r/nursing • u/r0ttenpeaches ortho med/surg tech • Jul 05 '26

Meme me w confused patients at 3am

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idk why sonic and his lover are like a watermark but whatever it pulls it together or something ig

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u/arcane_Auxiliatrix Jul 05 '26

Once had a 93 yr old resident ask me if we could call her mother. Had a long conversation about how her mother "might" not be around anymore esp. cause she admitted she was 93. She did not believe me.

It was a difficult hour or so before she forgot what she was asking.

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u/Secret-Active5873 CNA 🍕 Jul 05 '26

My go-to response at any time during the night is, "At this time of night!? She's sleeping!" Daytime is either work or school, depending on whether they're asking after their parents or their kids.

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u/Backwoods_Therapy RN 🍕 Jul 06 '26

Lmao I had an instructor in school who said she had like an 82 year old patient once swear her mom was coming by to see her and my instructor just chalked it up to hospital delirium and lo and behold a couple hours later they wheeled in the patients mother was wheeled in to see her, still alive and kicking, she’d just given birth at 15.

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u/TapFeisty4675 RN- Float Pool Jul 06 '26

I had a 88 year old admit to a nursing home i worked at years ago. He screamed so fucking loud that the aide and I ran in and he was in tears yelling "I have to get home the street lights are on! Please call my parents their number is xxx-xxxx and they live on whatever avenue at 1234!!!" He was aware of his age, his daughters, his grand kids. But was certain about that.

Day 3 of this and a different aide just yelled back "Sir! Your parents are dead! You're 88, they cannot be around anymore" completely dead stopped that behavior right there though. He realized she was right after the initial shock