That is hilarious! Ok, true story time: I was on a business trip once that took me through Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on the way down to San Jose in Costa Rica. Got some bad seafood in the D.R. that landed me in the hospital in C.R. I'm laying in bed with tubes sticking out of me and this tiny little nurse comes in holding a Bible and says in broken English "is ok I pray for you?" I'm laying there thinking why does she want to pray for me? What does she know that I don't know? Am I gonna DIE?
Considering nurses have 2-4 patients all on the same floor and docs have somewhere around 15(more for surgical pts) all over the hospital, I would expect nurses to know names long before I would expect docs to know room numbers.
@@breea07 yea but if he/she knows the patients name, he/she should know the room also, bc along their name, their room number should be listed. if not, it's a careless mistake that could cost someone their life
@@sp00k3rs_6 trust me, it is much harder to remember room numbers all over the hospital than it is to remember names and characteristics of 18 patients. After being in the room, we can take you there, but to actually remember the number without looking is unlikely. Patients move rooms all the time.
When I call the doctor I always start with, "this is _my name_ calling about _first name_ _last name_ in room x, here with _x diagnosis_" then state the problem. Keeps the call short and sweet and avoids confusion. Also if I page them and don't here back right away, I write myself a little note to refer to in case I blank on certain details when they call back. These tricks have all been learned through experience. I made many mistakes talking to doctors when I was a new nurse. It's still not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than it used to be.
Being both an MD and an RN I can assure you that many nurses are simply commonly violating what they were taught when referring to patents by their room number or nickname. Yes, it is common. It's also disrespectful when discussing patients. You use the patient's preferred name when speaking to them, not in professional conversations with colleagues. The most common cause of errors is miscommunication.
@@cameronno6039 Definitely...and this follows training without shortcuts. Too often in practice people shortcut things and then blame others for communication failure. If there is a communication failure in healthcare it is ALWAYS owned by the expressive side, not the receptive side. Communication failures with patients are ALWAYS owned by the clinician, not the patient.
I agree but I would also argue that the nurse should know to refer to their patients by their full name (or at least last name) when talking to the doctor. But I never know my patient's last name unless I have my brain sheet in front of me 😂
This makes me feel like my job as a PCT might actually matter. Charting meal trays is part of our "scope of care" . We got you covered while you handle the bigger stuff team 😂
Not *exactly* the same field, but I have heard this said about veterinary medicine: Vets would lose their heads without their nurses. Nurses would lose their heads without their assistants. And the assistants probably know not only exactly where your head is, but how long it's been there and what kind of condition it's in. [LOL]
I want to say thank you to all the PCT's! When i had my heart attack last year it was the PCT team i counted on most because i was already disabled and couldn't walk very well. Some nurse decided to try and test my saying i was allergic to hydrocodone and gave me a small does anyway and nearly killed me. I get projectile from all ends and my blood pressure bottoms out several times.
Dear Lord...an effective, efficient, and caring PCT can literally make the difference between a patient being terrified and angry (and emotional state DOES affect healing) and the patient understanding that all is being done to help them.
All the nurses I ever had went above and beyond for my care. I wish I could give each of them all the happiness they could want in life. Such amazing men and women.
As a patient that’s been on IV lidocaine and had drs only visit before the sun rises, I feel this. Some days I asked when the dr was coming and they’d say they already did. At least my vivid disco party dream was fun…
I'm a nurse, I don't even know my patients name. It's all a blur all shift. The only ones I know are the ones I keep yelling at to stop ripping out their catheter
Lol, yes. When my Dad had a heart attack he was helicoptered to another hospital. When my Mom, aunt, and I arrived they couldn't find him. Mom was afraid the helicopter had crashed en route. My aunt tried to whisper to the receptionist to check the morgue which upset Mom. Turns out they had him by the wrong name. Maybe because he goes by his middle name to family, but when asked or filling out forms his legal first name is always used so I don't know who/how that got screwed up. *sigh*
@@Bee-zh4gx Both, they had reversed his first and middle name at the second hospital. All the paperwork they would've sent would've had his name correct since that was what was on the insurance cards, hospital bracelet, etc. But since he goes by his middle name with family I guess someone heard him called that and wrote it down somewhere instead of actually looking at the forms. They eventually found him by looking up his birthday. About gave my mother a heart attach too.
I worked in food service at a hospital for four months and patients always seemed to change rooms right when dinner was being prepared/delivered. It was such a pain having to figure out what rooms the patients got moved to and run the one or two random trays to the other end of the hospital!
@@djsaidez271 could be true or a doctor of nursing practice (dnp) but I know a few nurses that quit all together and went to med school to be a cardiologist which is amazing
I love this. Nurses don't get enough credit. I once had a nurse that sat with me for almost an hour after I had my csection, my hormones were insane and I couldn't stop crying for no reason at all and she sat with me and calmed me down for 45 minutes at 2am in the morning. I still remember her name was Ginger. That was 3 years ago. She was amazing. Nurses are amazing.
Some nurses are amazing. The ones that care for their patients are amazing. I definitely won't say all of them though. Once shadowed the emergency room of a nearby hospital. This guy was coming down from anesthesia, and was asking random questions to the nurse, who eventually stopped answering and left. I talked to the guy after that. Nurses are the backbone of personal care in medicine. If they care, they are amazing. If they don't, its really, really sad.
