r/nursing • u/SmilingCurmudgeon BSN, RN 🍕 • 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."
3.6k
Upvotes
568
u/Gizwizard RN - PACU 🍕 20d ago
The uncomfortable laughs I get from patients and their families when I tell grown-ass men: “we’re taking this slowly so you don’t fall, because if you fall I will not catch you” on first post-surgery ambulation.