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There's a story that George Burns (google him kids - legendary comedian who lived to be 100) told on himself.
The nurse brought in a urine specimen cup and told him to 'fill it'. She left, and he emptied the contents of his apple juice into it. She returned, saw the container and said "Hmmmm, it's a little dark!" George then said, "Let me run it though another time" and before she knew what was happening, he opened the specimen cup and drank the juice.
One of my patients told me that he saw on the news that someone had just jumped out of the window from the top floor of my hospital.
Not funny when it's actually happened at the hospital in the past...
Also have several patients (male) tell me they're in for a "boob job" when they're scheduled for heart surgery. Also not funny because surgery and informed consent are pretty darn important.
Well, I wasn't directly involved with this nurse to nurse prank, there was the incident at the Big Clinic where I worked in the Injection Location (colloquially, "shot room") The receptionist would send the orders for shots through a pneumatic tube system. Some anonymous mischief-maker sent KM, my unsuspecting co-worker an order for "Ivy Green" who proceeded to the waiting area . . .
"Ivy Green!" . . ."Ms. Ivy Green. . Ivy! . " Went on for a good long time, too. (KM was very conscientious)
Ivy remained silent because Ivy was a potted philodendron sitting in a chair . . .thinking back on it I hope it was April Fool's Day because --- otherwise who would do such a juvenile thing?!?
peterlecompte
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Just wondering if anyone has any good stories of being pranked by their patients? Here's a pretty good one...
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Leave your prank stories below!