Aww! My mom is a nurse named Ginger but the last time she worked in a hospital was well over 3 years ago, for a while now she's been working in doctors' offices as a medical assistant instead
My favorite is when you call a doctor about a patient and he brusquely informs you it's not his. You spend 20 minutes combing over every page of the records trying to find another doctor only to discover you called the correct one. 🙄
Then said doctor gets mad at you because you documented in the chart his refusal to accept responsibility for his patient when you call about sepsis 🙄. So thankful for congenial consultants/attendings.
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I don't work in Healthcare BUT I've been a patient in the care of both and can tell you it's more of a personality type. I've had nurses that were mean/short/rude for no reason (from me, but who knows what their day has been like) and I've had doctors be just the same. Same goes for those nurses that are just soooo kind, caring & you can tell they truly enjoy helping others. Same with doctors too! But I get it everyone has bad day's, you NEVER know what someone may be going through in their home/work life and everything in between as well. Doesn't matter who you are, what your profession is or how much $$ you make, it's impossible to be pleasant every minute of every day in life...but thank you to those who work in Healthcare, it's not always easy especially after the pandemic & now with the mandate on the vaccine!!
Oh my goodness, just pulled a 14 hour shift and instead of taking a shower and passing out for work tomorrow, I’m sitting here binging on your videos laughing like a hyena!!!
Sleep is good for your body's health, but sometimes laughter is too! I just got off a stressful shift a work and took a nap while dreaming about work. Woke up watched some videos and feel 10 times more relaxed!
Nurses are best. When I had my first epileptic seizure I was spaced out and terrified. Despite being busy, a nurse sat down and spent time comforting me.
RN to switchboard: "Can you page Smith on call for cardiology please?" Switchboard: "He's not on call, it's Goughan tonight. I'm putting you through-" Goughan: "Why the hell are you paging me I'm off duty" RN: 🤦
To be fair, as a PCT, I'll usually tell the nurse the room # when referring to a patient, but refer to the patient by whatever name they prefer when speaking to them. The patients on my unit usually stay for weeks or months so you get to know everyone 😊 The nurses know the room # and patient name
Then you add in pharmacy which will use whatever patient name they heard used last (so doctor or nurse versions), but forgot it almost immediately. Ask us about the patient on this or that drug and we'll know instantly who you mean. Haha
Or just tell us dob. That's definitely how I identify patients in the pharmacy. Too many similar names with no faces to match them to. Dr: "Can you fill John Smith's medication?" Rph: "Sure. What's his dob?" Dr: "I don't know. Can't you just look up the name?" Rph: "Sure. I have 37 John Smiths. Should I start at the top?"
Oh my goodness, YES! We use a patients last 4 of their social. It's in their profile! It's on their charts! You're probably looking right at it! Because patients get moved beds like a con artist moves coconut shells in some wards, and when you have 5 smith's on a 50 bed ward, telling me a bed number that may have already changed doesn't help! Date of birth or some sort of patient ID number. Or the drug. We remember drugs. Particularly odd ones.
@@alchemistpac Oh yes. Ask me a name and I'm clueless. Ask me if I filled warfarin and I can tell you his age, demographics, allergies and brand preferences lol
@@alchemistpac Ditto I'm in charge of production and I dont remember pt names unless there regular patients or are on unique meds we don't normally dispense. It's just not the best way for me at least to work efficiently always get at least 2 different forms of identification. 😂
God bless all nurses and doctors. You all are sincerely heroes. I had surgery yesterday and my appointment was delayed by over an hour. I was a bit frustrated because I have a 3 month old and I was eager to get home and back to being a mom. Then I thought, the doctor and her nurses are also at least an hour behind and I am positive I'm not the only person they'll be operating on today. When will THEY make it home to their families? Just.. thank you for the sacrifices and for having hearts to heal and nurture. Truly a blessing to us all.
Man! You're right. I have been a nurse for many year. Use of the full name and room number to identify. Too many with the same name. So thankful ID bands and ID specific labels that can be scanned.
@@limiv5272 if you tell us how to pronounce it, we're usually okay! Or rather, I usually do OK. I ask, and then I write it down phonetically on my report sheet.
It can be worse if you do not an arm band to be scanned. Mainly due to staff miss pronouncing the name or misspelling the name. Often they will break it down such as if your name was Niccoplousmaxadalmire. They may call you Nick 😁. Full names and armbands, and label scanners are the best.
As a housekeeper, sometimes I would overhear snippets of these calls and they were almost always entertaining as I went about cleaning the patients’ rooms.
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Back in the day at a large teaching hospital 6 Cheryl's on day shift in ER. Some attending MDs for a long while would substitute Cheryl for Nurse for a long time. I need a Cheryl to assist in curtain 8. The Sue's and Lisa's weren't thrilled. Docs laughed.
