Side of bacon, Q 4 hours PRN agitation

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There was a patient this morning on the floor where I work who was just freaking out, swearing at everyone, he refused his morning blood draw and CXR, etc. Somewhere in the midst of his stringing of incoherent yells and insults he mentioned that he was really hungry, so his nurse called the kitchen and asked for an extra side of bacon.... After he got his breakfast the guy couldn't stop talking about how great the bacon was and totally calmed down. He let the phlebotomist draw his blood, got his CXR and was even polite about it! Later this evening he was about to leave AMA, but the nurse convinced him to stay until breakfast tomorrow. Lol.

Bacon: the new Ativan?
 
Awesome, let's reinforce disruptive behavior by giving agitated patients what they want!

It certainly made that nurses day easier. Giving the guy a side of bacon isn't exactly caving to his every whim, and what are the alternatives? If he leaves AMA he'll just end up back in the ED in worse shape and be admitted for a longer amount of time, or he gets zombified via psych meds... Bacon's not so bad.
 
Should have given him the bacon P.R.

That would have shut him up
 
haha thats great. There was actually an article on MSN.com yesterday about how 2 guys quit their jobs for bacon.

I wonder if there is some kind of IV bacon. mmm that would be amazing
 
haha thats great. There was actually an article on MSN.com yesterday about how 2 guys quit their jobs for bacon.

I wonder if there is some kind of IV bacon. mmm that would be amazing

continued thought on this leads me to believe you should not use regular salt (sodium) saline, but rather bacon salt saline.

bacon_salt.jpg


proof this should be done? This image comes from *drink* of the week.com
 
Hospital bacon was good? Ugh he MUST have been nuts!!

The hospitals around here have the worst bacon ever.... But hey, to each his own!
 
Bacon is a magical food for males. Just seeing the word "bacon" lured me into this thread. 🙂
 
I was in the liquor store and saw a bottle of bacon flavored vodka...no joke!...mmm mmm...now how about that with your morning eggs 😉....
 
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