Thursday, January 24, 2008

you couldn't make this shit up

Okay so this isn't my story, it happened to my friend monica. BUT I was there for it, and being able to watch something like this go down is WAY better than having it go down... so ladies and gents
nursing yr.2 semester.2

We are in acute care right now for school.... meaning, big big accidents or surgeries, and we need to make them better and get them home in 5 days or less.... if they can't do it they ned to go to another part of the hospital.
The thing about these patients is that we are pushing through them a lot of heavy heavy narcotics which paired with being in bed all day does not premote bowel movements(BM).
So the solution....(and just so you know this is like nation wide, we aren't the only people big on washroom use) every patient is on bowel routine.... meaning, if they haven't had a BM in 48 hours, they start getting 30ml of Lactalose (a strong laxitive). So monica's patient needed her meds and one of them was this lactalose. So monica is pouring her meds, and our teacher passes her in the hall and halts. Looks at her and says, you aren't going to give that just like that.?
monica- ummmm yeah?
teacher- really? just like that
monica- well i was going to give her a chaser
teacher-*unimpressed look*
teacher-you need to mix it with apple juice
monica- okay
teacher- wait, monica come here
*pours 15ml lactalose*
-drink this monica
monica- no no i know it tastes sweet and syrup-y
teacher- drink it
monica- no no its okay
teacher- DRINK IT
monica- uh oo kay
*keep in mind monica already has to shit*

now you might this this is funny.... wait for the punch line

monica goes into the room and gives her client all the meds, and literally 5 seconds after giving the lactalose/apple juice combo the client pukes ALL over monica. So monica has to get herself cleaned up, the cleaning staff has to come and clean the room... monica needs to order all new meds because lady puked them up.. so after organizing that all she goes to regive medication, and this really ill patient says, can you please give me that(the lactalose) without the apple juice, i think it is what made me puke...

these are the days of our lives

fin

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