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What pranks have you played on your boss?

systoly — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:57 GMT

I need a laugh and perhaps some ideas. So come on all you pranksters out there - fess up.
I'll start with a couple:
1. Wander alarm - I had a coworker distract my DON while I placed a wander alarm in her pocket. Every time she tried to leave the unit the doors would lock. She called maintenance a couple of times and they assured her everything is in working order. She tried all the doors in the unit (4) and finally called maintenance a third time and after being subjected to several funny remarks by maintenance, they finally figured it out. Later that day, she called me to her office, got the wander alarm out of a drawer and just when I thought it was time to pay the piper, she casually says, "I believe this is from your unit, would you see that it gets back there."

2. Rattlesnake paper clip - I bend a large paper clip into the shape of a bow, attached a rubber band with a smaller paper clip in the middle to it, wound it up and carefully placed it in an envelope with my DON's name on it and placed it on the desk at the nurse's station. When she opened the envelope, the rubber band unwound and the small paper clip rattled the envelope. She shrieked, through the envelope down and stomped off.

To my former DONs and supervisors: Thank you for being such good sports.

Crazy/weird/funny things you have caught your pts doing

bklynbaby — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:23:53 GMT

I have heard stories of patients doing weird, embarassing or funny things when they think no ones's around.

So there was a male patient in his mid 30s who was post op cardiac surgery and did not have a BM for a day or two. One night one of my colleauges caught this patient trying to give himself an enema with a showerhead in the bathroom. She shrieked, he cried that he just had to go. He of course ended up getting a medically prescribed enema by his nurse.

Another male patient in his 50s with an AICD. He kept on screaming that he was constantly getting shocked. We could not quite understand why his AICD kept going off especially since his ECG readings were all normal. Well one day during one of his "shocking" episodes a nurse walked in on him pleasuring himself.

Laryngospasms (acapella)

mizfradd — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:28:53 GMT

The Laryngospasms singing, "Breathe". What a great group!:yeah:

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You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

abbaking — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:30:10 GMT

1. You notice no coffee in the coffee pot

2. The unt has 5 call lights going off at the same time

3. Your previous shift staff look at you and thank the lord you've come to rescue them

4. Dinner trays are still waiting to be passed out at 7pm

5. All the nursing staff could seem to be on the verge of tears

6. Off-going shift walk slowly and painfully cause there feet are hurting them

7. A collective stench on BM/Urine/Emisis is smelled getting off the elevator

8. The hospital has 8 ambulances in the ER driveway and 2 helicopters on the helipads.

9. Your Nurse Manager is assisting with patient care (Yes, I have actually seen that happen!)