57 Female. 3rd admission. Positive for opiates, barbituates, and benzoids. Doc can't figure out wahy she isn't waking up and insists on a head CT, and MRI, carotid artery studies, CT angio to rule out pe, and DVT studies. I ask him - um could it be the opiates barbituates and benzoids? Since she was in here a month ago - same problem. He patiently explains that she has an infiltrate in her right lower lung. Uh-huh - could she maybe have aspirated??????????
Well - he says it COULD be a PE so we have to rule it out.

Family is asking doc if this is stoke? Bleed? Infection? Why does this keep happening to mama and why can't we figure out what is wrong?

I want to scream "BECAUSE MAMA IS A BIG TIME FREAKIN' DRUGGIE AND YOUR DOC IS A JACKASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Really really glad I am in a different unit today.

Make SURE the versed is still on board!

So my buddy (an RN) is not real tolerant of drug od's. After dealing with the same stupid chick THREE times he has had enough. She comes out of her od stupor and ...of course... is a belligerant, foul mouthed little freak.

After f'ing him this and calling him an f'ing bastard he had enough and puts down her meds and begins to walk out of the room. She yells at him, "you just don't care do you?" That was the final blow. He turns around, looks at her, and clamly says "You're right. I don't care. I think we should have let you die." Turns back around and exits the room.

Dammit the versed had worn off and she remembered

every

single

word.



I gave him some advice after he met with his manager and the HR department.

Dude no matter what - you can't tell them what you really think.