch our backs for our patients. Thank you all and we appreciate you!
Rofl I’m not a nurse but being someone who has had enough surgeries in her life and has been in hospitals I can say yes this happens LOL I remember the nurse getting on my drs physicians assistant because she was forgetting a very important medicine for me when discharging me. She basically raised Caine so I got heat I needed. I’m thankful for her standing up for me. Nurses are extremely important and don’t get enough recognition for what they do.
I get a shot every week at my local clinic along with quarterly blood draws. The nurses I see are always so awesome and understanding. They even let me sing while I get them done, which is how I’ve coped!
I feel exactly this way about patient teaching!! The more information you have, the less cloudy, murky confusion you have to be afraid of 😰. When I teach my patients about their new diagnosis, medi cations, expected course of treatment, etc, knowledge is power.
My mom has been a nurse at Craig Hospital for over 30 years, I love how she is always so calm cool and collected. She has been the biggest inspiration in my life. Never be crappy to your nurses people! The true healers!
If anyone remembers the part in Ghostbusters. The team starts out all shiny and new. Clean uniforms, high hopes. Helping people, doing the right thing. 6 months later....They are all burnt out. No sleep, bad diet, smokers, just a mess. A real world, whatever attitude. But, getting the job DONE!
I loved the medical field. I’ve worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant since 2002. I last worked in the ER until I resigned in 2020. The nurses and Dr’s I worked with for many years appreciated me taking the initiative. I got to know what they needed and what to do within my scope of practice prior to them coming in the room. I performed EKG’s, splint’s, poc testing, urine catherization’s, blood draws etc and I do miss patient care and my friends.🥰
My mom became a nurse when I was in my teens and I can confirm the progression in confidence and experience is so very accurate. It's been 15 years and I can confirm this is how she is now. It's hilarious because I remember the nervous and panicking at everything years but now she's the OG. Lol
Be nice to nurses people!! They are the ones who take care of you, the doctor is lightly involved and/or is a formality for most cases that aren’t serious or surgical. Have had some crazy experiences with rugby injuries and surgeries, but have always been nice to my nurses. Man they love a kind patient!! They will give you the good shit, whether that be meds, snacks, anything for comfort. They love a good laugh too, so if you got jokes lay it on them. Can’t imagine having treated any of them wrong and was just fucked getting something done without “extra love” (yes they do their jobs but they can still choose to be more helpful or not if you catch my drift). Love them and respect them always 💯
Lol, accurate. I’ll never forget my first call to a doc. It was for a dose of Phenergan. I read the order back to him and everything. I’m sure he laughed when he hung up.
He already left 2 hours ago 😂
Still laughing two hours later
she should be fired for doing that. Nurses should not take action UNLESS EXPLICITLY ordered by the doctor and under the doctors supervision.
@@irshviralvideo do they serve jokes under the rock that you live in? Its tasty food
Ha ha ha. That so reminds me of when I was in the hospital!
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@@irshviralvideo lol, maybe in litigation land but the premises of the joke is that the working relationship is so close and the skillset so advanced that this can happen, and it does happen.
I noticed how the 10+ year nurse no longer calls him doctor. He's just Joe 😂
Honestly they've probably hung out in work enough, probably knows everything about him XD
That's because either knows him from town, dated his best friend or has known him since med school. They are like army buddies. How do I know....39 years in the biz and I call the chief by his name because we go way back in the trenches.
It’s true
She’s probably just ‘nurse or Julie’….I don’t see the problem😄
@@artsyscrub3226 or worse
I will never forget as a new staff doctor (I look young and frequently people think I’m a nurse)…I was sitting and charting while a nursing student rehearsed her call to the doctor. A few mins later my phone rings….sitting next to her as she recites her carefully practiced history ❤️❤️❤️ Took me a couple seconds to know the right way to interrupt without embarrassing her or cutting her off. She was pretty flustered after she realized I was next to her at the table, but I got a great history and hopefully she will laugh about it eventually!!
That's a really cool story.
Omg. That is so funny. I’ve been a nurse for over 30 yrs, but still remember that first call to the doctor !
😂😂😂😂
That sounds like a sandra bullock movie scene!🤣🤣
I love this story!
I like how the new nurse says "k I love you bye" 😂😂😂
She was so nervous but she pulled through. It eventually gets easier with experience.
