r/nursing • u/kpsi355 RN - ER 🍕 • Mar 29 '22
Nursing Hacks What’s a little white lie you tell the completely confused patient?
I’m always telling the cirrhosis dude his truck is in the shop. Then I tell him his buddy dared him to “shoot” his lactulose and give him a sprite chaser.
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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22
My sweet happy little old lady in hospice. She’d have her purse in hand. “Let’s go!” I’d say, “Where we goin’?” And she’d say, “To the Casino of course!”. I would then say to her, “Sit here and wait, I’ve got to count my change so we can go. Here, hold the dog.” I truly miss the love she gave to everyone.