But when giving the bed bath today the mommy parts fell off and rolled down the bed, and bounced off the floor. Now... they've been drilling into us that we are never to say things like "Ooops," "UhhhOhhhh," or "Oh Sh#t" in front of a patient. So when the instructor was helping me with the mannequin and the mommy part fell off, rolled down the bed, and bounced to the floor I said....
"At this point, would it be appropriate to say 'Ooooops'?"
To which she replied.... "Ummm... sure, at the point where the genitalia fall off you could say 'Ooops'."
When done with the bed bath the instructor said,
"Ok lady, now that you're done with the bed bath what would you do next?"
To which I replied, "I would dispose of the dirty linen in the soiled linen bin. Tidy up, put the call light within reach, and ask the patient if there was anything else I could get for him."
"Annnnnnd?" She asked....
"Ummm.... tuck him in and give him a kiss goodnight??" I said
"Uhhh.... " And she held her hand up and pretended to write
"Oh, right. I would document everything in his chart. I would document what was done; any skin abnormalities, ROM exercises, and how well everything was tolerated.... well... except the goodnight kiss. I wouldn't document that, because that's just a special -as-requested- basis."
See... I AM going to be the BEST NURSE EVER!!!!!
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Please remember to document. Remember I work for attorneys that defend hospitals/nurses. The biggest complaint against nurses is not enough charting. Just a little lesson for you to avoid being sued. :)
You mean.... when I am sued because a patients penis fell off?? As long as I document that the penis fell off, of it's own accord, AFTER the bed bath, I'll be fine?
Cool.
lol
Happy V day!
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