That was my favorite part!
Didn’t even catch that-hilarious!
One of my friends said that once as she was finishing her call--she hoped the doctor didn't catch that! Easy to do when you're used to signing off with family.
It's cute how nervous she was.
This brings back memories of my days as a brand new nurse in 2008. The first time I had to call a doctor; I was so nervous; I almost peed on myself. The doctor came by to the nursing station the next day and told me " you did great last night." I felt so good and from that day, my confidence grew. Fast forward 2021 and I am like the last nurse in this video. My tip to new nurses- Gather all your clinical information on the patient before you call the doctor.
i started my nursing studies this year and thank you for the tip!!!!!
Yes!! The pertinents in your head and the chart right in front of you, scratch & pen too. You don’t have to memorize their social & mothers maiden name before calling like I used to lol
@@coolbeans5911 You're welcome. Good luck with your studies.
Facts
Anticipate what information they could use before you call
In my country It doesn't happen. Every health profesional are equal
I am a junior resident and you can’t believe how much I learn from senior nurses
Bet we saved your butt a few times. 😝
Yes we can!
Those Ladies got it goin on 💖
Yes! This! I take nothing away from the docs, but the nurses will make or break your hospital stay. They are the absolute best. Be nice to them - they work hard and they do not get paid nearly enough!
Actually I’m not sure about that.... my buddy can make 1200 a night with an associates
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This! video is an example of pure neglect that some (however experienced) nurses really are capable of. It's nothing to be looked up to. Those nurses that lack the ability to self-reflect the limits of their knowledge and their arrogant "wannabe doctorism" is pure nightmare.
You should see how much nurses get paid in 3rd world countries
@@fj1914 even 2nd world countries. I'm from a 2nd world country and experienced nurses have their salaries below the country's average
LOL! As a retired doctor, this is so on point! I loved, loved, loved working with nurses like #3! Even #2 is a joy. Much better to be proactive than reactive!
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Thank you Dr. Hugs from a RN- SF Bay
So why do doctors take so long to see patients of nurses are doing all the work for them.
I guess they’re busy answering all the phone calls. 🙂
Yeah, I prefer #2. On top of the patient's relevant info (symptoms, signs, lab work, imaging), and then frames a potential recommendation. The issue with #3 is when RNs go too far into diagnostician mode -- the diagnoses are based on experience/probability (It's usually A, so let's treat for A), where us docs are always paranoid we're going to miss the rare case and always consider that before officially ruling it out.
@@mar_man813 my family and I have had numerous experiences with doctors that just wanted to shove us out the door asap so they could free up a bed, only to have us come back later with problems that could have easily been caught had they been a little more attentive. Let's not pretend that doctors don't have the same problem in equal numbers.
The 10+ year nurses pretty much know what the doc is gonna want or order. That's why the doctors ask the nurses what's going on, because we know and we've already gotten the ball rollin.
Loved your profile picture 😂💜
Experienced nurses are just underpaid doctors 🤷🏻♀️
Not always, sometimes they are the ah who are pushing patients out before they've been properly treated. The bad apples, but they arent as likely to ruin the bunch as in other career fields. 🙂👍
We appreciate you💜 (love the pfp btw)
@@IevaKambarovaite nah thats not how it is
My wife is an MD, and she comes home all the time gushing about how awesome some of the nurses she works with are. I wish medical school was more financially accessible, because so many nurses would actually be fantastic doctors (even better than some doctors who came from a rich family and were pushed into medicine).
Then again, a lot of us don't want to be doctors. You can be a fantastic nurse and have no interest in climbing the medical hierarchy that leads away from actual bedside care
@@beccawallon9900 yes...I agree! Being a nurse is a passionate calling. If you don't have it ain't going to work out very long
Come to Germany medical school is almost free (~200€ a semester including transportation)
In most countries medical school is free
@@MUNTraiano in Poland medical schools are free but there are so many teens pushed by rich families into this study field that those not rich enough can't get access to this free education. This works horrible in practice.
RN for 34 years, still working fulltime at a regional hospital. The real trick is knowing what you can get away with.
So true.
😂😂😂😂
And which doctors will let you get away with it.
If you ever get stranded on a desert island who'd you want on the island with you a nurse or a doctor?
A Nurse, Always!!
