[missboo622]

People sign in on "sign in" sheets to let the nurse know what is wrong with them, and information for registration such as B-date, age, SS#. However, there is someone sitting at the reception desk when the patient comes in. They aren't just left there w/o seeing a hospital employee (be it a nurse, or registration).

[aussiedave]

We don't have sign in slips but a triage nurse once used "broken heart" as a triage diagnosis.

Turns out the guy's girlfirend had just broken up with him.


Devastating...

[JustaPatient]

bump

[Darlene K.]

Originally Posted by erdiane

"I have a sist in virginia."

I thought..........well, I have a sister in Nebraska, but I don't go to the ER for that!

(Had a vaginal cyst)

[TreeHawk]

My ex used to work in a hospital taking down complaints as people walk into the ER. He had 2 Mexican men come up to him. When he asked one man what was wrong, the poor guy said in a very think accent, "izzzz dripping", meaning his penis was dripping, probably an STD. My ex asked the other guy what was wrong with him, and he said "izzz dripping too". Poor guys!

[whoamiRN]

No from the ER, but an elderly woman called on a Saturday at my LTC telling me her husband had "Oldtimer's", so he needed to come to the nursing home. along the same lines, we live in a rural area, and many of the CNAs know each other and get their friends/family members to come work there. It is a long standing joke to go up to one of the CNA trainees with a worried look and tell them "Go tell Sue (the RN CNA instructor) we need some Fallopian tubes on Unit 2!" It sounds mean but every one is so good hearted that the one who has it pulled on them is usually the one doing the next time to the "newbie".

[nursewannbe]

These are all awesome!!! I can't stop laughing!!
Thanks,
Laura aka nursewannbe

[Darlene K.]

Had a 14 year female "needed a cat smear". She meant "pap smear"! Makes sense to me!

[TazziRN]

My ex used to be a paramedic in Oakland and told me he would respond on one frequent flyer whose older female relative would run out yelling, "He's havin' a eucalyptic see-jur!"

(epileptic seizure)

[canoehead]

Originally Posted by BamaBound2bRN

I have a question for all of our "English Critics".........has anyone here ever taken a day out of your precious year to volunteer for Project Literacy to help these people?

It's a JOKE

Do ya GET it?