Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Save the Drama fo yo Trauma (Nurse)

Injuries sustained in exploding meth labs... discharging patients directly to the police... patients leaving the floor to shoot speed balls and/or have sex... it's all in a weeks work!
One of the more entertaining interactions I had recently was with a patient who came in testing positive for a controlled substance following an accident. The patient asked me for pain meds to which I replied that I could bring in some Tylenol (the narcotic pain med that was ordered wasn't due yet). The patient responded in the affirmative adding that they didn't want any of "that hard stuff".

1 comment:

  1. You are a tough cookie with a heart of gold. I love reading these accounts. Please keep it up.

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