December 2016 Top 8 Captions Contest - Select $100 Winner

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  1. Select your favorite captions for the cartoon above...

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      MAN: "Merry Christmas, my lovely nurse!" NURSE: "Bah Humbug. Get me some coffee."
    • 8
      MAN: Happy New Year! New Year??? NURSE: What's the time now? Is it morning? Evening?
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      HUSBAND: Must you fall asleep while I am talking?! WIFE: No- it's purely voluntary.
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      HUSBAND: Oh no, the dream with the IV beeping again? WIFE: It just won't stop no matter how many times I hit the button...
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      MAN: Some of your coworkers say you're two-faced! WOMAN: Do you think that if I had two faces, I'd be wearing this one?
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      DOCTOR: I'm discontinuing the patient's Seroquel, Loxapine, Zopiclone, and Ativan tonight. Let's see how he does. NURSE: .... *speechless
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      NURSE: Hey your patient's been yelling for you to come see his bowel movement in the bathroom for like 10 minutes... DOCTOR: *sigh* I should have become a nurse...
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      HUSBAND: "How was your night?" WIFE: "Full moon. 'Nuff said about that. Now how about that margarita?"

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Show us your FUN SIDE! Submit your caption today!

It's so easy why wouldn't you? wave.gif.f76ccbc7287c56e63c3d7e6d800ab6c

Should you accept this challenge, it involves coming up with a caption to the above cartoon. You may submit as many captions as you wish. You have a few days to submit your entry.

Need ideas? (brainstorm session)

Christmas, New Years Eve/Day, hard day at work, patient to nurse (vice versa), doctor to nurse, nurse to nurse, etc

Caption Contest Rules

To qualify for the $100 prize, your caption must be posted here on allnurses.com. We will select the Top 8 captions in a few weeks where you (the community) will choose the winner.

Everyone is allowed to participate! Share on Facebook and tell your friends, family, and co-workers to join the fun!

Update

Top 8 Captions Poll is now available!

Vote for your favorite below...

UPDATE Dec. 27, 2016

Congratulations compassionresearcher!

You won $100! Your entry was selected by the community as the best caption.

Cartoon can be viewed at Nursing Dreams and Nightmares

Specializes in PICU, Pediatrics, Trauma.
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Hahahahaha! Out loud!

Male Triage Nurse: Barbara, we discussed this already, we need you to come to work with your game face on and to be more energetic

Female Nurse: Patrick, if I smile any harder I will be the next contestant for miss America, holding my stethoscope thanking my shrink for all the hard work he put in to help me cope working here.

Doctor: I'm discontinuing the patient's Seroquel, Loxapine, Zopiclone, and Ativan tonight. Let's see how he does

Nurse: .... *speechless

Specializes in Emergency.

Guy: Wah waah wa- waah wah wa-

Gal: Ok so now that I know the patients favorite color and movie, WHAT ARE THEY HERE FOR?!

Specializes in RETIREDMed nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Doc: I said you should take "Melatonin".

Pt: I thought you said "Melamine". Have you ever tried to swallow one of those plates? No wonder I couldn't sleep!

Hey, at least you're getting time and a half, holiday pay today!

Not in this place. I'm getting straight pay on a holiday that I have to work.

Specializes in Telemetry, Gastroenterology, School Nrs.

Husband: I can't believe how sick I was. That cold was NO JOKE! I mean it really dug it's claws in. I know that getting that extra rest helped me kick it quick!

Wife: Yeah, I had that same claw-digging illness, remember? It was NO JOKE and it's a wonder I was able to continue working, doing laundry, cooking dinner, driving the kids, etc... I sure do wish I had that Y chromosome.

Specializes in Nurse Health Writer / Author.

Man (husband who works days): You look tired still, didn't you sleep well?

Woman (night shift nurse): Thanks for telling me that...I was actually feeling pretty good.

Man: Hey, how have you been?

Nursing Student: Nursing Dx: Excessive Stress RT to Nursing Finals AEB extreme exhaustion, lack of social life, and nightmares of select all that applies questions.

Man: Huh?

Specializes in Psych.

" Rough night?"

"Let's just say: 12 Santas sniffling, 11 in the ER, 10 babies bawling, 9 fakers faking, 8 just want a waitress, 7 people punching, 6 code browns -FIVE HAVE C-DIFF - 4 techs called out, 3 went home, 2 docs went dinner, and 1 nurse for the whole night."

Him - "Sorry Nurse Kamping, we have to mandate you to work a double".

Her - I don't think I'm safe, I've had no sleep, Didn't have time for a break, and well 'look at my hair!!'

Him - We just had another sick call so you will be working short tonight.

Her - again! I'm burning out from all this extra work - I thought it was a recession.

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