I never expected....

[dsb_fam]

I thought it'd be fun to start a thread that could bring a smile or a chuckle. Let's post about the unexpected during nursing school or clinicals. My unexpected moment was when I was helping my 70 year old male patient ambulate to the bathroom. As I helped him through the bathroom door, I was flashed by his red, satin g-string. Not quite the underwear I was expecting for my patient. Definitely had to hide a smile behind my hand.

[cardiacfreak, ADN]

I was assisting a co-worker place a foley catheter, and as she was advancing the catheter the patient passed gas I swear for at least 60 seconds.

Once had a little old lady that went into VTach and was unresponsive (this was when we did 3 stacked shocks), afterwards she yelled "Stop hitting me!"

I was starting an IV on a patient when her AICD fired.

[taydian]

One day during a peds rotation, I was taking care of a little boy, around 6 or 7 yo. I can't remember what he was admitted for, but he was soon to be discharged. So, towards the end of my clinical day, I asked him and his parents if there was anything else I could do for them. The little boy stands up on his bed enthusiastically, beings to say, "You didn't look at my..............." pulls his pants down to expose himself......and yells out, "member!"

I was stunned...parents were stunned.....We didn't know how to react.

The boy is cracking up.

The parents were so embarrassed and blamed it on the steroids :)

[monkeybug]

I was in nursing school many, many years ago, but I'll share my baptism by fire. I was in my first semester of clinicals and boy was I naïve. I was a babe in the woods. I had a pervy old guy who intentionally flashed me and it really upset me. My tough-as-nails instructor handled it very well. Later that day, I squatted to get something off the floor, stood up, and the bell of my stethoscope caught the hem of my skirt (see, I told you it was many years ago) and I revealed all to him, his wife, and my instructor. My hem was at my belly button. She drily said as we exited the room, "I guess you got him back."

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

Not as fun as the other stories but more just weird - I was helping an older gentleman set up his tray for lunch. He asked me if I could get this thing out of his mouth. I did not see a "thing" so looked closer....and started withdrawing wet, old toothpicks from along his gum line. He had been inpatient for more than 48 hours at that point. Goodness only knows how long those had been there. Must have been about eight of them.