Ring Ring (RT Department Phone ringing)
Me: Respiratory Therapy, can I help you?
Nurse: I have a patient who wants to take his MDI, he has 2 in his med cabinet but only had orders for one of them but he wants the other, can I give it to him?
Me: What is the order for?
Nurse: Albuterol 2 puff, may take on own.
Me: What is the name of the other mdi medication he has?
Nurse: Ventolin.
Me: (Laughing to self) Ok Ventolin is albuterol, it's the a commercial name of albuterol.
Nurse: Really, I've never heard of it.
Me: Yea it's like how acetaminophen is the same a Tylenol, or ibuprofen is the same as Motrin only cheaper.
Nurse: Ok I got it, so which one can I give him?
Me: (Duh look no face) Which ever one he wants.
Someday people will understand.
Ring Ring (RT Department Phone ringing)
Me: Respiratory Therapy, can I help you?
Nurse: I have a patient who wants to take his MDI, he has 2 in his med cabinet but only had orders for one of them but he wants the other, can I give it to him?
Me: What is the order for?
Nurse: Albuterol 2 puff, may take on own.
Me: What is the name of the other mdi medication he has?
Nurse: Ventolin.
Me: (Laughing to self) Ok Ventolin is albuterol, it's the a commercial name of albuterol.
Nurse: Really, I've never heard of it.
Me: Yea it's like how acetaminophen is the same a Tylenol, or ibuprofen is the same as Motrin only cheaper.
Nurse: Ok I got it, so which one can I give him?
Me: (Duh look no face) Which ever one he wants.
Someday people will understand.