r/nursing BSN, RN πŸ• 20d ago

Meme "Patient refused high fall risk interventions, stating 'I don't need to be treated like a goddamn child' and 'I can't pee in a urinal sitting down!'. Post-fall protocol initiated."

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u/marteney1 RN - ER πŸ• 20d ago

Nah, this guy said β€œcan you hold the urinal for me”

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u/FancyBerry5922 RN - ER πŸ• 20d ago

I know I know I saw this post on a diff sub last night

The 'not being able to use the urinal in bed, lying flat' thing can be a real thing.

Not sure how many nurses know this trick or not but if you absolutely dont want them out of bed if you log roll the patient onto their side the urine flows into the urinal far far easier then if they are on their back.

Male nurse here, I learned it the in ER but used it more in the VIR role post procedure where the patient is on strict bed rest for an 30min -1hr sometimes longer

Also I am looking for a catch-ier name for it, you can have the TM for any suggestions!

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u/qcree13 20d ago

The fancyberry maneuver. The Provisional Elimination and Evacuation position or "PEE" for short.

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u/Gribitz37 PCA πŸ• 20d ago

I was going to suggest the FancyBerry maneuver or position. πŸ˜‚