What's the Dumbest Thing You've Ever Said? - Page 5

RandyWayne · #41 04-08-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Margies3

Joy,

way back before Walt and I were married, I worked in a nursing home. We had a patient who was in fairly decent health, except for being elderly.

One day the nurse and I were walking down the hall and I glanced in Evelyn's room. She didn't look right, so I asked, "What's wrong with Evelyn?". The nurse looked in and said to me, "I think she's sleeping, but she sure looks dead."

So I walked over to her, thinking maybe I'd wake her up enough to get her to crawl into bed and be comfortable. But as soon as I touched her, I knew it was too late. What could I say? "Umm, excuse me, but she IS dead".

What would have been REALLY hillarious is if she suddenly lifted her head and shouted in a raspy voice "...I'm not dead yet...!".

HeavenlyOne · #42 04-09-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxfam6

hey at least you got them laughing
better than making them cry.

I would rather make people laugh than cry, especially in situations that are stressful and sad. I'm appropriate, but love to have fun. The residents I cared for knew that and many times were thankful for the smile I gave them every day.

I did another faux pas last night. Seems my mouth overrides my boot sometimes.

We had a patient that had a run of V-tach. This could mean trouble later on, but I went to check on him and make sure he was ok. He didn't even feel it as he'd been sleeping, but wanted me to explain what happened.

I explained about the arrhythmia and how we check on people who go into it who have otherwise had a normal rhythm.

So, I say to him.....

"You had only 12 beats of V-tach. That's not really a big deal as long as you are asymptomatic but it's possible that if you went longer, we'd be coding you."

Did I REALLY have to say that?????

Translation.....yeah, your heart is acting up and you might die next time!

Well, I just went on with my explanation and hoped he didn't pay attention to that part. He didn't bring it up, so perhaps he was too tired to understand! LOL!

Sometimes I can overexplain things. It's just a bad fault of mine.