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:
While working in the ER of a large county trauma center, and taking a patient's history, she explained that she'd had the "Smiling mighty Jesus" as a teenager. After scratching my head, and further questions about her symptoms at that time, i found that the Smiling Mighty Jesus equaled "Spinal Meningitis"! I have never forgotten that women, God bless her!
While working in the ER of a large county trauma center, and taking a patient's history, my patient explained that she'd had the "Smiling mighty Jesus" as a teenager. After scratching my head, and further questions about her symptoms at that time, i found that the Smiling Mighty Jesus equaled "Spinal Meningitis"! I have never forgotten that women, God bless her!
Specializes in Emergency, Critical Care, Correctional.
Patient sent to ER because he was retaining urine and urologist wasn't available after hours yet wanted foley placed immediately. After setting up all supplies and explaining procedure, the patient yelled "You're going to stick that where?? Why would you stick anything in my member??" Apparently he thought the catheter would be inserted into his abdomen and not through his member.
I recently had a patient, late 60s early 70s, who went for an internal lady partsl ultrasound. When she came back up to the floor she says "wow I never knew those existed, they popped my cherry. I have pretty much been a virgin the last 7 years." Her roommate heard with a look of horror on her face.
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I'm allergic to all the other pain medications. I can only take the one that starts with a "D".