Thank you for ALL that you do as an RN… you are absolutely special people!! Never forget that!
I’m always nice to the new grads. They are anxious and being thrown in the deep end is always daunting (I was scared when i started out as an intern) They always apologise for calling but my response is always telling them not to apologise and it’s good to call when they’re concerned.
It’s nice seeing them gain confidence as they get experience.
“Do you want to write the order or should I?” 😂😂
We put in orders for doctors all the time. They verbally tell us the order and we put it in the system. It's called a Telephone/ Verbal Order.
Oh yeah, when I get a PICC bumped to radiology, I ALWAYS offer to put the order in the computer. Because if I don’t, won’t always happen.
This is actually not an exaggeration. It happens every day. If you don't clarify, you could be waiting on an order that the doc thought you entered, and the one who suffers is the patient. Nurses can put in orders for docs.
@@janedie2739 like I said, I ALWAYS offer, because they won’t
@@queentinadoire6931 Which is against the law in The United States.
As a chronically ill patient with many hospital stays in my history, I can truly say that the nurses are a HUGE part of what can make your hospital stay great, or horrible. The nurses who’ve advocated for me and my care, and take their time to truly listen, are invaluable during my stays, especially during the pandemic when I wasn’t allowed any visitors for over a week.
This. Absolutely this. The closest thing to God or the Devil that you will find on this earth is the nurse assigned to you on the night shift. I remember one good week I had the same excellent nurse four nights in a row. I almost cried with relief and happiness each night when I saw it would be her. In my experience a good 20% of nurses are a class act, 50% are hardworking and dedicated professionals, 20% will keep you alive but make you suffer for it, and 10% have to be watched carefully so that they don’t kill you. It’s not a profession for the weak, the lazy, or the heartless. That top 70% are some of the greatest people on earth.
@@cenotemirror This. A thousand times this. But do not forget the worst possible combination, a bad nurse and an idiot resident. I used to be on dialysis, I've had a transplant and am doing great now, and developed appendicitis and got an appendectomy. As surgery goes very minor. Just one thing, I'm fluid restricted so the standard protocol of running in x liters/hour of saline will kill me quite dead. The night after surgery the night shift nurse comes in and barely acknowledges that I'm a person and sets up a new saline bag and opens that thing wide open. I stop her and tell her that can't be right and she tells me "doctor's orders" and leaves. I hit the call button and keep hitting the button and finally get her back and she just blows me off. I keep raising a ruckus until she gets the resident in the room who acts like he's very much above not killing me. The two of them refuse to acknowledge that I know anything about my own situation. They finally call the nephrologist who I can hear quite clearly over the resident's phone "calmly" explaining that dialysis won't take more than 3 or 4 liters of fluid out of a person per day so pumping in more than that will definitely kill me.
Then they're very concerned about how high my bp and pulse are.
@@KenS1267 Heh, I hit that combination myself 11 years back and wound up on a ventilator for two months. Turns out administering morphine in a dose high enough to depress breathing is a bad idea when the patient has pneumonia and structural lung issues. The kicker is that after the fact that nurse felt she’d done no wrong because ‘doctor’s orders’.
Not a profession for the weak, the stupid, or the heartless.
Nurses are truly amazing. When I was a baby I was at the hospital for several days and there was no sign I was getting any better so one of the nurses privately spoke with my mom and told her to get me out there asap because the docs didn't seem to know was wrong with me. My mom took me to another hospital in a different city and that actually saved my life.
This is an amazing story. God bless her, and you and your mom for remembering! ☺️❤️
Amazing nurse !
Nice when they'll do it.
Please tell us, what was wrong?
Omg I witnessed something like this too and I’m an MD. I love how they really care for their patients. They dont care about the hospital making money.
This is so classic. As a surgeon in a fierce speciality, you can feal the fear and nervousness in the voices of the new innocent nurses. Kudos to those of them who actually disturb with a call, rather than ignoring a symptom, just because they are afraid of calling the doctor. I always let them know that they are welcome to call but should have gatherd most information before the call, and when they do things well, I also praise them for it. But they also should know, when they screw up, in order to learn from their mistakes. As for a being a doctor for about 6 years in the same department; there is no better joy than seeing a young nurse improve and become a good nurse over the years.
