Scientific or paranormal explanation?

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Does this happen to you??

Why, oh, WHY do nametags always seem to be flipped wrong-side-out??

I'll position mine the proper way (with name and picture front and center) and by the time I walk from the Pyxis to the bedside, approximately 20 feet, it's flipped back over.

Whenever a patient asks my name I look down and again it's flipped to the back and I have to turn it over.

I have turned it over on the holder thinking it might have a preferred side only to again have it be wrong side out 90% of the time.

I have turned it wrong side out on purpose (to fool it) only to check back later and it's still flipped wrong side out (to fool me).

The nametag is plastic so I don't think there is any kind of personal magnetic field interference.

This has happened to me in two different states so I'm ruling out being in a vortex.

I am now investigating whether I might be a vampire-like being (as I do prefer nights) that cannot have a picture of myself visible to the public.

I will appreciate any and ALL explanations or theories on this mighty strange phenomena.

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

I would like to call foul on someone stuffing the ballot box. Namely a certain brownbook, who not only (ahem) voted for all three choices (is that even legal?) :no:, but then..... *gasp*..... didn't even post nuthin'! tsk,tsk,tsk.

The name tag problem has been going on for many years. MANY years. For verily, if I had a quarter for each time I said, "Your name tag is backwards..." or had to turn mine​ around, why, I would be living in a large house on a lovely mountain lake, reading the book with Cherry Ames, RN investigating a la Nancy Drew, The Mystery Of The Flipping Name Tags.

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.
I would like to call foul on someone stuffing the ballot box. Namely a certain brownbook, who not only (ahem) voted for all three choices (is that even legal?) :no:, but then..... *gasp*..... didn't even post nuthin'! tsk,tsk,tsk.

The name tag problem has been going on for many years. MANY years. For verily, if I had a quarter for each time I said, "Your name tag is backwards..." or had to turn mine​ around, why, I would be living in a large house on a lovely mountain lake, reading the book with Cherry Ames, RN investigating a la Nancy Drew, The Mystery Of The Flipping Name Tags.

Really? This mystery rises to the level of Nancy Drew?? With a Cherry on the case?

And another tsk, tsk, tsk to brownbook. Don't they teach manners where she's from? Yeah, and I even made it legal to have multiple votes.:yes:

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Specializes in retired LTC.

I'd be reading "Fifty Shades of Bacon".

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Specializes in Acute Care Pediatrics.

I am pretty sure you are a vampire. I'm sorry to have to tell you this. Please wear sunscreen. :p

I have a dummy badge. But my dummy badge is all boring and hospital-y, and my real badge is all cute and pediatric-y.

My dummy badge is always on show. Pain in the tail.

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Specializes in ER.

Oh, wow, finally someone broached this mystery. Now my facility has added a larger, useless customer service reference guide tag to the back, presumably to refer to when talking to customers, er I mean patients. I thought maybe the weight of that altered the physics of the situation?

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
Oh, wow, finally someone broached this mystery. Now my facility has added a larger, useless customer service reference guide tag to the back, presumably to refer to when talking to customers, er I mean patients. I thought maybe the weight of that altered the physics of the situation?

That is seriously sick of your facility. And just think, whatever idiot came up with that idea has had a promotion. UGH.

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Our badges are double sided.

WAMMO PARANORMAL NOTHING NOW BABEH!

This reminds me of the 'plugging in USB 4th dimension'

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

Easy solution to this mysterious phenomenon. Make a badge size laminated card printed with quick references in case state surveyors ask "what are patient's rights?" because in my experience they always ask this. You will have your handy answers right there on your badge! Just make sure "I have time to help" is number 1, followed by "what can I get for you." Pretty soon your employers will notice and be so impressed that it becomes mandatory to have the cheat sheet hang in the front. As soon as this inevitably becomes policy your badge will turn picture and name side out to make your odds of being written up for policy violation greater. See? Problem solved!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.
Oh, wow, finally someone broached this mystery. Now my facility has added a larger, useless customer service reference guide tag to the back, presumably to refer to when talking to customers, er I mean patients. I thought maybe the weight of that altered the physics of the situation?

It must be the supernatural! I just posted almost the same thing so I must be reading your mind from across the space time continuum. And here I stupidly thought my place was the only one that came up with this brilliant idea!

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

This is the first post that actually made me laugh out loud. This is awesome!

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Specializes in critical care.

Oooooh! I know! I know! Make the picture one of you holding food in one hand and an open beverage in the other while you are standing at the nurse's station. Bonus point if you photoshop a third hand putting on deodorant. That sucker will NEVER flip around again!

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Mine flips too!!! ALL OF THE TIME!!!!

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