So I had an elderly African-American patient a couple of years ago that we were seeing for antibiotic injections for pneumonia. Part of my responsibilities as a home care nurse is to educate patients on their disease processes and also their medications. So as I was teaching this gentleman about his medications and quizzing him on what each one was, we got to his Viagra. Now this patient happened to be on twice the normal dose then is indicated for erectile dysfunction. When I inquired as to why he was taking it, thinking maybe there was another reason he set me straight:
Flo: Do you know why you are on this medication
Him: Yeah that is so I can get it up for the ladies
Flo: That is an extremely high dose
Him: Yeah Dr Blank says that us black men need twice as much since we are twice as big
Flo: I have never heard that before
Him: Want to see how it works?
Flo: I'll see you next week
Sometimes it is just better to keep your mouth shut. When will I ever learn?
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