Lol this is 100% spot on "ok love you bye" 😂😂 after you hang up" "I forgot to get an order for an enema 😭😭😭😭"
😂Cringe😬
Right 🤣
My Mom was in her 60's when she stopped working as a floor RN and started being the ward secretary. When the nurses needed to call the DR's they had her do it. Turns out no one wanted to cross the old lady.
I just retired as a ward secretary and even without being a nurse I talked with the doctors differently than the young RNs..one even said I talked to the doctors like they were my homies..age has it privileges
@@sandieserrano2425 You were able to get along with the physicians because you weren’t playing the adversarial game that nurses play. Everyone here is gushing over the nurses, but no one realized that Medical Clerk is the second highest stress job, right behind Air Traffic Controller. And yes, the federal government did a study on that.
That had nothing to do with it. Nurses NEVER want to call the physicians. They are too lazy. They ALWAYS make the ward secretary do it. In reality, the ward secretary is the busiest person on the ward. The federal government did studies back in the 80s and 90s, and found that ward secretary (also called medical clerk) was the second highest stress job in The United States, right behind Air Traffic Controller. I hope that she wasn’t hurt by the stress.
@@MarcPiery Hell no! When I said she was an old battle-axe nurse I meant it. She loved retirement though.
@@MarcPiery thanks for realizing the stress. I worked 12 hour days and would to find things to do in the morning because most patients aren't discharged until afternoon. From about 4 pm on I'd get slammed with patients from the ER
As a doctor, I appreciate older nurses telling me what is (actually) going on and discussing how they want to solve the problem. Much easier to say “yes, yes. Ok. No. Yes” then ask 50 million questions to get to the truth.
You get paid tons to actually do the thinking. But you ONLY want to say “yes, yes. Ok. No.Yes” 😅 GREAT.
Did you know nurses sometimes have to come to work one UNPAID hour earlier just to do research on the patients so they can get going on their day efficiently?
@@curoseba5363 if I didn’t spend countless hours doing paperwork, the nurse nor myself would have a job. So, you’re welcome.
than*
Claims to be a "doctor" but doesn't know the difference between then and than?
@why not. "then" and "than" are actually the same symbol in doctors' handwriting.
I used to be a pharmacist. I LOVED this one doctor’s nurse. Anytime we had to call about one of his orders, his nurse always answered the phone. After letting her know who I was and all, her response was “what did he do this time?” Glad she was there to keep him straight ❤️
He already left two hours ago. The nurse knew what she was doing- She already discharged him. Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. We love you nurses and thanks for your sacrifice.
Thank you❤️
Discharging patients without a doctor is working out of hierarchy. Not only is it wrong legally, it's also wrong because of the lack of patient safety. As a soon to be nurse I find this arrogance and pride that nurses have absolutely detestable. You are not doctors and do not possess the same knowledge. Stop thinking you do.
@@Mortolich Bahahahaha! Give it a decade and get back to us. It will be interesting to see how this comment ages.
@@Mortolich lighten up. It was humor differentiating a new RN from a seasoned RN to one about to retire. Get over yourself
@@Mortolich you need to take a chill pill. As a nurse you are supposed to be able to anticipate the doctors orders and ready to go. By 10 years in, you can do it in your sleep. If you don't calm down, you are going to have a rough way to go.
As a patient but also wife of a doctor, I can confirm being on both sides of these convos, and believe me, a good doctor knows and relies on good nurses to do their job... Angels on earth!!!!!!!
Aaaand this is why I buy my daughter's nurses coffee. 🤣 They're definitely MVPs in a lot of cases!
Those nurses will treat your child with the same care as the other patients but they will never forget you as the the one that brought us treats that one time 😂.
@@bko2613 My daughter has conditions that will have her in the hospital several times a year throughout her life, so having a good relationship with the nurses in certain parts of the hospital is super helpful lol
@@chocolatereignsit's good to have such a great relationship with the people caring for your daughter. In a children's hospital the relationships become almost like family. We follow each other on Facebook and exchange texts before ER visits. We think about these kids all the time.
Ever since my first birth, I bake cookies to have ready to bring the L&D nurses. They’re awesome.
You don't have to do that but the fact that you do makes you a very kind hearted, considerate person ❤
I hope your daughter is strong and is doing well. She definitely has a great mother guiding her :)
When I was an intern in oncology we had a nurse we just call ‘boss’ bc he’s worked there longer than a lot of the doctors lmao. As a gp, I know nurses know their stuff!! They even teach med student their skills pretty often so be respectful and help make their job easier.
