Lesson for the day:
If you are tired of waiting in the ER waiting room to be seen on a busy Monday afternoon you have several options to be seen faster. Generally none are effective save for having a cardiac arrest on the floor. One particular method is very frowned upon. This was unsuccessfully attempted the other day.
A woman, tired of sitting there went up to the triage RN and said “Nurse! I think I am getting a fever!!!!!”. The nurse took out the thermometer and put it in the patient’s mouth. With this, the patient ripped the thermometer out of her hand and chucked it into her face, yelling, ” Goddammit I want to see the Doctor!!!!!”
Instead of seeing the doctor right away, she was rewarded with a call to security and the police. Guess what, she “signed” out AMA……
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Really–what ARE people thinking??
I honestly would like to ask some patients, “do you think yelling at the admitting clerk or ‘threatening’ to go to another ED is going to cause the triage nurse and 2 doctors to emerge with a stretcher, pushing people out of the way saying, ‘WOW this one is really in need of medical attention’ and whisk you into the department??”
*Slaps forehead*.
I would have shoved the thermometer up her arse instead of her mouth!! LOL I bet she wouldn’t be able to take it out and throw it at anyone!! Stacy 0:
Loser!
Great site. Made me laugh, and I’ve seen this happen a time or two myself. Just started my own blog.
Will follow.
She should have gone home in handcuffs.
I think if they “threaten” to go to another ED you should have valet service to bring their car right to the door and someone to wheelchair them out to their car and a complementary cup of coffee for the road. And a “gone away” party for the staff when they leave! No, the Patient Satisfaction survey might get skewed…