[marslarks]

nice..hehehe

[RNview]

I was orienting a new nurse in our floor. We were on the bedside and I was showing her how to use our accucheck machine. I said to her "...then it will ask you for a code. Just like this one (6), so you have to press sex". Another embarrassment on my side. In the break room (as always) my co-workers were teasing me all day. I just said "Hmmmm, maybe I need one."

[NursingAgainstdaOdds]

I had a discussion of my plans to attend med school, which was shortly followed by (but unrelated to) a discussion about Chantix with an aide co-worker.

The co-worker asked me a question about Chantix, to which I replied :

"I don't know! I'm not in medicine yet!!", which made said co-worker howl with laughter.

[TDub]

That reminds me: the first time I ever saw an Accucheck, another nurse was showing me how to use it and not explaining what was going on. I watched the numbers going down, thinking that was the BG, not the seconds left before the result. It got to 70, my eyes got big, it got to 50, I gasped and when it hit 35, I screamed "Oh my God!" The other nurse wondered what the heck was wrong with me.

[nrsang97]

Originally Posted by TDub

That reminds me: the first time I ever saw an Accucheck, another nurse was showing me how to use it and not explaining what was going on. I watched the numbers going down, thinking that was the BG, not the seconds left before the result. It got to 70, my eyes got big, it got to 50, I gasped and when it hit 35, I screamed "Oh my God!" The other nurse wondered what the heck was wrong with me.

I was in the doctors office years ago and the MA took my sugar and the machine had a countdown and she didn't know and she saw it say "20" and she thought it was my blood sugar and ran out and got the doctor. They had to explain to her that my blood sugar couldn't have been 20. She worked in a different office and the machine they used didn't have the countdown feature. Poor MA when she thought my sugar was 20 I thought she was going to pass out.

[silvergirl]

Originally Posted by missmercy

When I was in high school I was working as a nurse's aid at our small town hospital. It was my job to go around and get everyone's vital signs and chart them. I walked inot one gentleman's room, said "Good Morning! I'm just here to grab your vitals" Wife was sitting at bedside and started laughing hysterically then she said " why don't you leave that to me honey!" I about died!


Then there was the time I was training a new nurse to our pediatric unit -- she had to call the doctor's office to set up a follow up visit for a patient in a couple of weeks post discharge as well as get some orders for some scripts to send home w/ pt. She got the doc on the phone, got the scripts and then said, and "when would you like the patient to f/u?" DEAD SILENCE at the nurses station AND the doctor's office -- it had to have been a full 10 seconds before she realized what she had said and then she quickly said " I mean of course, follow up with an office visit -- with you -- then she giggled and said the chart just has the letters F & U -- sorry!" At that point we were all cracking up and (thank goodness) so was the Doc. Took a LOOONG time for her to get over that one!!

oh lord i am dying! Once I was in a pts room with my aide and the pt was npo and on tube feedings. The chg RN stuck her head in and said do you want anything from Mac Ds? "Oh I dont know -hey (to my aide ) do you want anything from MacDs-the Chg is ordering?" I about died the pt looked like his mouth was watering profusely--I had to step out of the room I felt so bad. Another time I was giving a supp to a SCI pt and said I hope I am not hurting you-he replied "how could you I cant feel it." MORTIFIED. It just comes out and you cant stop your mouth sometimes. Your own worst enemy

[ERYNN]

Originally Posted by RNtoJD

I was working in the ER and this man was brought in --post coital cardiac arrest. He was probably about 80 yrs old. Well, unfortunately we were unable to resucitate him. About 2 hours after he was pronounced, the local HOMICIDE team came in and demanded a sperm sample. I couldn't resist the chance to be a wisea** and said, "Good luck. He's been dead for 2 hours. If you can get one then you are in the wrong profession."

[rn96jd08ct]

These are hilarious!!

[BBsAngel]

I was a relatively new nurse working on a med surg unit. I had just got report and went to the nurses station. The call light went off and I answered it. The voice on the other end said, "My grandmother needs to use the potty chair." When I got to the room I said to the granddaughter, "Can she stand with help?" The granddaughter replied, "She has no legs." Very embarassing.

[AlabamaLegalRN]

I Can't Say The Word Prostatectomy!!!!!!!