I’m a retired nurse. I was fine with calling doctors right from the beginning because I had previous experience dealing with people in other jobs, including the military. But I NEVER addressed a doctor by first name.
My father called home from the hospital one time and said This is Dr. Soandso.... I mean...this is Dad. Still goes by Dr. Soandso although he just turned 90. My husband called him Mr. once and was corrected.
Me too I'm a boomer I didn't think it was professional to call a physician by his first name no matter how long I worked with him
When my Dad was in hospice we had two student nurses come in to do vitals. They both had looks of horror on their faces at the results. I followed them into the hall and said," ladies,you need to watch what your face does when you see things, I know what's going on with my Dad but if somebody didn't that would have been really upsetting. You'll make good nurses because you care" . Smiled and went back to Dad's room.
Well, this really hit home for me. I just lost my 92 year old mother after a two week stay in the hospital due to breast cancer surgery. I went to see her for around six hours every day. I saw a doctor maybe four times the entire two weeks, but the nurses were constantly in and out of her room. Initially, I wanted to talk to a doctor about my Mom's condition, but since I rarely saw one I learned to just ask the nurses. My sister and I joked that if you want to avoid a doctor, the best way is to visit someone in the hospital.
Many, many thanks to all of the nurses at Tampa General Hospital.
LMAO. I've been an RN for about 30 years and this vignette was spot on especially the 10+ nurse. Also a word to the wise, don't get sick in July because that's when the new residents are released from med school and they don't know how to do anything...so if you can, try holding off that illness until September.
I absolutely loved my nurses at my medical college during residency . They saved me from so many mishaps and errors .. woke me up in time for rounds and to save a patient ... They knew exactly what I wanted wen I strolled into an operation theatre.
Now working at a new hospital with all newbies I miss them more than ever.... GMC nurses rock !!!
A nurse saved my sister from an unessecary C-section. Labor wasn't progressing. Doc/baby catcher was pushing for surgery. Nurse finally asked when the last time was my sister had peed (8 hrs. before). A quick cath and 15 min. later my nephew was born.
GOD BLESS NURSES!!!❤
Nurses are the best people they make your life so much easier and i have so much respect for them
If you are an intern then be nice to nurses they teach you so much more
This is so good…And accurate. As a mom of a medically complicated kiddo, we have -spent- lived in the hospital at times. And I have witnessed this sort of awesomeness by nurses. U guys rock!
😂 the 10 yrs + is pretty accurate. I work with this Dr his office is next to me and all his nurses literally screamed at him when orders are missing or if he is late for procedures. He is very kind . But his nurses loves him.
My mom has been an Nurse RN Respiratory for 30 some yrs..This is so spot on...The first 5 years she wore her little white hat..She absolutely hated newer younger Nurses..lol..made more work for her, but I just remembered my Mom's transformation of the hat and all white to nervous break downs yrs later..That job really really took a toll on my Mother. Please thank a Nurse when you can..
“Hey Joe !” 🤣🤣😅😅😅
My Dad's a retired pulmonologist. He had GREAT respect for nurses & taught me to as well. I also am fortunate to have witnessed many nurses make these transitions from new to experienced. My Dad is right now in the hospital. The nurses taking care of him are phenomenal. He'll be released in a day or so & transferred to hospice care. 😓
So sorry for you and your family🙁
Reminds me of my residency days. Be nice to the nurses or prepare to have a hellish rotation.
LOL- one of our Residents found out what happens when they tick off the nurses. That particular doc got the 2 am calls for Tylenol. The hospital I worked in would not let Nurses do dressing changes not matter what. The nasty resident got calls for dressing changes at 4 am and had to come back to the hospital . Normally, we would have done the dressing change for them and had them check it when they came in for rounds.
The resident found out quickly that if they treat us with respect and courtesy, we can make life much easier for them.
It’s always a good idea to stay on the right side of the nurse.
This makes me feel so much better when I'm stammering over what information to give during clinicals
This is very true 😂 my mom has been a nurse for like 30 years and when she speaks with a doctor, she tells them what she needs them to do in great detail and then they do it. Nurses are amazing.