@@joywebster2678 that is so hilarious 😆. Though it may have been confusing & complicated , I'm sure the Cheryl's made the best of the situation. They should have named Nurse Appreciation Day 💐 " Cheryl's Appreciation Day" 😊
The way the nurse shortens/nicknames every patient as if it's the most natural thing in the world, then begs for patience when everyone seems a little confused 😅
Why is this so damn accurate. I actually get confused when the doctors use the patients last names. I’m so used to calling them their preferred names 😂 damn doctors lol
I don't use the patient's first name typically but man, I usually only remember room numbers so when Doc is like, 'were you the one caring for Mr Suez last night?' I'm like, 'hold on, let me check' or 'which room?'
As a daugther of a now hospitalised mom, I can tell you that this is spot on. So funny 🤣 my mom is having all the fun she can get in there these days 😌
Am I the only one (when on the Ward and looking after multiple patients) who doesn’t always remember their names? Like literally tell me what is wrong with them and I’ll know who they are and where they are. The minute you say, “Linda asked for some pain relief” I’m like “who the heck is Linda?”
Nope, same. I legit have no idea any of their names, BUT I remember what's going on with them and what they ask for and how they're feeling. My brain is shit with names, but amazing at the important things. When you got 5+ pts, it becomes a blur of names
Me! I have scribed in the past and they'll ask me questions about a patient. They'll tell me the name and I'll not be able to remember who it is. But the moment I started reading the note it all comes back to me!
Imagine the utter frustration, desperation, terror and rage people feel when a seriously ill loved one is hospitalized and there’s a revolving door of medical personnel, all of whom seem vaguely familiar with the patient’s problems and history, and who get quite snarky if you ask questions. Too many hospitals are becoming like the Roach Motel- patients check in, but they don’t check out.
Omggggggggg the accuracy! The doctor talks to me with the surname and I’m like !?!? but if you give me the room number I can instantly tell you their preferred first name. “Burgess? Stephen? Oh you mean Steve in 17. Yeah what about him?” 😂
Then there was the time was supposed to get admit to nursing home but as going down the hall to change a dressing,heard someone call my name. Went in to find pt on floor having fallen off toilet,gashed arm on TP holder. did slap bandage to stop bleeding because of course..coumadin. Got CNA to help get him up ( at time undiagnosed MG) when he says his roomie has chest pain. Roomie pale and clammy says is 3, other guy says he said was 9. Did assessment of both being told he does have nitro, gave dose, ran to call MD and report both guys but now time to do vitals again , put him on hold, revitaled, remedicated while other guys wife is upset about the slap dressing and why wasn't she called, hospital wanting to give report on other line, fussy pt yelling as I am now 20 min late giving her med....No one was happy with me. So glad done with nursing.
@@kevinlifespositive8290 unfortunately that's true.was horrible job,felt like failure. Only later found out had MG,of course I was exhausted to the max and not allowed to call in
That's why i work in community nowadays! Coz all this chaos does happen to various degrees and it really annoyed me when the next shift nurse comes on and asks why you didn't do this or that and if they sigh, i just wanna slap 'em!
I have been retired for a number of years. The debacle you described in your comment about the chest pain, late med and undiagnosed MG sounds like a typical day , towards the end of my career. It just seemed like the job got harder and harder and I couldn't " fix " the system nor could I please everyone, I could just do my best ....
Lol in the UK a lot of people go by their middle names or even random names 🤣 I still remember Bob. Such a lovely man. Can't remember what his actual name was though 😂 definitely wasn't Robert 🤪
Yep pretty accurate...lol! I used to have a nephrology doctor who would decide within 1 hr of shift change report to do his rounds... he would go around the floor asking the nurses who had his pts and then track down those nurses to ask them how much urine output the pts had. I always wanted to go "Dude, I have no clue just yet...I just got here and yes though that's important I'm more worried about the fact his heart rate is 140s on a cardizem drip and on 50L heated high flo...we are a cardiac unit afterall.... and quite frankly they invented a little machine ...it's called a computer...go look the information up"....lol!
And that's why it's, at my workplace, it is a policy to always use the surnames of patients when discussing them with other professionals. When talking with patients it's okay to call them by their first names when given leave to do so.
@@limiv5272 learn to pronounce those names. I'm always honest when I tell them that I am not sure how to pronounce their name and if they can help me with it. So far I always manage to learn.
@@annestrada1724 I have never encountered that. I have encountered a few times when someone's married name is the same as someone else's maiden name. But not related.
That's so impersonal, and like, unnecessary. The first question on the nursing admission document is what do we call you. In years I have never had anyone say they wanted to be called by their surname. And quite often it's not exactly what their first name is either. It's pretty rude to deliberately refer to someone in a way they haven't asked for. And using surnames means you often need to assume gender and marital status. Either way I work in a receiving ward, so surnames just wouldn't cut it. We use full names and room number, and then often do a check like 'the patient who had the fall' or whatever if it wasn't totally clear from context. Very high turnover of patients.
I enjoy calling doctors at work. They get so annoyed when I ask them to help with the possibly dying patient while they are at lunch while my team and I haven't taken a seat in about 7 hours let alone taken a break
This problem is such an American one 😂 In Germany everyone always uses last name, nursed and doctors alike. Only in cases of severe demetia I occasionally use first names. But as a newly assistant physician I have daily meetups with my senior physician who only knows the patients by the papers, never seen them. And they like to name patients after their sick organ/leading illness. Also, the struggle to find the correct nurse or doctor for a patient is real.
