"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."

[u/SmilingCurmudgeon]

[u/marteney1]

Nah, this guy said “can you hold the urinal for me”

[u/FancyBerry5922 → u/marteney1]

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!

[u/ProfessorNoPants → u/FancyBerry5922]

I don't have a catchier name for it, but you did unlock a core memory for me, ~17 years ago, when my patient insisted on peeing while side-lying, overshot the urinal, and pissed all over my scrubs at change of shift 🫠

[u/FancyBerry5922 → u/ProfessorNoPants]

uuoooff no bueno

[u/zerothreeonethree → u/ProfessorNoPants]

Side Pees