We've all been there. In our time as nurses, we've heard patients say some pretty wild things. Whether it's off-the-wall reasons for how they came to need medical care or something as seemingly mundane as a catchphrase which a patient uttered that resulted in you having a laughing fit; those memorable phrases, reasons or moments could win you one of two $250 Amazon.com gift cards courtesy of relode.
Dust off those memories and leave them in the comment form below. The two grand prize winners will be announced during National Nurses Week but have no fear - even if you don't win one of the grand prizes, we are giving away some cool runner-up prize packs to two more lucky winners!
We all know that patients say the darnedest things, let us hear your best! Thanks for all that you, our nation's nurses, do and Happy National Nurses Week!
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My 96 year old resident sitting by the nurses station declared that she was "Looking for a man.....a man with a tiddly-wink. I'm just a cougar on the prowl grrrr!" 😂😂😂😂
New admit Tele patient with Schizophrenia who has been off his meds for 4 days (says mom). Notes tele box and says the voices in the box are telling him that "they" are coming to take him away. Mom states she will stay with him until one on one arrives. Mom steps out of the room "to take a phone call." Patient pushes all the buttons on the wall including the code button. Code blue is called and everyone rushes in. Patient states "SEE!!! they came, please don't let them take me." as he throws the tele box accross the room. Mom stands there in shock.
After placing a foley in an older gentleman "I don't know what to do in this situation. Do I tip you or something? This is the most action I've had in years!"
Patient in her 70's introduces her husband to me as this is "my player, my pimp daddy". Meanwhile Husband, whom is just as old, is sitting in a gangster lean fasion on his hover round, all smiles.
Me: Your silly.
Patient: "no seriously he was my pimp, back in the day before pimpin was pimpin". Bahaha!
The funniest thing that a patient ever said to me was... I was giving a non-verbal patient a suppository and out of nowhere a low devilish voice said... 'Get out of my pooper!' I kept my laughter in until I was out of the room.
I once had a 90 year old (maybe 91), tell me about her career a sex therapist. She told me that her libido was so high that she frequently orgasmed in her sleep. This information was all unsolicited of course, ha.
When I was early in my medical career, 19 and working as an ER tech, imI had an older gentleman say "well you're a husky girl, I bet your siblings didn't mess with you." I had always been a bigger but this was during the time I played volleyball in college and was actually pretty small! I just told him that my siblings were all bigger than me and walked out of his room!
My 8 year old patient came in with his mother for a sick visit. He told his mother right in front of me, I just didn't want to go to school this morning, that's why I told you I was sick. It was hilarious.
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My 96 year old resident sitting by the nurses station declared that she was "Looking for a man.....a man with a tiddly-wink. I'm just a cougar on the prowl grrrr!" 😂😂😂😂