“Man nurses.”
“Man doctors.”
Jimmy: oh I’m gunna die.
That is hilarious! Ok, true story time: I was on a business trip once that took me through Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on the way down to San Jose in Costa Rica. Got some bad seafood in the D.R. that landed me in the hospital in C.R. I'm laying in bed with tubes sticking out of me and this tiny little nurse comes in holding a Bible and says in broken English "is ok I pray for you?" I'm laying there thinking why does she want to pray for me? What does she know that I don't know? Am I gonna DIE?
@@moeball740 oh no I'd cry
James right?
@Moe Ball 😂 did you end up dying?
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"Larry is short for Lawrence"
"Jimmy is short for James"
Margaret: **laughs in Peggy**
MY FIRST THOUGHT
Even better if the patient uses their MIDDLE name......
Am I wrong but is this a reference to hamilton?
you’re telling me…. peggy schuylers name is actually MARGARET??
I thought of Peggy Hill🤣🤣
"you don't know your patients name?"
"you don't know your patients room?"
I AM SENT😭 the comeback bro
Considering nurses have 2-4 patients all on the same floor and docs have somewhere around 15(more for surgical pts) all over the hospital, I would expect nurses to know names long before I would expect docs to know room numbers.
@@breea07 yea but if he/she knows the patients name, he/she should know the room also, bc along their name, their room number should be listed. if not, it's a careless mistake that could cost someone their life
I've seen your around dang
@@sp00k3rs_6 trust me, it is much harder to remember room numbers all over the hospital than it is to remember names and characteristics of 18 patients. After being in the room, we can take you there, but to actually remember the number without looking is unlikely. Patients move rooms all the time.
@@breea07 try 7-8 patients per night plus doctors call with the chart pulled up in front of them 99 percent of the time
When I call the doctor I always start with, "this is _my name_ calling about _first name_ _last name_ in room x, here with _x diagnosis_" then state the problem. Keeps the call short and sweet and avoids confusion. Also if I page them and don't here back right away, I write myself a little note to refer to in case I blank on certain details when they call back. These tricks have all been learned through experience. I made many mistakes talking to doctors when I was a new nurse. It's still not perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than it used to be.
In Sweden we're taught to always use SBAR when paging/calling the docs. Avoids confusion like u said :)
Perfect!
Being both an MD and an RN I can assure you that many nurses are simply commonly violating what they were taught when referring to patents by their room number or nickname. Yes, it is common. It's also disrespectful when discussing patients. You use the patient's preferred name when speaking to them, not in professional conversations with colleagues. The most common cause of errors is miscommunication.
You sound like a great team asset.
@@cameronno6039 Definitely...and this follows training without shortcuts. Too often in practice people shortcut things and then blame others for communication failure. If there is a communication failure in healthcare it is ALWAYS owned by the expressive side, not the receptive side. Communication failures with patients are ALWAYS owned by the clinician, not the patient.
I love how his videos validate both sides’ frustration 🙃
Thanks! That was my goal
I agree but I would also argue that the nurse should know to refer to their patients by their full name (or at least last name) when talking to the doctor.
But I never know my patient's last name unless I have my brain sheet in front of me 😂
Doctor took the L here
@@KB-ee8xf i'm sorry if you can't put "jimmy" and "james" together and realize it's a nickname 💀💀
@@KB-ee8xf or larry and lawrence😂😂
This makes me feel like my job as a PCT might actually matter. Charting meal trays is part of our "scope of care" . We got you covered while you handle the bigger stuff team 😂
Not *exactly* the same field, but I have heard this said about veterinary medicine:
Vets would lose their heads without their nurses. Nurses would lose their heads without their assistants. And the assistants probably know not only exactly where your head is, but how long it's been there and what kind of condition it's in. [LOL]
We do appreciate you PCT 😇
I want to say thank you to all the PCT's! When i had my heart attack last year it was the PCT team i counted on most because i was already disabled and couldn't walk very well. Some nurse decided to try and test my saying i was allergic to hydrocodone and gave me a small does anyway and nearly killed me. I get projectile from all ends and my blood pressure bottoms out several times.
Dear Lord...an effective, efficient, and caring PCT can literally make the difference between a patient being terrified and angry (and emotional state DOES affect healing) and the patient understanding that all is being done to help them.
I love how Jimmy can be short for James while actual being longer with an extra syllable.
It’s more of a pet name, I think.
Kind of like how Bill is short for William!? Baffles me
@@tashatasha171 bill is short for william because of rhyming slang. Bill rhymes with will. Same thing for Richard with rick and dick
@@lauralikescatz thanks x
Where is the extra syllable
All the nurses I ever had went above and beyond for my care. I wish I could give each of them all the happiness they could want in life. Such amazing men and women.
Awww, thank you! I'm claiming your Blessing. 🙏❤️🙌🏻
Me too. About to graduate ❤
As a nurse. Im just happy that someone answers. Sometimes doc never answer yhe whole day and the patients take it out on us...
