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Beware of these phrases during surgery!
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Posted about 3 years ago Beware of these phrases during surgery!
1. Damn! Page 47 of the manual is missing!
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| Posted over 1 year ago In twilight anesthesia, never say the following:
Uh, Oh! Tell a funny joke...the patient will laugh and the instruments fall on the floor! We are almost finished....may not be quite true! When applying leads for EKG monitoring, do not say the leads will make you feel tingly. Do not apply restraints until the patient is asleep, remove them promply after patient is awake and safe, otherwise you will be dealing with a full anxiety reaction. Be sure to explain everything to patient before admin anesthesia, if not done, the patient will wake up in a panic. In oral surgery, I always told my patients their mouth would be very dry (Atropine), and there will be gauze in their mouth. I always made sure that before surgery, my patients would understand the dry mouth would cause difficulty in trying to swallow, and I could understand every word they said with the gauze in their mouth. When taking the patient in the WC, down to the car for the responsible party to drive the patient home, do not allow the patient to pick up the nurse, put her in the truck, and have the patient say "Drive home, I'm taking her with me". I received a dozen roses the next day from this patient...he had been told what he had done and was so sorry...but I enjoyed the recognition!!!
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| Posted over 1 year ago That's Teresa... |
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| Posted over 1 year ago "Beware of these phrases during surgery!" 10) When the patient is being anesthetized,don't whisper:" Hey, you look like my buddy from college.He never repaid me the money I loaned him!" 9) " You will fall into a deep sleep. I'll be standing @ the end of the long,dark tunnel,holding the flashlight". 8) "What selection of music do you prefer played @ your viewing?" 7) " This is Your Captain speaking..Prepare for Crash Landing!" 6) " We're offering some," Diversional,Pet Therapy,this evening"; Do you prefer Lions,Tigers or Bears?" 5)" You don't mind if I try-out my new alarm clock? I'll set it right here,next to you." 4) Asking OR Nurse:" Did I leave those dentures next to the Guacamole and Chip Tray?" 3) " Does this Name Band say:" Harry T. or Harriet ?" I left my good glasses on the coffee table@ home!" 2) " Did we give the Versed? I really don't recall,do you?" 1) " My breakfast isn't sitting too well,right now...why is the room starting to spin..?"** Doctor...Doctor?** |
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| Posted over 1 year ago Hey, Ninelives, I love your statement about Versed, lol. In twilight anesthesia, we used Valium until Versed came to be. Valium would always cause our patients to cry after the oral surgery was completed. Versed works very well and has a shorter half life. Thus, the weeps no longer existed. But, your statement is so funny to me. This is why I tried to teach my patient, BEFORE, undergoing twilight anesthesia. My patients always work up, first thing said "Is it over?". This one question would be repeated over and over again. But, slowly, the patient remembered my teaching and was not scared of the longer lasting results of the drug mixture given IV. They were always happy. Teaching a patient, no matter what the teaching is about, always helps the patient to understand, have all questions answered and eliminates the majority of untoward stress post op. As a patient myself, I was in the recovery room in the hospital, and I was doing the same thing. However, what really woke me up was the nurse saying, quite sternly..."I already answered that question". When the hospital called to ask me to rate my experience in the recovery room, I specifically stated what had happened. I told them, this nurse seemed not to care at all, never looked me in the eyes, and was doing other paperwork while "recovering me". Some people are in the wrong profession, and this nurse was one of those persons.
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| Posted over 1 year ago Its very funny, but not for doctors who says this in real life :)
TeresahRN says ... Beware of these phrases during surgery! |
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| Posted over 1 year ago Funny! Ang the rolex of the doctor is missing! ROFL. I agree on the comment, its funny but imagine the look in the face of the patient when he or she hears those. It will be really miserable to have such doctor. Don't know which career path to go?
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| Posted over 1 year ago
Nurseaeeeeeeeeeeee, I to cry after I take Valium.. What up with that Benzo? Teresa |
