Him: I just want to die...just let me die
Me: I completely understand and Im on your side with honoring your wishes. We will stop all your care and set you up on a morphine drip to make you comfortable
10 minutes later after the morphine is going
Him: Well now what
Me: I dunno !?!
Him: Well how long is this going to take?
Me: I dunno ?!?!?
Him: Well what do I do now?
Me: I dunno?!?!!?!?!?!
This is the first time I have ever had a patient completely alert and oriented that was just sitting around waiting to die. I was blindsided by the questions and honestly had no idea what to say. I didnt expect him to last that long the way he was bleeding internally...
2 hours later:
Him: Well now what...
Me: I completely understand and Im on your side with honoring your wishes. We will stop all your care and set you up on a morphine drip to make you comfortable
10 minutes later after the morphine is going
Him: Well now what
Me: I dunno !?!
Him: Well how long is this going to take?
Me: I dunno ?!?!?
Him: Well what do I do now?
Me: I dunno?!?!!?!?!?!
This is the first time I have ever had a patient completely alert and oriented that was just sitting around waiting to die. I was blindsided by the questions and honestly had no idea what to say. I didnt expect him to last that long the way he was bleeding internally...
2 hours later:
Him: Well now what...
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