Very true
Love you Doc. Schmidt
I’m a tele tech and none of you answer the phone! Lol
As a patient that’s been on IV lidocaine and had drs only visit before the sun rises, I feel this. Some days I asked when the dr was coming and they’d say they already did. At least my vivid disco party dream was fun…
So true, we get the buisness when anything is wrong or when people need to vent. I feel you!
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lol, the nurses will know the names that the patient prefers while the doctors will use the formal names😉
Yep, I actually had a pt that preferred to be called "squiggy"...
I'm a nurse, I don't even know my patients name. It's all a blur all shift. The only ones I know are the ones I keep yelling at to stop ripping out their catheter
Cool
Man nurses man doctors Lawl
And don’t seem to make the connection between full name and nickname
Receptionists: *getting flamed that they aren’t doing their job when in reality no one is picking up their calls-*
LOL. Can you do a skit about when patients change rooms and no one knows where the other patient went or who the new patient is? That was fun.
Lol, yes. When my Dad had a heart attack he was helicoptered to another hospital. When my Mom, aunt, and I arrived they couldn't find him. Mom was afraid the helicopter had crashed en route. My aunt tried to whisper to the receptionist to check the morgue which upset Mom. Turns out they had him by the wrong name. Maybe because he goes by his middle name to family, but when asked or filling out forms his legal first name is always used so I don't know who/how that got screwed up. *sigh*
@@imzadi83fanvids7 Hope he's okay now
@@imzadi83fanvids7 so the hospital had his legal name, or middle name documented?
@@Bee-zh4gx Both, they had reversed his first and middle name at the second hospital. All the paperwork they would've sent would've had his name correct since that was what was on the insurance cards, hospital bracelet, etc. But since he goes by his middle name with family I guess someone heard him called that and wrote it down somewhere instead of actually looking at the forms. They eventually found him by looking up his birthday. About gave my mother a heart attach too.
I worked in food service at a hospital for four months and patients always seemed to change rooms right when dinner was being prepared/delivered. It was such a pain having to figure out what rooms the patients got moved to and run the one or two random trays to the other end of the hospital!
As a nurse-turned-doctor, I approve this message! 😂❤️
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@@elijahsoper339 i think shes nurse practitioner so she practices medicine
@@djsaidez271 could be true or a doctor of nursing practice (dnp) but I know a few nurses that quit all together and went to med school to be a cardiologist which is amazing
I love this. Nurses don't get enough credit. I once had a nurse that sat with me for almost an hour after I had my csection, my hormones were insane and I couldn't stop crying for no reason at all and she sat with me and calmed me down for 45 minutes at 2am in the morning. I still remember her name was Ginger. That was 3 years ago. She was amazing. Nurses are amazing.
Some nurses are amazing. The ones that care for their patients are amazing. I definitely won't say all of them though. Once shadowed the emergency room of a nearby hospital. This guy was coming down from anesthesia, and was asking random questions to the nurse, who eventually stopped answering and left. I talked to the guy after that.
Nurses are the backbone of personal care in medicine. If they care, they are amazing. If they don't, its really, really sad.
You should try to get in contact with her. Send her an edible arrangement or something. Hearing from a patient a few years out is so nice.
Amen to that
Shit, I'm hormonal too and now I'M crying! 🥺
Aww! My mom is a nurse named Ginger but the last time she worked in a hospital was well over 3 years ago, for a while now she's been working in doctors' offices as a medical assistant instead
I'm a nursing student and I hear this at least once a week 😂😂
You will learn more young one
My favorite is when you call a doctor about a patient and he brusquely informs you it's not his. You spend 20 minutes combing over every page of the records trying to find another doctor only to discover you called the correct one. 🙄
Then said doctor gets mad at you because you documented in the chart his refusal to accept responsibility for his patient when you call about sepsis 🙄. So thankful for congenial consultants/attendings.
😂😂😂
BRUH!!!
@@enngee2339 oh the documentation part was always a little satisfying lmao.
@@enngee2339 I don’t even know what that means in laments terms but I’m going to like it cause it sounded like a good response
when I was hospitalized the nurses used to go out of their way to be kind to me in my time of need. I will always be grateful for their kindness.
Doctor: “James reynolds”
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I don't work in Healthcare BUT I've been a patient in the care of both and can tell you it's more of a personality type. I've had nurses that were mean/short/rude for no reason (from me, but who knows what their day has been like) and I've had doctors be just the same. Same goes for those nurses that are just soooo kind, caring & you can tell they truly enjoy helping others. Same with doctors too! But I get it everyone has bad day's, you NEVER know what someone may be going through in their home/work life and everything in between as well. Doesn't matter who you are, what your profession is or how much $$ you make, it's impossible to be pleasant every minute of every day in life...but thank you to those who work in Healthcare, it's not always easy especially after the pandemic & now with the mandate on the vaccine!!
Oh my goodness, just pulled a 14 hour shift and instead of taking a shower and passing out for work tomorrow, I’m sitting here binging on your videos laughing like a hyena!!!
Sleep is good for your body's health, but sometimes laughter is too! I just got off a stressful shift a work and took a nap while dreaming about work. Woke up watched some videos and feel 10 times more relaxed!
ME TOO!
