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*Partially brain burpy, partially just dumb*
I was helping a pt who had hand surgery, set around his breakfast so that he would he would be able to eat.
Patient: *looks over tray* I want some juice. I dont see it.
Me: Ok, what kind?
Pt: I dont know... what kind is there?
Me: Well, theres pineapple, orange, cranberry?
Pt: No, its kinda like grape juice but its not.
Me: But its not what?
Pt: Its not grape juice.
Me: Oook. So, apple juice? *no idea how I figured that one out..lol*
Pt: Yeah, thats it!!! Do you have the big bottles?
Me: Just the smaller 4oz servings like this one here. *waves OJ in my hand*
Pt: O, ok. Can I have like 8 or 9 of them then?
Me: No sir, you are diabetic.. Any fruit juice is high in sugar content.
Pt. But I drink it like that at home.
Me: I realize that, but not while your here under my care. Plus Im going to have to come in here later and give you a huge syringe full of isulin, and we both know how that turned out yesterday. *he had yelled at me the day before..lol*
Pt: *stink face*
Me: Let me know if theres anything I can get ya!!! *cheerily bounces out the room*
Drinking juice like that at home, is part of the reason youre here, buddy. Along with both hands being covered in cat scratches/bites, a piece of glass in your foot and going blind in your right eye, lest we forget. I dont know if this was a brain burp or just an instance of not caring.
I was helping a pt who had hand surgery, set around his breakfast so that he would he would be able to eat.
Patient: *looks over tray* I want some juice. I dont see it.
Me: Ok, what kind?
Pt: I dont know... what kind is there?
Me: Well, theres pineapple, orange, cranberry?
Pt: No, its kinda like grape juice but its not.
Me: But its not what?
Pt: Its not grape juice.
Me: Oook. So, apple juice? *no idea how I figured that one out..lol*
Pt: Yeah, thats it!!! Do you have the big bottles?
Me: Just the smaller 4oz servings like this one here. *waves OJ in my hand*
Pt: O, ok. Can I have like 8 or 9 of them then?
Me: No sir, you are diabetic.. Any fruit juice is high in sugar content.
Pt. But I drink it like that at home.
Me: I realize that, but not while your here under my care. Plus Im going to have to come in here later and give you a huge syringe full of isulin, and we both know how that turned out yesterday. *he had yelled at me the day before..lol*
Pt: *stink face*
Me: Let me know if theres anything I can get ya!!! *cheerily bounces out the room*
Drinking juice like that at home, is part of the reason youre here, buddy. Along with both hands being covered in cat scratches/bites, a piece of glass in your foot and going blind in your right eye, lest we forget. I dont know if this was a brain burp or just an instance of not caring.
lol.
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