Doctors vs Nurses

[@lordlucius1341]

“Man nurses.” “Man doctors.” Jimmy: oh I’m gunna die.

[@moeball740]

That is hilarious! Ok, true story time: I was on a business trip once that took me through Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on the way down to San Jose in Costa Rica. Got some bad seafood in the D.R. that landed me in the hospital in C.R. I'm laying in bed with tubes sticking out of me and this tiny little nurse comes in holding a Bible and says in broken English "is ok I pray for you?" I'm laying there thinking why does she want to pray for me? What does she know that I don't know? Am I gonna DIE?

[@Arianamfc]

@@moeball740 oh no I'd cry

[@dayhalk]

James right?

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

@Moe Ball 😂 did you end up dying?

[@jebism2477]

Best comment

[@jenniflower6569]

"Larry is short for Lawrence" "Jimmy is short for James" Margaret: **laughs in Peggy**

[@jennaantenna4997]

MY FIRST THOUGHT

[@shelleytorok1406]

Even better if the patient uses their MIDDLE name......

[@dumbkin3845]

Am I wrong but is this a reference to hamilton?

[@awst3n_doesnt_exist]

you’re telling me…. peggy schuylers name is actually MARGARET??

[@UniversalPyros]

I thought of Peggy Hill🤣🤣

[@aschmum]

I love how his videos validate both sides’ frustration 🙃

[@Doc_Schmidt]

Thanks! That was my goal

[@KB-ee8xf]

I agree but I would also argue that the nurse should know to refer to their patients by their full name (or at least last name) when talking to the doctor. But I never know my patient's last name unless I have my brain sheet in front of me 😂

[@slantdwave]

Doctor took the L here

[@atbadwolfbay14]

@@KB-ee8xf i'm sorry if you can't put "jimmy" and "james" together and realize it's a nickname 💀💀

[@atbadwolfbay14]

@@KB-ee8xf or larry and lawrence😂😂

[@kristine7304]

When I call the doctor I always start with, "this is _my name_ calling about _first name_ _last name_ in room x, here with _x diagnosis_" then state the problem. Keeps the call short and sweet and avoids confusion. Also if I page them and don't here back right away, I write myself a little note to refer to in case I blank on certain details when they call back. These tricks have all been learned through experience. I made many mistakes talking to doctors when I was a new nurse. It's still not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than it used to be.

[@CarlosCoffeeCorner]

In Sweden we're taught to always use SBAR when paging/calling the docs. Avoids confusion like u said :)

[@hk6474]

Perfect!

[@FernandoChaves]

Being both an MD and an RN I can assure you that many nurses are simply commonly violating what they were taught when referring to patents by their room number or nickname. Yes, it is common. It's also disrespectful when discussing patients. You use the patient's preferred name when speaking to them, not in professional conversations with colleagues. The most common cause of errors is miscommunication.

[@cameronno6039]

You sound like a great team asset.

[@FernandoChaves]

@@cameronno6039 Definitely...and this follows training without shortcuts. Too often in practice people shortcut things and then blame others for communication failure. If there is a communication failure in healthcare it is ALWAYS owned by the expressive side, not the receptive side. Communication failures with patients are ALWAYS owned by the clinician, not the patient.

[@sp00k3rs_6]

"you don't know your patients name?" "you don't know your patients room?" I AM SENT😭 the comeback bro

[@breea07]

Considering nurses have 2-4 patients all on the same floor and docs have somewhere around 15(more for surgical pts) all over the hospital, I would expect nurses to know names long before I would expect docs to know room numbers.

[@sp00k3rs_6]

@@breea07 yea but if he/she knows the patients name, he/she should know the room also, bc along their name, their room number should be listed. if not, it's a careless mistake that could cost someone their life

[@forgottens7712]

I've seen your around dang

[@breea07]

@@sp00k3rs_6 trust me, it is much harder to remember room numbers all over the hospital than it is to remember names and characteristics of 18 patients. After being in the room, we can take you there, but to actually remember the number without looking is unlikely. Patients move rooms all the time.

