By anon - 03/08/2016 03:28

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 43

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.

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LyricaSilvan 29

I was gonna say, at least he found it amusing.

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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 29

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.

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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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manofmerr 27

I beg to differ! Were i given the option, and a sufficiently strong chair, i would do nothing but chair hop around a hospital. Alas, no chairs are that strong...and its been said that if i do manage to do that, i'll be removed from the premises. Well, theres always a rocket/jet powered wheelchair:)

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