With some of the things patients say, Nurses sometimes wonder if they are on a hidden camera TV show! Weird, wacky or even touching, those phrases stick with us. Think of your favorite thing a patient has said, submit it in the comments below and you'll be entered to win a $250 amazon.com gift card!
Winner will be announced May 16, 2017
UPDATE June 5, 2017
The winner of the $250 amazon.com gift card for favorite thing a patient has said from allnurses.com is user jndmj30 for:
I work at a mental hospital so I hear all kinds of things.
One time a patient told me, "You don't look good. You should meditate and say abracadabra and you will feel better. Do it while standing on your head and it will work better. I'm going to go do that now." Then he walked away. He also said that we are in South America right now because Americans have long heads and everyone here has short round heads.
Had a patient in DTs who was hallucinating very vividly all shift. All night she had been calling me Kiki and saying off the wall things... my two favorite quotes from this lady were:
"Kiki you better clean this kitchen up" to which I responded ok we will get it cleaned up, "when" she replied and I said in a little bit. To which she huffed and "sure that's what you always say! I'm gonna spank you if it's not clean today"
And
As I'm washing my hands in the sink before leaving the room, "Get the **** of the kitchen, Kiki. You better not be eating my man's pork chops, you hear me?"
Young male pt reading sign at nurses station... 'I'm a nurse what's your superpower? Well my superpower is impotence.'������ (And he processed to tell everyone he saw in the ward his superpower....)
Specializes in Renal, Phone Triage, End Stage Renal, Acute Dialys.
I was completing a 12 hour shift after no lunch. I was giving report and leaving my patient's room. I said "Have a good night!" "He then replies I love you!"I replied your welcome.
Specializes in Renal, Phone Triage, End Stage Renal, Acute Dialys.
I was taking care of a patient and she had multiple request. She wanted to speak with her sons. She was frauted about not being able to dial there nimbers correctly. I assisted her in making the calls. She then replies "Thanks you deserve a tip !" I said no you are paying me the tip when you get your hospital bill. She then replies" I said take it. I can't take it to the grave with me anyway!
rhonda21
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I work at a mental hospital so I hear all kinds of things.
One time a patient told me, "You don't look good. You should meditate and say abracadabra and you will feel better. Do it while standing on your head and it will work better. I'm going to go do that now." Then he walked away. He also said that we are in South America right now because Americans have long heads and everyone here has short round heads.