[@VvsBuck5293]

@@breea07 try 7-8 patients per night plus doctors call with the chart pulled up in front of them 99 percent of the time

[@DevjKaiser]

All the nurses I ever had went above and beyond for my care. I wish I could give each of them all the happiness they could want in life. Such amazing men and women.

[@forgiven212]

Awww, thank you! I'm claiming your Blessing. 🙏❤️🙌🏻

[@LaSorciereFeuillue]

Me too. About to graduate ❤

[@mr.ssj3847]

As a nurse. Im just happy that someone answers. Sometimes doc never answer yhe whole day and the patients take it out on us...

[@cmaniac]

Very true

[@ednajeanamos7224]

Love you Doc. Schmidt

[@JenKelly]

I’m a tele tech and none of you answer the phone! Lol

[@kristynkazumi]

As a patient that’s been on IV lidocaine and had drs only visit before the sun rises, I feel this. Some days I asked when the dr was coming and they’d say they already did. At least my vivid disco party dream was fun…

[@FNFIHOCTW]

So true, we get the buisness when anything is wrong or when people need to vent. I feel you!

[@emeraldsperidot9095]

🎯🎯🎯 😵 OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS SO SPOT ON 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♀️!!!!! 🤦🏽‍♀️✌🏽&❤

[@raforsomething]

I love how Jimmy can be short for James while actual being longer with an extra syllable.

[@nineten9011]

It’s more of a pet name, I think.

[@tashatasha171]

Kind of like how Bill is short for William!? Baffles me

[@lauralikescatz]

@@tashatasha171 bill is short for william because of rhyming slang. Bill rhymes with will. Same thing for Richard with rick and dick

[@tashatasha171]

@@lauralikescatz thanks x

[@nam5723]

Where is the extra syllable

[@Bobadillerz]

I'm a nursing student and I hear this at least once a week 😂😂

[@patriciaotoole6508]

You will learn more young one

[@KP_Gem]

I love this. Nurses don't get enough credit. I once had a nurse that sat with me for almost an hour after I had my csection, my hormones were insane and I couldn't stop crying for no reason at all and she sat with me and calmed me down for 45 minutes at 2am in the morning. I still remember her name was Ginger. That was 3 years ago. She was amazing. Nurses are amazing.

[@oldbadname3633]

Some nurses are amazing. The ones that care for their patients are amazing. I definitely won't say all of them though. Once shadowed the emergency room of a nearby hospital. This guy was coming down from anesthesia, and was asking random questions to the nurse, who eventually stopped answering and left. I talked to the guy after that. Nurses are the backbone of personal care in medicine. If they care, they are amazing. If they don't, its really, really sad.

[@kiaharper7172]

You should try to get in contact with her. Send her an edible arrangement or something. Hearing from a patient a few years out is so nice.

[@naughty3nee]

Amen to that

[@potatopirate5557]

Shit, I'm hormonal too and now I'M crying! 🥺

[@madisonj.8459]

Aww! My mom is a nurse named Ginger but the last time she worked in a hospital was well over 3 years ago, for a while now she's been working in doctors' offices as a medical assistant instead

[@HeyIff]

This makes me feel like my job as a PCT might actually matter. Charting meal trays is part of our "scope of care" . We got you covered while you handle the bigger stuff team 😂

[@simplystreeptacular]

Not *exactly* the same field, but I have heard this said about veterinary medicine: Vets would lose their heads without their nurses. Nurses would lose their heads without their assistants. And the assistants probably know not only exactly where your head is, but how long it's been there and what kind of condition it's in. [LOL]

[@ajja7591]

We do appreciate you PCT 😇

[@sandrajames7961]

I want to say thank you to all the PCT's! When i had my heart attack last year it was the PCT team i counted on most because i was already disabled and couldn't walk very well. Some nurse decided to try and test my saying i was allergic to hydrocodone and gave me a small does anyway and nearly killed me. I get projectile from all ends and my blood pressure bottoms out several times.

[@laurawoodall33]

Dear Lord...an effective, efficient, and caring PCT can literally make the difference between a patient being terrified and angry (and emotional state DOES affect healing) and the patient understanding that all is being done to help them.

