Nurses Humor
Updated: Feb 15, 2023 Published Jun 12, 2000
Found in the History and Physical section of a patient's chart who had experienced visual hallucinations while ill:
Quote "Patient vehemently denies any auditory, tactile, or old factory hallucinations."
Diana6
1 Post
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Nurse J1112
95 Posts
I saw an ER report stating "Pt's vomit resembled chili con carne"
This was also a Hispanic patient.
I am Hispanic, I died ?
Did they really have to describe it as Chili con carne? LOL
Another ER report was "Pt was like really puffy all over"
...lol
Christy1019, ASN, RN
879 Posts
I was precepting a new grad and came across a note they charted after giving an enema:
"Pt had two big terds and said she felt relief"
First we discussed what the proper terminology should be, then we discussed the proper spelling of turd. Lol
loriangel14, RN
6,931 Posts
I was charting on a physical rehab patient. I meant to say""patient encouraged to dress self". I typed "patient encouraged to dress elf".
sharpeimom
2,452 Posts
I don't know. I think elf dressing might be a useful skill at Christmastime. Think
of all the overtime!
My mom was hospitalized for severe pneumonia. I had gone to school with her nurse that day. As I was leaving, the nurse showed me an admissions note the young nurse had written.
"Patient only has one boob." What? Huh? Really?
Maybe that's because she had a mastectomy while I was in grad school?!
BOOB? Try right BREAST!
DMfutureRN
8 Posts
Under "reason for visit": Artificial mitro valve. Really? "Mitro" valve. Who put that in?
ICUNurseG
75 Posts
"Subarachnoid hemorrhoid"
"Pt has been death since birth" (deaf)
By docs
I once saw another RNs charting as "removed pts clit ring"
ShortFuse_LPN, LPN
256 Posts
last night a secretary put in for frequency under vital sign " q * sh#t one of the nurses aids brought me a set of vs's at an odd hour and said "your pt just had a bm so i took her vital signs"
Now that's an awesome CNA!
gwstudent
21 Posts
That transcriptionist needs to be fired.....lol
katmarieRN
73 Posts
"Wound irrigated with litters and litters of worm saline"
Op note for abdominal washout.