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Oops

I was giving discharge instructions to a female patient at ER when she asked me what could have been the cause of her condition. I told her about unsafe sex. Then I realized that the doctor did not explained to her what syphilis was. She's married for 11 years and been monogamous.

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    The funniest "oops" I've heard lately:

    The hospital operator announces overhead:

    "Would the owner of a black vulva, parked in the ER parking lot...."

    Repeated it 3 times loud and clear. :lol2:

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    This just happened a week ago. And we're still laughing about it at work.

    I had a patient who came to me from the ED drying out from a binge drinking episode. He came up in soft restraints, was on fall precautions and strict detox precautions. He was barely oriented, extremely anxious and jonesing for a cigarette.

    I'm in another patient's room - who was an extremely devout Christian - starting her IV, when the tech comes in. "Room XXX wants to know if he can go out for a cigarette." I look up and without thinking said, "Oh, HELL no!"

    Oops! ;)

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    I went with a nurse on an errand that led us to a patient's room.

    The nurse goes ahead of me into the room and, noting an awful stench in the room, she exclaims loudly as she flings open the bathroom door, "Pheew! It REEKS in here!!"

    Unfortunately, the patient was NOT at group like the nurse thought, but was sitting on the toilet with a shocked look on his face.

    The nurse's face positively stunned and was the reddest I'd ever seen and I just tore out of the room and collapsed laughing.

    I felt so bad for both her and the patient, but the little imp in me teased her mercilessly for days.

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    lol... YEA, everyone has a little IMP living in them --- So true... :clown:

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    lol... YEA, everyone has a little IMP living in them --- So true... :clown:

    And here I thought it was a troll named "Pillow Pants."

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    a first year resident was all excited about his upcoming two days off.

    he and his wife were spending the time at a relative's new condom and go skiing. oops!:eek:

    :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

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    haha..this is funny

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    And here I thought it was a troll named "Pillow Pants."

    :idea: :lol2: I'd forgotten about that one.

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    my favorite was the husband who came to me asking me to listen to his wife's lungs with my telescope, he felt she might be conjected.

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    I worked New Years eve quite a few years ago. The hospital operator must have celebrated the holiday alittle early, as she fell asleep on the paging system switch. Could hear her snore through the entire hospital!!!

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