[@fbbWaddell]

LOL. Can you do a skit about when patients change rooms and no one knows where the other patient went or who the new patient is? That was fun.

[@imzadi83fanvids7]

Lol, yes. When my Dad had a heart attack he was helicoptered to another hospital. When my Mom, aunt, and I arrived they couldn't find him. Mom was afraid the helicopter had crashed en route. My aunt tried to whisper to the receptionist to check the morgue which upset Mom. Turns out they had him by the wrong name. Maybe because he goes by his middle name to family, but when asked or filling out forms his legal first name is always used so I don't know who/how that got screwed up. *sigh*

[@limiv5272]

@@imzadi83fanvids7 Hope he's okay now

[@Bee-zh4gx]

@@imzadi83fanvids7 so the hospital had his legal name, or middle name documented?

[@imzadi83fanvids7]

​@@Bee-zh4gx Both, they had reversed his first and middle name at the second hospital. All the paperwork they would've sent would've had his name correct since that was what was on the insurance cards, hospital bracelet, etc. But since he goes by his middle name with family I guess someone heard him called that and wrote it down somewhere instead of actually looking at the forms. They eventually found him by looking up his birthday. About gave my mother a heart attach too.

[@HighlandViolinist]

I worked in food service at a hospital for four months and patients always seemed to change rooms right when dinner was being prepared/delivered. It was such a pain having to figure out what rooms the patients got moved to and run the one or two random trays to the other end of the hospital!

[@wonky_shoebox7514]

Nurses are best. When I had my first epileptic seizure I was spaced out and terrified. Despite being busy, a nurse sat down and spent time comforting me.

[@shynessbreakthroughcommuni826]

lol, the nurses will know the names that the patient prefers while the doctors will use the formal names😉

[@sheenawinfrey3133]

Yep, I actually had a pt that preferred to be called "squiggy"...

[@dabisnit]

I'm a nurse, I don't even know my patients name. It's all a blur all shift. The only ones I know are the ones I keep yelling at to stop ripping out their catheter

[@gracio1231]

Cool

[@gracio1231]

Man nurses man doctors Lawl

[@rachelgarber1423]

And don’t seem to make the connection between full name and nickname

[@wendynothaft8197]

Was there last week! They ALL are heros!! Especially Nurses and Nurses Aides! Thank you for my Life!

[@killerpuppet1591]

Doctor: “James reynolds” Alexander Hamilton: “I haven’t heard that name in years…”

[@daveeedtapia5068]

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[@f4g0nm3th]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS

[@YardLongBeans]

I FOUND IT.

[@liv4358]

THANK YOU

[@lokirae3]

I was looking for this comment!

[@amylandry4108]

Being a patient is sooooo freaking fun 😅😮😢

[@123mprs]

The fact that I had this conversation minutes before I saw the video makes it 6292829 times funnier HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@missalisha9644]

I don't work in Healthcare BUT I've been a patient in the care of both and can tell you it's more of a personality type. I've had nurses that were mean/short/rude for no reason (from me, but who knows what their day has been like) and I've had doctors be just the same. Same goes for those nurses that are just soooo kind, caring & you can tell they truly enjoy helping others. Same with doctors too! But I get it everyone has bad day's, you NEVER know what someone may be going through in their home/work life and everything in between as well. Doesn't matter who you are, what your profession is or how much $$ you make, it's impossible to be pleasant every minute of every day in life...but thank you to those who work in Healthcare, it's not always easy especially after the pandemic & now with the mandate on the vaccine!!

[@Tawny593]

My favorite is when you call a doctor about a patient and he brusquely informs you it's not his. You spend 20 minutes combing over every page of the records trying to find another doctor only to discover you called the correct one. 🙄

[@enngee2339]

Then said doctor gets mad at you because you documented in the chart his refusal to accept responsibility for his patient when you call about sepsis 🙄. So thankful for congenial consultants/attendings.

[@horschiday9449]

😂😂😂

[@fbbWaddell]

BRUH!!!

[@nationalhamleague5352]

@@enngee2339 oh the documentation part was always a little satisfying lmao.

