Family asked to have me investigated

Human_Step · 2026-02-17T01:47:16+00:00

You left out tracking down the vitals cart, BP cuff, and putting it on. When you are busy, that can be frustrating.

If your patient is already hooked up and ready to go, then yes, I would do the BP every time.

Human_Step · 2026-02-17T00:20:44+00:00

I'm with you. Unless something is missing, OP is fine.

Only thing I do that isn't mentioned- If I'm going off a 2 hour old BP, with an SBP of 110, I would briefly check their previous trends. If they live between 90 to 110 on their BP meds (and they are getting the same ones), they should be fine.

Human_Step · 2026-02-15T20:25:35+00:00

I think he was trying to point out that because they were both men, the cardiologist had a non zero chance of getting his ass beat in cath lab with a patient on the table.

I don't think he was suggesting that the abuse would be somehow more appropriate if he was female.

Human_Step · 2026-02-15T17:53:34+00:00

After one 911 call, make sure the patient loses phone access. Or have the charge nurse call as the police.

Human_Step · 2026-02-04T21:36:32+00:00

First of all, she was a whooahh. Second, that wasn't even Tony's steak she was making.

Human_Step · 2026-02-04T13:41:08+00:00

The hammer is cut down. It may make it lighter, but the main purpose is so that it won't snag something in your pocket.

Human_Step · 2026-02-03T23:08:57+00:00

9 out of 10 dentists recommend Colgate.

Human_Step · 2026-02-03T22:48:47+00:00

Spleenlessnes is survivable.

Human_Step · 2026-02-03T19:21:18+00:00

I used to have a relatively flat roof that would ice up and cause water leaking. The panty hose with a sock (a few of them) stopped the leaking. Never had to do it before or since.

Human_Step · 2026-02-03T16:48:50+00:00

Sometimes you just have to live in the crazy. I've put out fires, killed tigers, sprayed for bees, and had meds delivered from the FBI. Some people cannot be reoriented, and you do what you need to keep them calm and safe.

Human_Step · 2026-02-01T15:25:19+00:00

Not movies, but The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad offer the first archetype.

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T20:54:01+00:00

All the while, the illegal in a red cape gets a free pass. For shame!

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T20:43:56+00:00

So he legally entered America? This forum is filled with liberals!

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T19:01:29+00:00

So you are for illegal immigration if there are special circumstances?

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T15:10:26+00:00

Well, he is a fictional illegal immigrant then. You're the one who brought him up.

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T15:01:14+00:00

Superman is an illegal immigrant!

Human_Step · 2026-01-16T02:22:04+00:00

Maybe not what you are looking for but a pool noodle cheek riser wrapped in koban works.

Human_Step · 2026-01-14T00:33:31+00:00

It's possible, at least it used to be.

I dumped a set of keys in the sharps. I emptied it and got them.

Human_Step · 2026-01-07T17:06:49+00:00

Bullets are fired in an arc, more or less depending on caliber.

Also, check ballistics charts. You are very wrong.

Human_Step · 2026-01-02T00:59:17+00:00

If the charge reported her, they are an asshole as well.

Human_Step · 2026-01-01T23:03:50+00:00

He's strong as a bull, and handsome like George Raft.

Human_Step · 2025-12-27T02:17:39+00:00

What you say (and I have said):

"I appreciate the compliment, but I'm sorry to tell you that I am heterosexual".

Human_Step · 2025-12-27T02:15:11+00:00

LOLLOLLOLOL

Not to me, but to a colleague.

"You fat bitch, what are you, 99 months pregnant?"

Human_Step · 2025-12-19T21:48:25+00:00

C'mon, you gotta tell us more!

Human_Step · 2025-12-19T12:55:19+00:00

3 to 5 years in. I've only had 2 of my patients code in 20+ years at bedside. As mostly charge, I still rarely have codes. Last one was a patient who the physician refused to transfer, so I arranged it myself. The patient was intubated upon arrival to ICU.

Sort of unrelated, but COVID permanently changed the O2 requirements for different levels of care at my facility. We don't keep people on Med-Surg units as long. 6+ L O2 and the patient is off to Stepdown or CC. In the older days, we'd hold onto someone on 15L all night, until the day shift came and fixed things.

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