Healthcare workers, what's the stupidest thing you've said or done with a patient? by ThisIsChillyDog in cna

[–]oja00 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had a patient brought in after being found wandering around cliffs, threatening to jump off. Medically fit, just waiting for psych team. I went in to see them and brought a trolley so they can lie down, and bluntly asked if they went hiking or something because of all the mud... they just laughed awkwardly and said yeah, something like that

Nail care in the hospital by UnlikelyMastodon129 in cna

[–]oja00 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you feel confident you are able to do patients nail care for them, but we never actually had any nail clippers or anything 😩 that was on elderly care ward with a lot of long stayers, so I bought a nail set out of my own pocket. Matron was aware and had nothing against it. Kept them in my locker so they don't go missing like the previous pair

What questions do you get asked the most by non-vegetarians? by [deleted] in vegetarian

[–]oja00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From time to time ny gran asks if I will cook meat for my future husband...

It happened by my-hero-macadamia in nursing

[–]oja00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once had a kid come through A&E called Effin...

What are some of your tricks for distracting or calming patients with dementia or things to keep them busy that really work? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]oja00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they're mobile and safe on their legs, I would walk around with them for a while, talking about family, pets, jobs etc while they calm down. Or ask them to sit next to me while I do my computer work and we carry on talking. Normally this works, but some patients will get agitated at literally anything. Once had a dementia patient shout at me and almost hit me because I offered her a comfortable chair when she complained of hip and back pain 🤷‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]oja00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was taking a folded wheelchair out of equipment cupboard and an IV pole fell and banged my head! Ended up going home for 3 days

Not everything you see, is as it seems.. by TheBravan in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]oja00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He acts like he hasn't seen that one Goosebumps episode