[@kharisjulien2224]

@@enngee2339 I don’t even know what that means in laments terms but I’m going to like it cause it sounded like a good response

[@genseven4616]

when I was hospitalized the nurses used to go out of their way to be kind to me in my time of need. I will always be grateful for their kindness.

[@quynlanvuorensyrja5484]

Funny how every problem hospital staff seems to have stems from them being overly busy.

[@madrose26]

Side tangent: Anyone else have the Reynolds Pamphlet play in their head at the mention of James Reynolds?

[@SkywardWords]

Ay yo I did

[@Sharky_Darling]

Me too

[@craftylore8417]

Oh my goodness, just pulled a 14 hour shift and instead of taking a shower and passing out for work tomorrow, I’m sitting here binging on your videos laughing like a hyena!!!

[@Ayaforshort]

Sleep is good for your body's health, but sometimes laughter is too! I just got off a stressful shift a work and took a nap while dreaming about work. Woke up watched some videos and feel 10 times more relaxed!

[@MrsCasa]

ME TOO!

[@strawberry10261026]

Hyena 😹

[@ryliemosier6575]

“You don’t know your patients name?” “You don’t know your patients room #” Touché

[@vengefulbeauty]

"Jimmy is short for James. " Oh the irony.

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

The nurses know their names. The names they want to be called.

[@nicolehessabi5116]

Nurses speak in room numbers. 😂

[@Batmanstabbingadog]

“Jimmy is short for james” *chuckles but not loud enough to let the hunters here me

[@emmabaird6400]

Long time nurse. This is so goddamn accurate.

[@nancyj.ellington6407]

As a recently retired nurse can watch these skits & laugh like a loon. However when this crap was real & I had to deal with it NOT SO FUNNY

[@girlyweirdo4658]

Receptionists: *getting flamed that they aren’t doing their job when in reality no one is picking up their calls-*

[@oop-itschelsea1895]

James Reynolds- “Dear sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health..”

[@sheepism470]

Shut up

[@oop-itschelsea1895]

@@sheepism470 ✨n o ✨

[@AFandomSimp]

@@sheepism470 you leave comments on almost every hamilton comment on this video, can you give it a break?

[@sheepism470]

@@AFandomSimp no

[@dynosaurrrr]

oh no jimmy reynolds

[@sachavanner]

You are so right on point with these jokes from the hospital. We know our patients by their rooms and not too much by the names

[@OGimouse1]

It's so interesting what each of them considers the personal information!

[@joebeach7759]

One thing I have learned as a cop and Paramedic. NEVER piss off a nurse. Especially if you're a patient

[@sbfairy]

I’m a nurse and can confirm this is 100% accurate 😂

[@priscillahussain1722]

As a nurse-turned-doctor, I approve this message! 😂❤️

[@forgiven212]

🤷‍♀️🤔🙌🏻🥰🙏❤️

[@elijahsoper339]

What are you a doctorate in

[@sulaikhamuhammad6617]

Hello Its interesting Are u a doctor now

[@djsaidez271]

@@elijahsoper339 i think shes nurse practitioner so she practices medicine

[@elijahsoper339]

@@djsaidez271 could be true or a doctor of nursing practice (dnp) but I know a few nurses that quit all together and went to med school to be a cardiologist which is amazing

[@alchemistpac]

Then you add in pharmacy which will use whatever patient name they heard used last (so doctor or nurse versions), but forgot it almost immediately. Ask us about the patient on this or that drug and we'll know instantly who you mean. Haha

[@magiipamu]

Or just tell us dob. That's definitely how I identify patients in the pharmacy. Too many similar names with no faces to match them to. Dr: "Can you fill John Smith's medication?" Rph: "Sure. What's his dob?" Dr: "I don't know. Can't you just look up the name?" Rph: "Sure. I have 37 John Smiths. Should I start at the top?"

[@alchemistpac]

Oh my goodness, YES! We use a patients last 4 of their social. It's in their profile! It's on their charts! You're probably looking right at it! Because patients get moved beds like a con artist moves coconut shells in some wards, and when you have 5 smith's on a 50 bed ward, telling me a bed number that may have already changed doesn't help! Date of birth or some sort of patient ID number. Or the drug. We remember drugs. Particularly odd ones.

