Have you ever said something so dumb...

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that after you said it, you wanted to disappear into thin air? i was asked a question today in class about hyperglycemia to which i said something to the effect of giving dexrose to treat it! wth was i thinking? at least i caught my spoof. i know better. tell me i'm not the only one who's done this:bugeyes:

One time a nursing instructor asked me what BUN means. I said blood urine nitrogen instead of blood urea nitrogen. I still cringe thinking of it.

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Specializes in ICU, CVICU.

I say dumb things all the time. Luckily it is mostly just on Allnurses so I can save face :D

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

I had a call a few months back from our Pharamacy asking if I really wanted to give that ducolax suppository PO! (as I had written). OH I busted up laughing...

Being quick some days, I said "well...naaaa we can make it PR now, that patient is being nicer now!" LOL!!!

I still get teased about it..."hey...any patients giving you grief that need a PO suppository?"...some days I just laugh, other days I say "as a matter of fact yes...room ___". LOL!

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Specializes in RN in LTC.

yo,

last week we had an resident near passing (roxanol, etc.) and me and another aide go to do a slight, gentle reposition in bed and i loudly announce to my co-worker "put him in the dead center".

pure class....

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I had a call a few months back from our Pharamacy asking if I really wanted to give that ducolax suppository PO! (as I had written). OH I busted up laughing...

Being quick some days, I said "well...naaaa we can make it PR now, that patient is being nicer now!" LOL!!!

I still get teased about it..."hey...any patients giving you grief that need a PO suppository?"...some days I just laugh, other days I say "as a matter of fact yes...room ___". LOL!

I wonder----would that patient prefer ketchup or mustard with it?

ROTF & LMAO

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On my first day on a hospital unit, I needed to wash my hands, so I went to the sink, turned on the water, pushed on the soap thing on the wall, but nothing was coming out. I debated about just rinsing my hands but when I noticed the nurses were watching me from the nurse's station, I decided to ask how to get some soap. The first nurse said, "Just push it". I told her I did already. She then said, "so push it harder!". I turned around, pushed the soap container harder and it wouldn't budge, turned back to her and she said the same thing, "just keep pushing, girl." By this time, I was hearing the other nurses giggling so I didn't want to turn back. At the point, when I decided to pretend I had gotten soap, my clinical instructor decided to show up, she was like, "u see that thing, when you put ur hands underneath, the sensor activates the soap." By now, all the nurses were laughing outright and that day, I almost cried. :( But I told myself, I was too tough to cry.

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these are funny! i'm sure i could probably look forward to updating on my latest verbal spoof.

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Specializes in Day program consultant DD/MR.

I think I made a boo-boo or 2 like that when I was in school to, but I survived...lol

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry/PCU, SNF.

Just the other night at a dinner meeting/presentation hosted by one of the cardiology groups I made a wonderful slip. We were introducing ourselves to the group and as they were going around my table it was like, "Manager, Director, Manager, Supervisor" to which I continued, "Manger...errr staff nurse." Turned bright red. My manager who was sitting next to me said, "Really? This is great! I need time off!"

It's going to be awhile 'til I live it down.

Cheers,

Tom

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Often. I find myself asking people around me "did I just say that out loud?". :)

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, ICU, clinic.

One time on a busy night shift one of our post-ops was declining. I had just returned from my break and had been speaking with my husband on the phone. On my return to the floor, I phoned the surgeon on-call for orders and before hanging up said "Thanks, love you too"without realizing--my coworker pointed it out! When I worked with that doc from then on he would say "Oh it's so good to work with the ones you love". I think my blushing was enough to heat the building!:imbar

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Often. I find myself asking people around me "did I just say that out loud?". :)

I do this too, and fortunately for me, this one time no one heard it.

I was in the 7th grade at the time. I called to the teacher to ask her something, and instead of saying Mrs. --------, I called her "mom". Luckily, I didn't say it loud enough to hear.

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