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Misadventurous Melissa

Everyday is an adventure, or misadventure as the case may be. It is the latter that makes for the best stories, inspiring the name of my blog. I'm a nurse and an attorney (and way too silly sometimes). I am retired now. WELCOME to my blog! This is a work of fiction inspired by true events. The patients I refer to are a patchwork quilt of various patient's problems mixed together. If you think you recognize someone, you are wrong. These people do not really exist.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Can't Fool The Nurse


This was sitting on a patient's table. It's not what it looks like, assuming that you think it looks like a jug of urine.

I had given the patient a pitcher of water, a cup and a urinal container. I threatened him that if he didn't pee soon, I would have to catheterize him. He put the container between his legs and I left him alone to work on his assignment.

Checking back later, I found what is shown in the photo. It was clear, colorless and odorless. I may be blonde, but I can tell water from urine and that was water.

I gave him another chance , but he couldn't produce anything that was urine-like, so he got catheterized. I got over a liter of yellow, pungent liquid. I feel for the guy, though, he must have been desperate to try a trick like that. I have a suggestion for the future, have a family member pee in the container, then the nurse won't know.


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3 Comments:

At 6/24/2006 11:22:00 PM, Blogger Tati said...

*laughing*

Oh, Melissa, you have the funniest patients :-))

 
At 6/24/2006 11:46:00 PM, Blogger Michelle said...

LOL, that guy was a genius!!

 
At 6/25/2006 12:46:00 AM, Blogger Madwag said...

oh bless him... that is funny

 

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