[@magiipamu]

@@alchemistpac Oh yes. Ask me a name and I'm clueless. Ask me if I filled warfarin and I can tell you his age, demographics, allergies and brand preferences lol

[@lalita2688]

@@alchemistpac Ditto I'm in charge of production and I dont remember pt names unless there regular patients or are on unique meds we don't normally dispense. It's just not the best way for me at least to work efficiently always get at least 2 different forms of identification. 😂

[@masongrae5010]

I love that they always get mad at each other and its always just miscommunication

[@LEILA5983]

As a postpartum nurse this is sooo accurate on my floor with our nurses/doctors!!!

[@plumbus8315]

God bless all nurses and doctors. You all are sincerely heroes. I had surgery yesterday and my appointment was delayed by over an hour. I was a bit frustrated because I have a 3 month old and I was eager to get home and back to being a mom. Then I thought, the doctor and her nurses are also at least an hour behind and I am positive I'm not the only person they'll be operating on today. When will THEY make it home to their families? Just.. thank you for the sacrifices and for having hearts to heal and nurture. Truly a blessing to us all.

[@shirleymadden9859]

Man! You're right. I have been a nurse for many year. Use of the full name and room number to identify. Too many with the same name. So thankful ID bands and ID specific labels that can be scanned.

[@limiv5272]

I have a long and rare last name that few can pronounce. Is that better or worse?

[@brb_herding_cats]

@@limiv5272 if you tell us how to pronounce it, we're usually okay! Or rather, I usually do OK. I ask, and then I write it down phonetically on my report sheet.

[@shirleymadden9859]

It can be worse if you do not an arm band to be scanned. Mainly due to staff miss pronouncing the name or misspelling the name. Often they will break it down such as if your name was Niccoplousmaxadalmire. They may call you Nick 😁. Full names and armbands, and label scanners are the best.

[@barbaragrudzinski3398]

Oh my gosh, so relate!! Love my Doctors!! Goodness!!

[@Mrsqtfactory]

RN to switchboard: "Can you page Smith on call for cardiology please?" Switchboard: "He's not on call, it's Goughan tonight. I'm putting you through-" Goughan: "Why the hell are you paging me I'm off duty" RN: 🤦

[@TheTwil1]

Yeah….I get that as well.

[@imnotsupposedtobehere2692]

As a housekeeper, sometimes I would overhear snippets of these calls and they were almost always entertaining as I went about cleaning the patients’ rooms.

[@jennishoemaker5894]

I've worked in nursing for 33 years you are funny and its so true

[@nubnerd.]

With my mother being a nurse I could totally feel these vibes when she would come home from the hospital.

[@glamgirl1030]

I'm a nurse and totally can relate. hahaha!!!!. Kudos to doctors and nurses😆

[@stephanniemiller4692]

This is brilliant and speaks volumes! Love your doc's and nurse's differently yet equally 🧑‍⚕️❤️

[@pomegranate10017]

"James Reynolds!" *straightens suit* There's nothing like summer in the city...

[@phatratinyourarea990]

Someone under stress meets someone looking pretty...

[@lokirae3]

There's trouble in the air, you can smell it...

[@phatratinyourarea990]

And Alexander's by himself...

[@lokirae3]

@@phatratinyourarea990 I'll let him tell it..

[@phatratinyourarea990]

I hadn't slept in a week, I was weak, I was awake-

[@kydabarb7883]

I love these videos 😂❤️. Literally makes me love my job even more

[@artknotfood]

This is so cute. Finally a KZbin male who can put a wig on correctly!

[@dogwalk3]

underrated comment 😂

[@keizzlefoshizzle]

Omg this is me and my coworkers when we talk about things. Totally different industry.

[@leslie6039]

It's a good thing there was only One Nurse Linda, or the name confusion could have gone on a little bit.