That is called experience. Can't beat it and most docs appreciate it. Saves them time and wasting there breath. A good report with a doc after many years of experience!!
Ah yes! The old “easier to ask forgiveness than permission” adage. LMAO
once a doc knows you’ve been around a long time, they listen more.
Maybe, but we all have licenses to protect and I’ve seen some fellow nurses get a bit too comfortable. Before we do anything we should be asking ourselves “if the board of nursing was over my shoulder, would I want them seeing this?”
Yes! Best doc ever, director of a hospice was asked how he ran it so efficiently, answered: “I listen to my nurses. “
Actually, I really hope my nurse is not having to ask for forgiveness later.
This is spot on! It is mutual respect. The nurse is right there and the doctor is who knows where between the office, home and the hospital. If you don't have good communication between the doctors and nurses, a lot can go wrong. I have learned so much from some really great doctors through the years and have taught a lot of things to younger newer doctors. None of us want a bad apple harming a patient.
My mum named me after my neonatal nurse and I did the same for my daughter cause it was these magnificent nurses that kept me and then my daughter alive and they deserve the highest honor.
That's actually such a sweet idea. As long as the nurse has a name you like...lol
@@danis4054My nurse was Ann, mother of Mary, so she must have been a good sort. My Daughters nurse was Cara which means friend in Ireland. They’re our second names.
Years of experience takes control of the situation in a calm, cool manner.
This brings back so many days of being in the medical field
I'm a doctor and nurses like #2 and #3 are such a joy to work with. Smart. Proactive. Experienced.
😂😂 The last nurse is like what it’s like when doc leaves at 4pm and on call doesn’t want to be bothered yet
I bet the doctors really do appreciate a well rounded nurse.
Sister, nurse! You have spoken the truth and I laughed so hard. P.S. the good docs appreciate a smart nurse they can trust to keep the patient safe.
I feel this down to my bones. I'm in the 1-9 years experience as a nurse so I feel more confident talking with providers then I used to, but feel more confident from your video that I will get there. :)
Hello there Esther nice meeting you here
I've heard many similar stories. I was married to an RN. She died two weeks before our 39th anniversary. She was a patient in an ICU and we both had told the doctor that she probably had a tick disease but they ignored that. 12 days later they figured it out and started her on doxy but she died that night. Nurses usually listen but too many doctors don't. Good Luck, Rick
I'm sorry for your loss.
I have several nurses in my family. Yeah it's true, they are the ones who actually know what is going on.
This broke my heart. Im sorry for your loss Mr Ross.
@@sarakemp3174 Thank you. Good Luck, Rick
Sorry for loss . I pray God comforts you and give you peace
I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family.
The panicked "kloveyoubye" 😂😂😂
Hello there Raevyn nice meeting you here
So true! I was an RN for 30 years. We know what's up!
As a tech who worked with RNs who were new grads, a few years in nurses, and about-to-retire nurses… can confirm! 💗
Retired after 44 years: absolutely loved this!!! 🤣
Same
I love being a unit clerk the job is fun, it is like having a permanent front row seat to all the action without being involved & it is never a dull moment. However I find most of the time it’s the patients who will innocently say something out of pocket that makes you laugh or do something that makes your jaw drop. either it’s rare to see staff members argue with each other or my coworkers just get along really well. 🤷🏻♀️
Oh man this is hilarious and I have memories of my mom being like this (the 10 year veteran). She was a nurse for almost 35 years. I got to see her do her thing from time to time as I did a part time gig at her hospital as technical support for their insane sunrise system.
As a recently retired nurse after 48 years, this is very true 😂😂. I thoroughly enjoyed my entire nursing career. With all the ups and downs, frustrations, tears, joy, humility the works. Worked I. Three different countries. I find it very hard to be in retirement.
If theres one thing i learend about nurses its that they keep you alive and deal with so much
Oh I wish I have a nursing staff like this. Talented and experienced nursing staff will make a huge difference in doctors life and patient care
A male senior nurse saved my father's foot twice from being amputated (advice of top surgeons) due to diabetes and he has healed it totally.
A good experienced nurse is a Godsend for both the patient and doctor!
