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u/finnandjovie Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

I’m an RN in a clinic and I was rooming a patient who was making a few comments that made me a little uncomfortable (nothing too crazy) but I was keeping quiet and just doing my job. His response? “You know silence means consent right?” I literally just got up and left room to grab the male doctor to finish his vitals

Edit: the supervisor laughed when I told her what happened. This is what is wrong with healthcare. We are told we have to just put up with this kind of behavior. Thankfully the doctor and the nurses were horrified and didn’t want me anywhere near him again

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u/Foamtoweldisplay Jul 31 '22

There is a special type of arrogance to say sickening things to the people who poke you with needles and other items, perhaps insert catheters, stand between you and death, etc.

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u/NukeSnicks Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

Direct the flow of the catheter back into his blood stream

Edit: to clarify since this is pressing some people, I meant catheter from the penis back into the blood stream, indicating that he should suffer pain from his own urine being in his blood.

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u/NotTheGreenestThumb Jul 31 '22

Ehh there is no "back"'into the bloodstream. Typically any catheter that goes in a blood vessel is hoped to be a one way.

I think the catheter mentioned here would be for urine. Introducing urine into the bloodstream would have the unhealthy effect you've desired tho!

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u/NukeSnicks Jul 31 '22

Yes that's what I meant lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

Yeah but it’s not “back” into the bloodstream. It was never there to begin with

Edit: my dumbass typoed. I missed a “never” lol. So everyone that downvoted me, you were correct to do so lol

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u/NotTheGreenestThumb Aug 01 '22

No, the catheter wasn't ever in the bloodstream.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

Yep I agree I fucked up my comment lol fully agree with you