Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

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Ok, here's one for the books. I was attacked by my stethoscope yesterday. It flew into my eye HARD. Jammed my hard contact into it. I now have a corneal abrasion & have to be off work at least 3 days, and can't wear my contacts for at least a week!

A friend just brought me goggles, as a joke!

Has anyone else pulled one quite so brilliant? :uhoh3:

I have SO many!

1. Slipped in water and skidded across the floor, slamming into a wall...in front of the whole doctors round...friend collapsed with laughter!

2. Knocked myself out on a shelf after standing up too fast at work...woke up with everyone standing around me. Was sent home for the day by thge doc who checked me out with instructions for a head injury to give to partner!

3. I have VERY long hair. I usually wear it in a bun at work but on this particular day I had it tied up in a ponytail. It got caught in a patients fan and had to be cut out!

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Specializes in Oncology and pediatrics.

Oh gosh...I was getting ready to do my very first blood sugar check (with my instructor breathing down my neck) and when I pushed the lancet down to prick the patient's skin I felt a sharp prick on my finger. Umm...I had poked myself because the lancet was backwards :( ugh! It's funny now but I was so embarressed at the time! I am sure my instructor thought I was a dork and I don't believe the patient let me try getting their blood sugar again!

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Specializes in OB, HH, ADMIN, IC, ED, QI.
Oh gosh...I was getting ready to do my very first blood sugar check (with my instructor breathing down my neck) and when I pushed the lancet down to prick the patient's skin I felt a sharp prick on my finger. Umm...I had poked myself because the lancet was backwards :( ugh! It's funny now but I was so embarressed at the time! I am sure my instructor thought I was a dork and I don't believe the patient let me try getting their blood sugar again!

So what was your BS - or did you waste the test?

Seriously, did the patient have any exposed already recently pierced skin where you were about to stick him/her? If so, there was the potential for needlestick injury for your patient. I hope the IC nurse was called about this. Sometimes embaressment gets in the way of accurate reporting of nosocomial infections! :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Oncology and pediatrics.

No there was no exposed skin. The patient's skin wasn't even broken. I received the poke and I cleaned my finger :) Everyone was safe and clean :) That was almost four years ago :)

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

I was the manager of the PICU and I had to make an introduction at a multidisciplinary staff meeting. The room was packed with all levels of professional staff. Most of them well known to me and visa versa. I am quite sure I was very eloquent, but when I tried to sit down my chair rolled away.

What followed was a cartoonish butt heavy crash to the floor followed by my feet flying into the air, nearly over my head. The fact that I was wearing a skirt added to the hysteria. We couldn't continue the meeting for about 10 minutes!

I think that is now part of the orientation for new department managers...don't use chairs on wheels during important meetings.

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Specializes in critical care, home health.

This one only hurt my pride. My patient and his wife were watching a video about peritoneal dialysis because he was considering switching over from regular HD. They called me into the room when the video was done.

I examined the machine and remarked, "Where's the rewind button?" I started pushing buttons at random, just couldn't find the rewind button. Finally, the patient said, "It's a DVD".

I said brightly, "Well, that explains why there's no rewind button! By the way, I'm HollyHobby and I'm going to be your nurse tonight!"

He looked scared.

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