Your impression of the new nurse gave me flashbacks of the new nurse I nearly scared to death when I was 17 😂 the senior nurse had her draw my blood and I passed out due to low blood sugar. Came too to see the new nurse shaking in the corner, the senior nurse patting my face to wake up. She looked at me and said "omg! Your okay!!! I thought I did something wrong and broke you!!!!" The senior nurse laughed and told her "some people faint when they get blood work done. Most of the time it's from the sight of blood"
One of my boys does this. The cat scratched him and drew blood and he saw it, passed out and bashed his head on the kitchen cabinets and had a little seizure (he was 22) and I was terrified. Called an ambulance, he was fine, they said he will probably do it again if he sees his blood. He did faint having a blood test before. The ambos said that it is more common than you know. He’s going to Nepal to do volunteer work and I hope that he’s ok there and doesn’t pass out.
hahaha this is so on point-- going on 11+ years as a nurse (ICU nurse for babies/kids). I also frequently respond with "ya, I'm not doing that" to some of the orders mostly newer residents write. Luckily, its met mostly with responses from the Fellows and Attendings for them to listen to their nurses.
A nurse saved my life because that doctor was going to harm me greatly if she'd not stepped in. It happens ALL the time, remember your nurse in your doctor's office because she may save your life.
I’m so curious! What happened?!
@@CWall-tv7gm probably remembered an allergy to a med. It happens so often that only nurses pay attention to it.
We have all done that at least once. Nurses are with you 24/7.
Same
You get someone who knows what they’re doing and life gets better for everyone.
I love how the new Nurse was like, "Love you, Bye." 😂
Just finding u but you are helping this nurse. Thank you for your work and sharing your experiences and what we all really are thinking! The comedy is golden and you are doing great work both careers! Thank you for brightening this nurses day.
Hello there Amanda nice meeting you here
My wife is a child nurse, working her 13th year now. It is exactly like that.
@ufoguyspaceman not really lol my fiancé and I split work and needs equally. I’m sick very often and he cares for me a lot so I do other things for him to show him I appreciate him. He’s definitely not a second job for me ❤️
Paediatric nurse?
@@missmayflower I was thrown off by "child nurse." I'm like 13 years? That's not a baby nurse. And then ohhhh nurse for children. Pediatrics, got it.
@@missmayflower don‘t know the english/american term for a nurse working with children after a special education
Was she inspired by Dougie Howser?
25 year RN here and this is brilliant. That's so real, got a good laugh, thanks!
I'm not a nurse, but this makes me feel good, because no matter how much you might be silly and stressed at the beggining of your career, after all, it will all come together at some point, and everybody has struggled too. (at least I hope that's it hahaha)
The nurse calls him Joe because she knew him when he was a Med student 😂
Being a doc, i appreciate that u did everything on ur own. U make our lives a lil bit easier thanks❤
I initially viewed this without sound (with captions). & you STILL got my laugh. The setup, the facial expressions, the BOOM! ending: first-level storytelling. 🤣
When I first started working in the hospital in 1968, I noticed the doctors asking Mrs. Dickey the RN what to do to treat the patients, and another nurse said "She's been a nurse for 40 years, so they know to respect her and take her advice as she's seen it all."
Great experienced nurses are a blessing, I don't wanna stay in the hospital any longer than needed and they know EVERYTHING off their heads. And shit me being a diabetic usually messes with everyone but they always get me.
Not a nurse but a vet tech, the "Hey genius, you wanted to give the patient something that might make things worse, do you maybe want to fix that please?" part is all too relatable.
Vet receptionist here..I will definitely school people on Vet Techs responsibilities.. Vet Techs not only deal with male and female but different species.
They are also: X ray techs, sx techs, pharmacist, phlebotomist, lab tech,
Intensive and inpatient techs and emergency techs. They don't pick one of those specialties. They juggle all of these roles most of the time ON THE SAME DAY!
If you have pets, let's give these people appreciation and respect. That usually don't make very much $, they do it because they love animals.
ROCKSTARS in my book!
👏👏👏
Imo, vet techs are nurses and should be paid the same!
Vet tech too, 100%!!
Nurses are the ones making patient assessments and should never be shy about suggesting care directives, especially when you are familiar with physicians’ style. R.N. With 43 years experience here.
Hello there Linda nice meeting you here
Not the new nurse saying “I love you bye.” 😂🤣
I've decided to pursue a career in Nursing and your videos only inspire me to see it through. Thank you so much!