Hyena 😹
Was there last week! They ALL are heros!! Especially Nurses and Nurses Aides! Thank you for my Life!
The fact that I had this conversation minutes before I saw the video makes it 6292829 times funnier HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The nurses know their names. The names they want to be called.
Funny how every problem hospital staff seems to have stems from them being overly busy.
Nurses are best. When I had my first epileptic seizure I was spaced out and terrified. Despite being busy, a nurse sat down and spent time comforting me.
"Jimmy is short for James. "
Oh the irony.
“JAMES Reynolds” *starts singing Hamilton*
Nurses speak in room numbers. 😂
“You don’t know your patients name?”
“You don’t know your patients room #”
Touché
RN to switchboard: "Can you page Smith on call for cardiology please?"
Switchboard: "He's not on call, it's Goughan tonight. I'm putting you through-"
Goughan: "Why the hell are you paging me I'm off duty"
RN: 🤦
Yeah….I get that as well.
Side tangent: Anyone else have the Reynolds Pamphlet play in their head at the mention of James Reynolds?
Ay yo I did
Me too
James Reynolds-
“Dear sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health..”
Shut up
@@sheepism470 ✨n o ✨
@@sheepism470 you leave comments on almost every hamilton comment on this video, can you give it a break?
@@AFandomSimp no
oh no
jimmy reynolds
Being a patient is sooooo freaking fun 😅😮😢
Long time nurse. This is so goddamn accurate.
As a recently retired nurse can watch these skits & laugh like a loon. However when this crap was real & I had to deal with it NOT SO FUNNY
To be fair, as a PCT, I'll usually tell the nurse the room # when referring to a patient, but refer to the patient by whatever name they prefer when speaking to them. The patients on my unit usually stay for weeks or months so you get to know everyone 😊 The nurses know the room # and patient name
"James Reynolds!"
*straightens suit*
There's nothing like summer in the city...
Someone under stress meets someone looking pretty...
There's trouble in the air, you can smell it...
And Alexander's by himself...
@@phatratinyourarea990 I'll let him tell it..
I hadn't slept in a week, I was weak, I was awake-
I love that they always get mad at each other and its always just miscommunication
It's so interesting what each of them considers the personal information!
This is brilliant and speaks volumes! Love your doc's and nurse's differently yet equally 🧑⚕️❤️
Then you add in pharmacy which will use whatever patient name they heard used last (so doctor or nurse versions), but forgot it almost immediately. Ask us about the patient on this or that drug and we'll know instantly who you mean. Haha
Or just tell us dob. That's definitely how I identify patients in the pharmacy. Too many similar names with no faces to match them to.
Dr: "Can you fill John Smith's medication?"
Rph: "Sure. What's his dob?"
Dr: "I don't know. Can't you just look up the name?"
Rph: "Sure. I have 37 John Smiths. Should I start at the top?"
Oh my goodness, YES! We use a patients last 4 of their social. It's in their profile! It's on their charts! You're probably looking right at it! Because patients get moved beds like a con artist moves coconut shells in some wards, and when you have 5 smith's on a 50 bed ward, telling me a bed number that may have already changed doesn't help! Date of birth or some sort of patient ID number. Or the drug. We remember drugs. Particularly odd ones.
@@alchemistpac Oh yes. Ask me a name and I'm clueless. Ask me if I filled warfarin and I can tell you his age, demographics, allergies and brand preferences lol
@@alchemistpac Ditto I'm in charge of production and I dont remember pt names unless there regular patients or are on unique meds we don't normally dispense. It's just not the best way for me at least to work efficiently always get at least 2 different forms of identification. 😂
God bless all nurses and doctors. You all are sincerely heroes. I had surgery yesterday and my appointment was delayed by over an hour. I was a bit frustrated because I have a 3 month old and I was eager to get home and back to being a mom. Then I thought, the doctor and her nurses are also at least an hour behind and I am positive I'm not the only person they'll be operating on today. When will THEY make it home to their families? Just.. thank you for the sacrifices and for having hearts to heal and nurture. Truly a blessing to us all.
I’m a nurse and can confirm this is 100% accurate 😂
You are so right on point with these jokes from the hospital. We know our patients by their rooms and not too much by the names
Man! You're right. I have been a nurse for many year. Use of the full name and room number to identify. Too many with the same name. So thankful ID bands and ID specific labels that can be scanned.
I have a long and rare last name that few can pronounce. Is that better or worse?
@@limiv5272 if you tell us how to pronounce it, we're usually okay! Or rather, I usually do OK. I ask, and then I write it down phonetically on my report sheet.
It can be worse if you do not an arm band to be scanned. Mainly due to staff miss pronouncing the name or misspelling the name. Often they will break it down such as if your name was Niccoplousmaxadalmire. They may call you Nick 😁. Full names and armbands, and label scanners are the best.
As a housekeeper, sometimes I would overhear snippets of these calls and they were almost always entertaining as I went about cleaning the patients’ rooms.
As a postpartum nurse this is sooo accurate on my floor with our nurses/doctors!!!
I just am impressed that he uses an original iPhone as a prop
Oh.. James Reynolds' stats are dropping, hmm?
