[Magdalen] medical terminology

[Jay Weigel]

I walked into my patient's room in Cincinnati one morning and found a first
year resident and a med student about to sink a nasogastric tube in
him.......who was lying flat on his back. Oopsy! Smiling brightly (very
difficult for me, a confirmed night person, at 10 in the morning), I
stepped to the bedrail and hit the button, raising the head of the bed
quickly to a 90-degree angle. "I've found it goes down better this way," I
said, trying to sound humble, "and wouldn't you like some ice chips to help
you get it down?" They both looked relieved and let me put it down for
them...and I narrated the whole process, since they didn't seem to have a
clue. I wished they would have asked me in the first place, or at least
told me they were going to do it!

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, July 1st.
>
> We night nurses would sit down with the new students and interns to let
> them know that nurses are like elephants, we never forget.  And indeed, we
> could make their time in our MICU as pleasant or miserable as they chose.
> Don't disrespect us.  Don't treat us like morons.  Don't do anything with
> our equipment without letting us know before hand.  I had one med student
> try to put a foley catheter in someone and the patient let out a yelp.  I
> went in the room and asked how old he was.  He said "22" and I replied
> "Young man, I've been a critical care RN since you were in kindergarten."
> He wanted to leave but I ask that he stay and watch me.  I explained
> everything one step at a time and told him the the VA and KU have a good
> system of learning: "Watch a procedure, do the procedure, then teach the
> procedure."  The poor kid thanked me, and I said, "NOW, the next time I
> need a foley inserted and you're working, I'll call you to insert it."
>
> +++
> Grace & peace,
> jon
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Vidant.....that's it. I knew it was some made-up corporate horror. The
> > hospital has a very odd reputation among travelers, partly because of a
> > test you have to take to work there. It's one that is being horribly
> > misused and its developer has even said it was not to be used in the way
> > they are using it, but somehow they get away with it. Some units there
> also
> > do not have a great reputation among travelers, but I loved the one I
> > worked on.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 10/30/2014 4:54:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > "If  anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to tell you more than I
> > know."
> > > >>>
> > >
> > > There was an ad in the hometown weekly that had everyone in stitches.
> > > It was:
> > >
> > >                   "100 year old chickens for sale".
> > >
> > > My father's response was:  "I'll bet they're tough as nails!"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> >
>