That's some funny sh!t right there. And pretty true. I remember learning the hard way as a young nurse, calling cardiac surgeon in the middle of the night with an incomplete assessment. After receiving my rightful a$$ chewing, assessed patient, called doc back, got appropriate orders. When you sh!t is tight, the docs trust you, and things work pretty well for the patient.
This is why I LOVE experienced nurses...always feel safer with them, than almost any doctor.
Mom was an LPN (low paid nurse) with 20+ years as a med nurse in a convalescent center. Had an RN, fresh out of school, tell her, she did not know much because of her lack of schooling. Took about a week of mom answering "I don't know, I'm just an LPN" to everyone of her questions, before she finally apologized and admitted that experience can and often does out weigh schooling.
Low paid nurse 😄. RN should have had more sense.
I always loved working with experience nurses because they are a god send that helps us with our work flow and watch our backs for our patients. Thank you all and we appreciate you!
Hahahah I love how the new nurse said “okay I love you bye” thats soooo me!!!
The only thing I would change is "I've already put in the orders, if you could go ahead and sign them before the chart gets reviewed....?"
Rofl I’m not a nurse but being someone who has had enough surgeries in her life and has been in hospitals I can say yes this happens LOL I remember the nurse getting on my drs physicians assistant because she was forgetting a very important medicine for me when discharging me. She basically raised Caine so I got heat I needed. I’m thankful for her standing up for me. Nurses are extremely important and don’t get enough recognition for what they do.
I get a shot every week at my local clinic along with quarterly blood draws. The nurses I see are always so awesome and understanding. They even let me sing while I get them done, which is how I’ve coped!
Perfect example of the more knowledge and experience you have the less fear and irrationality.
Remind you of something around 2020/2021?
I feel exactly this way about patient teaching!! The more information you have, the less cloudy, murky confusion you have to be afraid of 😰. When I teach my patients about their new diagnosis, medi cations, expected course of treatment, etc, knowledge is power.
My mom has been a nurse at Craig Hospital for over 30 years, I love how she is always so calm cool and collected. She has been the biggest inspiration in my life. Never be crappy to your nurses people! The true healers!
Old Nurse: Look at me, Look at me... I'm the -captain- doctor now
They want those daallurrs alright
And I am de doctor now, with me DNP ⚡️🌪 muaahahahaha
If anyone remembers the part in Ghostbusters. The team starts out all shiny and new. Clean uniforms, high hopes. Helping people, doing the right thing.
6 months later....They are all burnt out. No sleep, bad diet, smokers, just a mess.
A real world, whatever attitude. But, getting the job DONE!
Yup. My wife has been a nurse in the ER for over thirty years. This is
exactly how it works!
I loved the medical field. I’ve worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant since 2002. I last worked in the ER until I resigned in 2020. The nurses and Dr’s I worked with for many years appreciated me taking the initiative. I got to know what they needed and what to do within my scope of practice prior to them coming in the room. I performed EKG’s, splint’s, poc testing, urine catherization’s, blood draws etc and I do miss patient care and my friends.🥰
My mom became a nurse when I was in my teens and I can confirm the progression in confidence and experience is so very accurate. It's been 15 years and I can confirm this is how she is now. It's hilarious because I remember the nervous and panicking at everything years but now she's the OG. Lol
Be nice to nurses people!! They are the ones who take care of you, the doctor is lightly involved and/or is a formality for most cases that aren’t serious or surgical. Have had some crazy experiences with rugby injuries and surgeries, but have always been nice to my nurses. Man they love a kind patient!! They will give you the good shit, whether that be meds, snacks, anything for comfort. They love a good laugh too, so if you got jokes lay it on them. Can’t imagine having treated any of them wrong and was just fucked getting something done without “extra love” (yes they do their jobs but they can still choose to be more helpful or not if you catch my drift). Love them and respect them always 💯
Nurse 30+ years: “Never cross me, I can _set you aflame with my mind.”_
Can’t tell you how many times a nurse saved my a**.
Lol, accurate. I’ll never forget my first call to a doc. It was for a dose of Phenergan. I read the order back to him and everything. I’m sure he laughed when he hung up.
I understand the feeling... 🤣
Nurses make the world go round! I've had kidney stones and cluster headaches. They are angels of mercy. At least at the Queensway Carleton in Ottawa!