How To Be a Yes-woman

Here's another fun conversation I had on the same patient as below. I'm running around going crazy, when I get a call from the attending. The patient didn't so much fail a barium swallow test from the day before as remain so lethargic no one could do much of anything except sternal rub him with barely visible response, much less complete a full test.

ATTENDING:
Hi, there. I know Pt blah blah blah failed a barium swallow test yesterday, but I was wondering if you could, you know, maybe just sit him up a little bit and see if he'll take sips of water.

JAMIE:

[playing along like a smart nurse as she is now playing a dumb nurse]
Oh sure, doctor, no problem!

ATTENDING:
You know, make sure that you sit him up at a 90 degree angle and just see if he can wake up and take a couple sips of water.

JAMIE:
[finding this very funny, somehow]
Oh yes, doctor, will do. 90 degrees. Gotcha!

ATTENDING:
[now satisfied with self]
Well, great, thank you then!

JAMIE:
[hamming it up, as she has no intention of trying to arouse a lethargic patient to do a dysphagia consult she isn't authorized to do, and wouldn't do as per ordered in her nightmares]
Oh, you're so welcome, Dr. Blah blah blah!

[Time passes]

JAMIE:
[as a joke]
So his attending wanted me to sit the patient up "to see if he could take a couple sips of water." Whaddya think?!

SPEECH THERAPY/JAMIE:
[both break down into gales of laughter]