NurseFail: Incident Reports from the Trenches | Gluing Yourself Into an Ostomy Bag
What is a NurseFail? It’s a mistake. It’s a mess up. Sometimes it’s a desperate attempt at perfection. Other times it is an accident. Basically it’s a sad moment in nursing. It’s a point in time where you have failed your patient, your hospital, your coworkers, your family, and your country, but managed to provide entertainment to the rest of the world.
10/28/11
1300
INCIDENT REPORT
EXPLANATION:
Ostomys can be a little tricky sometimes, that’s why I usually get someone to help me hold stuff down. It was busy today & I couldn’t find anyone to help, so I just did it myself. When I was all done gluing it on, I went to turn around & I didn’t seem to be moving? I was stuck on something? I looked down and saw the draw string to my jacket through the plastic ostomy bag, slowly being covering in ostomy juice, because I had obviously glued it in there. A minor detail.
REAL FAIL: Gluing Yourself Into An Ostomy Bag
Looks like this mistake came with a souvenir?
PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT:
Oh the old glued yourself into something dilemma. Gloves, wrappers, old dressings, scissors, I’m sure it has all been done at some point. I guess at least you had no choice but to notice this problem? Good thing this wasn’t brain surgery.
Disclaimer: This piece of medical fiction is property of www.NurseFail.com. This is a fictional work of the imagination of a sick individual, with the goal of making me laugh….And well? You too. This is in no way related to reality, think of it instead as a stretching of possibility.
