Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

I manage to embarass myself a LOT!

We were putting in a femoral line in a pt doing crappy as soon as I got to work. We were also preparing to intubate and start pressors......So I was running around gathering supplies. Our rooms are quads so the nurse I was sharing a room with (who is male, old enough to be my Dad, and gay) was helping. All the sudden RIIIIP! My pants split down the crack, from my lower back (which is tattooed) to my crotch! I wanted to DIE! Worse yet I couldn't do a thing about it until we finished!!! I feebly grabbed a pt gown to cover up, but still felt a breeze! Of course, the male nurse and resident thought it was hilarious! I got comments about my tattoo, my butt, my unserwear (thongs), you name it! There was nothing to do but laugh at myself and my naked butt hanging out, (or start crying), so it is a big joke now.

My first husband and I moved to a different state, so that meant I was orienting at a new hospital for me.....I was on orientation and following my nurse around and we were at the nurses station and she was reaching up in a cabinet to pull down supplies to start an IV. Suddenly, she said, "Oh for Pete's sake!" and ran around the corner. I thought she was mad about something she couldn't find, so I followed her and noticed she went into a room which I thought was a supply closet, so I nonchalantly opened the door and to my horror, she looked up at me while sitting on the toilet!

I manage to embarass myself a LOT!

We were putting in a femoral line in a pt doing crappy as soon as I got to work. We were also preparing to intubate and start pressors......So I was running around gathering supplies. Our rooms are quads so the nurse I was sharing a room with (who is male, old enough to be my Dad, and gay) was helping. All the sudden RIIIIP! My pants split down the crack, from my lower back (which is tattooed) to my crotch! I wanted to DIE! Worse yet I couldn't do a thing about it until we finished!!! I feebly grabbed a pt gown to cover up, but still felt a breeze! Of course, the male nurse and resident thought it was hilarious! I got comments about my tattoo, my butt, my unserwear (thongs), you name it! There was nothing to do but laugh at myself and my naked butt hanging out, (or start crying), so it is a big joke now.