[@susandunn7207]

Try having the name Sue. I worked on a floor where there was 3 of us- all blondes with glasses.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Its very common. 😂 as is Amy

[@joywebster2678]

Back in the day at a large teaching hospital 6 Cheryl's on day shift in ER. Some attending MDs for a long while would substitute Cheryl for Nurse for a long time. I need a Cheryl to assist in curtain 8. The Sue's and Lisa's weren't thrilled. Docs laughed.

[@leslie6039]

@@joywebster2678 that is so hilarious 😆. Though it may have been confusing & complicated , I'm sure the Cheryl's made the best of the situation. They should have named Nurse Appreciation Day 💐 " Cheryl's Appreciation Day" 😊

[@saoirsecollins2712]

“JAMES Reynolds” *starts singing Hamilton*

[@hsmiles99]

As a GI/ endoscopy nurse and former ER nurse, I'm loving these videos!!!!!! Thanks for the giggles 😁

[@PJXay]

I just am impressed that he uses an original iPhone as a prop

[@cvtelyclxre5626]

when they said James Reynolds ijust laughed yes I'm obsessed with Hamilton

[@sheepism470]

Have you even read the actual Reynolds Pamphlet?

[@shaziajawaid6298]

The way the nurse shortens/nicknames every patient as if it's the most natural thing in the world, then begs for patience when everyone seems a little confused 😅

[@cnb1243]

As a nurse I approve this whole message 😂

[@onyxtay7246]

I shouted "Jimmy is short for James!" along with the nurse.

[@kaylarodriguez362]

I’m dying 😂 I do not envy you guys. So much respect goes out to you guys! Keep up the great work!

[@laurahinojosa2716]

I hope that everyone that's in this field loves their job bc this is so stressful

[@darknight826]

As a nurse , this is 100% accurate 😂

[@meganwilliams144]

To be fair, as a PCT, I'll usually tell the nurse the room # when referring to a patient, but refer to the patient by whatever name they prefer when speaking to them. The patients on my unit usually stay for weeks or months so you get to know everyone 😊 The nurses know the room # and patient name

[@Alex-uz5tw]

Hehehe I was James Reynolds when I was in a Hamilton review, I appreciate the reference 😂

[@sheepism470]

Maybe people can have names without referencing Hamilton? Maybe he was actually referencing the real person named James Reynolds

[@nwursry]

@@sheepism470 god do you ever shut up

[@sheepism470]

@@nwursry No

[@Dire2936]

My mom works at a hospital, neither as a nurse or doctor but she deals with both and sees the frustration on both sides

[@KessyEileen04]

I don't use the patient's first name typically but man, I usually only remember room numbers so when Doc is like, 'were you the one caring for Mr Suez last night?' I'm like, 'hold on, let me check' or 'which room?'

[@maribelguzman1897]

So TRUE!!!! I needed that laugh. Sadly I actually miss this headache.

[@qu0b3n66]

“Jimmy is short for James” 1syllable vs 2 syllables 🤔

[@rachelciel3330]

It's should be nickname instead of "short" but let's just roll with it.

[@theadinesen7294]

As a daugther of a now hospitalised mom, I can tell you that this is spot on. So funny 🤣 my mom is having all the fun she can get in there these days 😌

[@kadiholmes320]

Oh.. James Reynolds' stats are dropping, hmm? The entire Hamilton fandom: *g o o d.*

[@sheepism470]

I wish Hamilton was on fucking life support

[@MidnightL2008]

@@sheepism470 why are you being a jerk in so many comment threads? If you don’t like Hamilton that is your choice but instead of being an unkind troll who seems to be looking for a fight please keep scrolling and let people have fun with something they enjoy.

[@frongyy]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT!!! 😂

[@jennaantenna4997]

MY FIRST THOUGHT

[@StinkyButton]

This is spot on. My late husband was a surgeon and the nurses used to complain about this all the time.

[@mhm1444]

The classic 'my lady in bed 8....'

[@naciamaj]

YES! lol

[@hollypgh84]

As a nurse I really enjoy your skits!!

[@Doc_Schmidt]

Thank you!

