We've all heard weird, wild and even ludicrous things slip out of a doctor's mouth! Provide your quote for this National Nurses Week contest and you'll be entered to win a $250 amazon.com gift card!
Winner will be announced May 16, 2017
UPDATE May 19, 2017:
The winner of the 2017 National Nurses Week Doctors Say The Darnedest Things giveaway is user Racer15 who said:
I had a pt brought by EMS for altered mental status. ER doc is talking to the pt asking her what meds she takes. Starts listing them off and then says "and something to help with my memory, umm, it's called, umm..". Doc looks at her and says "well it's obviously not working", turns around and walks out
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While going through chemotherapy for my son, a doctor said " oh he has leukemia, that is like having the common cold right ?" Same doctor said, " I know he is having trouble breathing, what do want me to do? Put him in the ICU and shove a tube down his throat? I will if you want me too!" Needless to say, we didn't see him again.
While working with an OB during a delivery,,,he was repairing an episiotomy. The dad was watching and asked if he could put in an extra stitch. Without hesitation the doctor said, " Why? Do YOU need it?"
Assisting a doctor with an impromptu Pap exam on an elderly woman due to discharge, the woman was nervous. The doctor proceeded to tell the patient he would be inserting the speculum. The patient jumped and apologized, stating loudly, " It's been a long time since a man or anything was in there!" The provider, a seasoned veteran, turned bright red and was speechless! I've never seen him either speechless or blushing! It was hilarious. Even the patient was laughing!
Had a very rude patient ask Dr. papaneni what he was anyway?!? He responded "I'm Indian. And not waaa waa (hand and mouth ) Indian gas station Indian." Had to run out the room.
In an outpatient clinic a patient's potassium level was low so the doctor writes an order: "Please give patient 2 bananas" as if we carry them in the pyxis
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NurseCait84
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After checking in with a doctor and filling him in on how our patient was doing, he patted me on the head and said "good girl." 😆