r/nursing 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/qxrhg BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 29 '22

Had a former school teacher with dementia. Printed off stories from reddit and had her "mark" them. Kept her busy for hours.

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u/tiiired_mom Mar 29 '22

🤣🤣🤣