[@Liliththelizard]

After living in a hospital for 4 months, this makes so much sense. I have no medical training, but I've seen this happen in person😂

[@_.WildMoonChild]

I always added patients preferred names to their files so it was easier for everyone hahaha

[@waffles3629]

Yep, it's so helpful. One doctors office I go to actually has a field for preferred name. Your file just shows it as "Last, First (Preferred)". So your legal name is right there for verification, but they immediately know what you want to be called.

[@rhiannonmayy]

Why is this so damn accurate. I actually get confused when the doctors use the patients last names. I’m so used to calling them their preferred names 😂 damn doctors lol

[@iam24fttall]

Honestly! Like I only know this patient as Barb, who's Mrs.Smith?! 😭

[@nicholruaya8120]

All members of the health care team are important, but nurses spend the most time with the patients so they almost always know the patient best

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Then there was the time was supposed to get admit to nursing home but as going down the hall to change a dressing,heard someone call my name. Went in to find pt on floor having fallen off toilet,gashed arm on TP holder. did slap bandage to stop bleeding because of course..coumadin. Got CNA to help get him up ( at time undiagnosed MG) when he says his roomie has chest pain. Roomie pale and clammy says is 3, other guy says he said was 9. Did assessment of both being told he does have nitro, gave dose, ran to call MD and report both guys but now time to do vitals again , put him on hold, revitaled, remedicated while other guys wife is upset about the slap dressing and why wasn't she called, hospital wanting to give report on other line, fussy pt yelling as I am now 20 min late giving her med....No one was happy with me. So glad done with nursing.

[@susandunn7207]

That’s a bad day

[@kevinlifespositive8290]

@@susandunn7207 actually, it's only slightly worse than a normal day 🤷‍♂️😔

[@cherylcarlson3315]

@@kevinlifespositive8290 unfortunately that's true.was horrible job,felt like failure. Only later found out had MG,of course I was exhausted to the max and not allowed to call in

[@jensahawk233]

That's why i work in community nowadays! Coz all this chaos does happen to various degrees and it really annoyed me when the next shift nurse comes on and asks why you didn't do this or that and if they sigh, i just wanna slap 'em!

[@brendalankester7573]

I have been retired for a number of years. The debacle you described in your comment about the chest pain, late med and undiagnosed MG sounds like a typical day , towards the end of my career. It just seemed like the job got harder and harder and I couldn't " fix " the system nor could I please everyone, I could just do my best ....

[@izzatarif9686]

Watching this interaction happening is so painful and exhilarating at the same time. Considering all the other miscommunication happening around us

[@sheepwrecked9883]

I enjoy calling doctors at work. They get so annoyed when I ask them to help with the possibly dying patient while they are at lunch while my team and I haven't taken a seat in about 7 hours let alone taken a break

[@fate7418]

“MAN Nurses” “MAN Doctors” The patients: “MAN MEDICAL WORKERS”

[@eternallymortal]

Am I the only one (when on the Ward and looking after multiple patients) who doesn’t always remember their names? Like literally tell me what is wrong with them and I’ll know who they are and where they are. The minute you say, “Linda asked for some pain relief” I’m like “who the heck is Linda?”

[@thegoddessnextdoor2398]

Nope, same. I legit have no idea any of their names, BUT I remember what's going on with them and what they ask for and how they're feeling. My brain is shit with names, but amazing at the important things. When you got 5+ pts, it becomes a blur of names

[@JasmineAlexandrea]

Me! I have scribed in the past and they'll ask me questions about a patient. They'll tell me the name and I'll not be able to remember who it is. But the moment I started reading the note it all comes back to me!

[@goodnightsweetheartasmr2760]

I can look after 1 ICU patient for 12 hours and not remember their name 😮

[@tyroess7831]

I just work at a small family doctor practice and these videos are still very relatable and hilarious

[@dilemma713]

Omggggggggg the accuracy! The doctor talks to me with the surname and I’m like !?!? but if you give me the room number I can instantly tell you their preferred first name. “Burgess? Stephen? Oh you mean Steve in 17. Yeah what about him?” 😂

[@Platypi007]

I'll never understand how Jimmy can be short for James when it is, in every way, longer.

