Me: "Uh-oh."
Patient: "That doesn't sound good. What do you mean, uh-oh?"
Me: "Just a little tape sticking here, really no big deal"
Patient: "You need to be careful saying things like that when you're working on someone's central line."
Me: "Sorry. I'm used to the babies in the NICU. They don't notice things like that. Thank you for the reminder that adults can actually understand what I'm saying."
Patient: Laughs "Just don't do it again!"
That was my first day on the IV team. I saw him many more times in the 3 years I worked there - he was a regular, and always with a central line. He never let me forget that intro, either.
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I used to like to start an IV, then after I was done turn to the patient and say, "Pretty good for my first time starting an IV, huh?"
I'd only say that to those who I had previously established as having a sense of humor (and a strong heart).
gypsybobocowgirl,
Shocked? I can see how that would be a problem.
One of our nurses told a parent that her baby's "belly blew up" (got distended) -- on the phone. Definitely a shocker.
d bunny,
You'd get along quite well with my middle son. He has quite a baby face and people ask him if he's old enough to be an EMT. He generally tells them that he turned 15 last week.
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