Most unforgettable Halloween costume...

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There are some crazy costumes out there. Some are freaky .. some are scary ... others are cute. What is the most unforgettable Halloween costume that you witnessed at your workplace? It could be a co-worker, boss, or patient. Please share...

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

During the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, I worked in a NICU in Chicago (Chicago Tylenol murders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). One of my co-workers, a resident pediatrician, dressed up as an Extra Strength Tylenol capsule- complete with lot number.

Yes, he got reprimanded. Yes, we secretly voted his costume 'Most Original'.

Not-so-Fun Fact: This crime was the genesis of all the nurse-proof layers of packaging we now find ourselves saddled with.

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While this was not at work, the most unforgettable costume I've seen was a man dressed as a used tampon. White foam, red spray paint, and a string.

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:o

Wait, what?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
During the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, I worked in a NICU in Chicago (Chicago Tylenol murders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). One of my co-workers, a resident pediatrician, dressed up as an Extra Strength Tylenol capsule- complete with lot number.

Yes, he got reprimanded. Yes, we secretly voted his costume 'Most Original'.

Not-so-Fun Fact: This crime was the genesis of all the nurse-proof layers of packaging we now find ourselves saddled with.

I worked in Chicago then as well....I remember that nightmare.

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While this was not at work the most unforgettable costume I've seen was a man dressed as a used tampon. White foam, red spray paint, and a string.[/quote']

Impressive!

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.
I worked in Chicago then as well....I remember that nightmare.

We lived in Mt. Prospect at the time- and the (?) Walgreens where one of the bottles was sold was right down the street.

If you recall- shortly thereafter was the salmonella in the Jewel milk outbreak- ground zero was the Jewel I bought groceries at every week.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

At my LTC, a therapist came in dressed as a biker chick/momma. Replete with the miniskirt, thigh-hi boots, leathers, chains, wild frizzed hair under a cap, sunglass shades. Looked like the character Rose's dream alter-ego (from the comic strip "A Rose is a Rose").

Everybody did a dead-stop as she walked by. Best costume I ever saw carried off.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

My most unforgettable costume was my own Pirate Gwyn The Avenger costume, whose skirt was too big for me and fell off as I was pushing my med cart down the hall, giving the residents a great view of my tush. Never again!

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a former co-worker of mine came dressed as a shower - pipe strapped to her back with a shower curtain hung around it - complete with rubber ducky and shower cap!

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Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

In the 70s in our communuty hospital a male nurse wore a uniform dress, white stockings, and cap. He had a wig that matched his beard and makeup.

I had a male patient who didn't want a woman inserting a Foley catheter. He was sent from the other floor.

Then the supervisor sent a man from ICU dressed as a cowboy.

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LOL last night this patient was on CBI and I needed to irrigate the bladder because it wasn't draining. The blood clot in the foley so when I pushed the irrigation syringe the CBI tubing popped off and covered me in hematuria.

Note to self always wear a plastic gown when irrigating

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