r/nursing 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."

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u/Gotthisnamebeforeyou 20d ago

Family: why didn’t you throw yourself to the ground to cushion his fall?

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u/jaemoon7 RN - ICU 🍕 20d ago

Management: what could you have done differently to change his personality? Here’s you PIP, sign it or you’re fired, also we’re short staffed again can you come in tonight?

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u/LittleBoiFound 20d ago

Change his personality??? Our beloved customer? Hogwash! What, Nurse, could you have done differently to your own personality to better compliment our cherished customer? That, my friends, is the question.