[@waffles3629]

Jimmy- 5 letters, 2 syllables James- 5 letters, 1 syllable How is it longer "in every way" when they are the same length?

[@JuneKG231]

This is so good. Had to share the vid.

[@JohnnyRottenest]

I love that you show the ridiculousness of both sides.

[@susanc.2096]

Lol in the UK a lot of people go by their middle names or even random names 🤣 I still remember Bob. Such a lovely man. Can't remember what his actual name was though 😂 definitely wasn't Robert 🤪

[@bethanyb4478]

I remember one college professor calling roll who was confused by William Somebody going by "B.J". Turns out it stood for "Bill Junior."

[@docgammycat]

Schmidt, you're great! Keep up the great work! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kyrabuckner4310]

From a mr.James Reynolds even better it said “dear sir I hope this letter finds you in good health-“

[@nwursry]

and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth…

[@kyrabuckner4310]

@@nwursry in the pockets of people like me down on their luck you see that was my wife you decided to-

[@nwursry]

@@kyrabuckner4310 fuuuuu-

[@rachelbarnett6890]

I always have to pry the mrn out of both of you guys so... man, nurses and doctors!

[@sheenawinfrey3133]

Yep pretty accurate...lol! I used to have a nephrology doctor who would decide within 1 hr of shift change report to do his rounds... he would go around the floor asking the nurses who had his pts and then track down those nurses to ask them how much urine output the pts had. I always wanted to go "Dude, I have no clue just yet...I just got here and yes though that's important I'm more worried about the fact his heart rate is 140s on a cardizem drip and on 50L heated high flo...we are a cardiac unit afterall.... and quite frankly they invented a little machine ...it's called a computer...go look the information up"....lol!

[@maisiecarreras3912]

😂 I use to work in Mental Hospitals and slightly different scenarios, but frustration is the SAME!

[@shreberry5164]

" You dont know ur patients name?" " U dont know ur patients room?" " man NURSES " " man DOCTORS " BEST SKIT EVER

[@InuyashaTT]

this just reminded me of a couple months ago when i had to go to a bunch of doctors. theres always someone that doesnt read the notes and deadnames you 💀

[@aamirrazak3467]

Man the nicknames really threw the doctor for a loop sadly. It pays to be on the same page

[@GwenApMannanan]

Theoretically they should be on the same page. All of those nicknames are very standard, common iterations. Anyone who went to any school ever in the US would encounter those. Which is part of the reason why the nurse is flabbergasted that she has to tell him that ‘Jimmy’ is short for ‘James’ and ‘Larry’ is short for ‘Lawrence’. Not computing those is a clear sign that the doctor isn’t using their common sense at all and isn’t actually thinking through what they are saying.

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@GwenApMannanan true I gotta say I’m surprised Larry and James are very common nicknames as you said. Guess the GI doc is very stressed

[@tanyad7894]

@@aamirrazak3467 I wouldn't even call them nicknames. Jim / Jimmy for James, and Larry for Lawrence are as standard short versions of those names as Rick / Rich / Dick is for Richard, or Tammy is for Tamara, or Di is for Diana. Nicknames are more likely to not even resemble a person's actual name - and often be more symbolic of a person's characteristic or personality.

[@GwenApMannanan]

@@aamirrazak3467 they’re extremely common. From your name I had a feeling you might be watching from a cross-cultural standpoint. As an example, I was in my primary school grade with four James all called Jimmy. A Timothy called Timmy. Three Nicholas’ all called Nick. Lawrence was the name of a couple of classmate’s father’s. Always shortened to Larry. And that doesn’t even touch on the Roberts, Jennifers, Theodores, etc. When you grow up with it, it just seems very normal. That being said, a foreign-born doctor I would never expect to know such things off the top of their head. :)

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@GwenApMannanan true. I am from the US born and raised, and so names like tim for timothy and mike for michael etc, were common growing up. I figured doctors would be able to keep track of those, but some docs have so many patients they see maybe they forget or mix up patients idk

[@chainsreacting]

"Jimmy is short for James" this had me dying 🤣 for some reason