Today, I was working at the hospital and it was very busy. Unthinking, I told a patient in a wheelchair to "sit tight" while I checked on something. He mocked me for the rest of his stay. FML
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zaidthunder1
| 27
Your patient has a good sense of humour.
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Tripartita
| 44
So you told somebody to sit tight who was sitting in a chair with wheels on either side that he could use to move around? That… actually sounds more appropriate than telling somebody in a standard chair to sit tight. It's not exactly like they're going to hold onto the bottom of the chair and hop around in it.
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thatguy206
| 27
Mabye you should be a little more cautious about how you phrase things since you work at a hospital.
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domolovesyoshi
| 33
Maybe people shouldn't take things said in obvious ignorance (not thinking before speaking ignorance) so seriously.
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dietcoke09
| 25
Oh yeah because hospitals aren't stressful enough?
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AverageAvarice
| 23
OP didn't really say anything insulting, it was actually appropriate as the patient is sitting in a chair in which they can transport themselves. They patient only thought of it in terms of getting out of the chair and walking away, hopefully they both had a good laugh out of the situation.
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zaidthunder1
| 27
Your patient has a good sense of humour.
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PrincessShiraz
| 11
FYL because a patient was joking around with you? Huh? Additionally, how on earth did this get published but mine on the day when I found out my best friend was moving to Omaha, my grandmother had a stroke, and when I got home from the hospital my beloved cat had a broken leg did NOT?
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Miss_Whipped
| 42
You sound pretty bitter, #21. Unfortunately, that attitude gets you nowhere on this site.
P.S. That sounds more like F your best friend's, grandmother's, and cat's lives. Not yours.
P.S. That sounds more like F your best friend's, grandmother's, and cat's lives. Not yours.
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LyricaSilvan
| 29
I was gonna say, at least he found it amusing.
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thatannoyingdude
| 19
What's the FML?
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StormfrontX33_fml
| 24
Sounds like you're the one hay doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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StormfrontX33_fml
| 24
Oh wow that-****. Didn't notice that I wrote "hay." Epic fail
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Azurexorcist
| 11
You're trying way too hard dude
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NeatNit
| 32
Funny how the wheels turn, huh?
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amileah13
| 26
For me, I say "sit tight" a lot too even when working with patients who are confined to wheelchairs. It's okay, op. Force of habit
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moodyreallyrocks
| 27
Good attempt at trying to diffuse a tense situation..
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AC98
| 19
That's messed up. What'd u expect from him, a standing ovation?
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AverageAvarice
| 23
Hospitals make most patients use wheelchairs even if they can ambulate, to avoid liability issues. The patient may still be able to stand.
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xelarea
| 14
At least he didn't seem to take offense to it? Lol
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Lalala579121
| 27
I know, right? OP basically just wrote this FML to tell us how cool their patients are.
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MonCapitan
| 4
At least you didn't say to a paraplegic "don't go anywhere, I'll be right back".
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AverageAvarice
| 23
Unless they were quadriplegic they may still be capable of self transport in a wheel chair using their arms.
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jeffprobs
| 20
Sometimes ya hit, but most the time as humans we miss. Yet, each miss makes an interesting story and what's the world without a good story.