The entire Hamilton fandom: *g o o d.*
I wish Hamilton was on fucking life support
@@sheepism470 why are you being a jerk in so many comment threads? If you don’t like Hamilton that is your choice but instead of being an unkind troll who seems to be looking for a fight please keep scrolling and let people have fun with something they enjoy.
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT!!! 😂
MY FIRST THOUGHT
“Jimmy is short for james”
*chuckles but not loud enough to let the hunters here me
As a GI/ endoscopy nurse and former ER nurse, I'm loving these videos!!!!!! Thanks for the giggles 😁
One thing I have learned as a cop and Paramedic. NEVER piss off a nurse. Especially if you're a patient
It's a good thing there was only One Nurse Linda, or the name confusion could have gone on a little bit.
Try having the name Sue. I worked on a floor where there was 3 of us- all blondes with glasses.
Its very common.
😂 as is Amy
Back in the day at a large teaching hospital 6 Cheryl's on day shift in ER. Some attending MDs for a long while would substitute Cheryl for Nurse for a long time. I need a Cheryl to assist in curtain 8. The Sue's and Lisa's weren't thrilled. Docs laughed.
@@joywebster2678 that is so hilarious 😆. Though it may have been confusing & complicated , I'm sure the Cheryl's made the best of the situation. They should have named Nurse Appreciation Day 💐
" Cheryl's Appreciation Day" 😊
The way the nurse shortens/nicknames every patient as if it's the most natural thing in the world, then begs for patience when everyone seems a little confused 😅
This is so cute. Finally a RUclips male who can put a wig on correctly!
underrated comment 😂
With my mother being a nurse I could totally feel these vibes when she would come home from the hospital.
I'm a nurse and totally can relate. hahaha!!!!. Kudos to doctors and nurses😆
I love these videos 😂❤️. Literally makes me love my job even more
I've worked in nursing for 33 years you are funny and its so true
Schmidt, you're great! Keep up the great work! 🤣🤣🤣
I’m dying 😂 I do not envy you guys. So much respect goes out to you guys! Keep up the great work!
This is spot on. My late husband was a surgeon and the nurses used to complain about this all the time.
“Jimmy is short for James”
1syllable vs 2 syllables 🤔
It's should be nickname instead of "short" but let's just roll with it.
After living in a hospital for 4 months, this makes so much sense. I have no medical training, but I've seen this happen in person😂
The classic 'my lady in bed 8....'
YES! lol
My mom works at a hospital, neither as a nurse or doctor but she deals with both and sees the frustration on both sides
Why is this so damn accurate. I actually get confused when the doctors use the patients last names. I’m so used to calling them their preferred names 😂 damn doctors lol
Honestly! Like I only know this patient as Barb, who's Mrs.Smith?! 😭
As a nurse I really enjoy your skits!!
Thank you!
I don't use the patient's first name typically but man, I usually only remember room numbers so when Doc is like, 'were you the one caring for Mr Suez last night?' I'm like, 'hold on, let me check' or 'which room?'
As a daugther of a now hospitalised mom, I can tell you that this is spot on. So funny 🤣 my mom is having all the fun she can get in there these days 😌
when they said James Reynolds ijust laughed
yes I'm obsessed with Hamilton
Have you even read the actual Reynolds Pamphlet?
Lmao the “please just come up here” took me out 😂
Am I the only one (when on the Ward and looking after multiple patients) who doesn’t always remember their names? Like literally tell me what is wrong with them and I’ll know who they are and where they are. The minute you say, “Linda asked for some pain relief” I’m like “who the heck is Linda?”
Nope, same. I legit have no idea any of their names, BUT I remember what's going on with them and what they ask for and how they're feeling. My brain is shit with names, but amazing at the important things. When you got 5+ pts, it becomes a blur of names
Me! I have scribed in the past and they'll ask me questions about a patient. They'll tell me the name and I'll not be able to remember who it is. But the moment I started reading the note it all comes back to me!
I can look after 1 ICU patient for 12 hours and not remember their name 😮
Imagine the utter frustration, desperation, terror and rage people feel when a seriously ill loved one is hospitalized and there’s a revolving door of medical personnel, all of whom seem vaguely familiar with the patient’s problems and history, and who get quite snarky if you ask questions. Too many hospitals are becoming like the Roach Motel- patients check in, but they don’t check out.
As a nurse , this is 100% accurate 😂
So TRUE!!!! I needed that laugh. Sadly I actually miss this headache.
As a nurse I approve this whole message 😂
I shouted "Jimmy is short for James!" along with the nurse.
Omggggggggg the accuracy! The doctor talks to me with the surname and I’m like !?!? but if you give me the room number I can instantly tell you their preferred first name. “Burgess? Stephen? Oh you mean Steve in 17. Yeah what about him?” 😂
Homeboy must be tight with his nurses cause he totally gets how this works.
