An Accident and Emergency Department in Birmingham boasts a Nurse Payne
Nurse Hacker scrubs regularly in a London Operating Department
Sister De'Ath walks the corridors of a hospice in Victoria
Does Annie Beaver still work in Obstetrics in New York?
Mrs. Ake, a retired RN, was a specialist nurse in rheumatology
Kathy Foley was the head of the Catheter Insertion Team (back when they had those in the old days).
Dr Hui (pronounced "Wee") was a urologist whose wife, a nurse, worked as his office manager. Her name was Pi (pronounced "Pee"). Nurse Cox worked for a different team.
Chris Feely always favoured complementary therapies - especially therapeutic massage, while Nurse Fang was more at home with Cosmetic Surgery.
Ed worked with a nun who's last name was Fuchs. He did not know how to pronounce her name - so he asked. And he wanted to die.
Mary Slaughter could never get a post on the Surgical Unit, and Nurse Cutts was never the 'First Pick' Midwife.
Sharon Ward - when she gets promoted - will be Sr. Ward.
Not forgetting Melina, who works on a general medical ward and Nurse Nurse - she goes where she's sent!
I know a MD who is a general surgeon (and a good one at that) whose last name is Kill. Can you imagine him coming into your room and introducing himself " Hi, I'm Dr. Kill and I will be doing your surgery today." We gave him such a hard time about that, but he is an excellent surgeon and a great guy too.:) :) :)
I recently had 2 patients with peculiar names...one was Dick Trickle, and the other one was P. Tinkle... I only used the last names when addressing them to avoid laughing my butt off!!
Here in the great state of Florida, we have a cardio-thoracic surgeon named Dr. Hurt and an urologist named Dr. Hatchett. I don't know if this is a good omen or bad.
I worked with a Director of Ragiology year back who's name was Ken Dover. While introducing him one day I incorrectly called him Ben. You get the picture now....."HI....meet the Director of Radiology Ben Dover".
OMG! Iwas so embarrassed as was Mr. Dover. I surely expected a pink slip later that day....thank goodness he had a good sense of humor!
I'm a big guy and the only male working with kids and Adults in an Outpatient Oncology Treatment center. a 3 year-old that comes in frequently for chemo, can't remember my name but referrs to me as " you know mom, the big guy the 'Daddy Nurse' ":)
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My childhood dentist was Dr. Fillmore, and at the hospital I was at as an EMT we had 2 ER docs named Dr. Holmes & Dr. Watson:)