Hehehe I was James Reynolds when I was in a Hamilton review, I appreciate the reference 😂
Maybe people can have names without referencing Hamilton? Maybe he was actually referencing the real person named James Reynolds
@@sheepism470 god do you ever shut up
@@nwursry No
"Jimmy is short for James" this had me dying 🤣 for some reason
Then there was the time was supposed to get admit to nursing home but as going down the hall to change a dressing,heard someone call my name. Went in to find pt on floor having fallen off toilet,gashed arm on TP holder. did slap bandage to stop bleeding because of course..coumadin. Got CNA to help get him up ( at time undiagnosed MG) when he says his roomie has chest pain. Roomie pale and clammy says is 3, other guy says he said was 9. Did assessment of both being told he does have nitro, gave dose, ran to call MD and report both guys but now time to do vitals again , put him on hold, revitaled, remedicated while other guys wife is upset about the slap dressing and why wasn't she called, hospital wanting to give report on other line, fussy pt yelling as I am now 20 min late giving her med....No one was happy with me. So glad done with nursing.
That’s a bad day
@@susandunn7207 actually, it's only slightly worse than a normal day 🤷♂️😔
@@kevinlifespositive8290 unfortunately that's true.was horrible job,felt like failure. Only later found out had MG,of course I was exhausted to the max and not allowed to call in
That's why i work in community nowadays! Coz all this chaos does happen to various degrees and it really annoyed me when the next shift nurse comes on and asks why you didn't do this or that and if they sigh, i just wanna slap 'em!
I have been retired for a number of years. The debacle you described in your comment about the chest pain, late med and undiagnosed MG sounds like a typical day , towards the end of my career. It just seemed like the job got harder and harder and I couldn't " fix " the system nor could I please everyone, I could just do my best ....
Watching this interaction happening is so painful and exhilarating at the same time. Considering all the other miscommunication happening around us
This is so good. Had to share the vid.
I love that you show the ridiculousness of both sides.
Lol in the UK a lot of people go by their middle names or even random names 🤣 I still remember Bob. Such a lovely man. Can't remember what his actual name was though 😂 definitely wasn't Robert 🤪
I remember one college professor calling roll who was confused by William Somebody going by "B.J". Turns out it stood for "Bill Junior."
"Jimmy is short for James"
My brain just malfunctioned
" You dont know ur patients name?"
" U dont know ur patients room?"
" man NURSES "
" man DOCTORS "
BEST SKIT EVER
LOL as a nurse I can say this is ACCURATE!! Lol 😂😂 too funny!
Yep pretty accurate...lol! I used to have a nephrology doctor who would decide within 1 hr of shift change report to do his rounds... he would go around the floor asking the nurses who had his pts and then track down those nurses to ask them how much urine output the pts had. I always wanted to go "Dude, I have no clue just yet...I just got here and yes though that's important I'm more worried about the fact his heart rate is 140s on a cardizem drip and on 50L heated high flo...we are a cardiac unit afterall.... and quite frankly they invented a little machine ...it's called a computer...go look the information up"....lol!
I always have to pry the mrn out of both of you guys so... man, nurses and doctors!
And that's why it's, at my workplace, it is a policy to always use the surnames of patients when discussing them with other professionals. When talking with patients it's okay to call them by their first names when given leave to do so.
If two patients have same first and last names, move to a different floor.
What do you do with patients with strange and long last names?
@@limiv5272 learn to pronounce those names. I'm always honest when I tell them that I am not sure how to pronounce their name and if they can help me with it. So far I always manage to learn.
@@annestrada1724 I have never encountered that. I have encountered a few times when someone's married name is the same as someone else's maiden name. But not related.
That's so impersonal, and like, unnecessary. The first question on the nursing admission document is what do we call you. In years I have never had anyone say they wanted to be called by their surname. And quite often it's not exactly what their first name is either. It's pretty rude to deliberately refer to someone in a way they haven't asked for. And using surnames means you often need to assume gender and marital status.
Either way I work in a receiving ward, so surnames just wouldn't cut it. We use full names and room number, and then often do a check like 'the patient who had the fall' or whatever if it wasn't totally clear from context. Very high turnover of patients.
Omg this is me and my coworkers when we talk about things. Totally different industry.
I enjoy calling doctors at work. They get so annoyed when I ask them to help with the possibly dying patient while they are at lunch while my team and I haven't taken a seat in about 7 hours let alone taken a break
Funny because most of the surgeons I talk to refer to them by room number… And I call them by name 😂😂😂.
From a mr.James Reynolds even better it said “dear sir I hope this letter finds you in good health-“
and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth…
@@nwursry in the pockets of people like me down on their luck you see that was my wife you decided to-
@@kyrabuckner4310 fuuuuu-
😂 I use to work in Mental Hospitals and slightly different scenarios, but frustration is the SAME!
Kinda of an unspoken rule to never use first names
You must be a doctor lol
You ask the patient and they usually say "call me by my first name"
This problem is such an American one 😂 In Germany everyone always uses last name, nursed and doctors alike. Only in cases of severe demetia I occasionally use first names. But as a newly assistant physician I have daily meetups with my senior physician who only knows the patients by the papers, never seen them. And they like to name patients after their sick organ/leading illness.
Also, the struggle to find the correct nurse or doctor for a patient is real.
Except in peds! 🙂
@@naneneunmalklug4032 In the UK we all use first names, or full names between professionals to clarify which patient we are talking about.
‘Jimmy is short for James’ got me hahah😂