What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

[night owl]

As long as I've been a nurse, I have NEVER been embarrassed by much until last night...

We had a resident who prior to our shift coming on duty was yelling and demanding to see a Doctor to take care of his itchy, dry skin which he stated, "Has hives all over it." His yelling became so bad that the evening nurse had the on call Dr. come and examine him. The Dr. really didn't know what to do with him, so he ordered Absorbase cream and some Benadryl. This was the same resident who had "lice bugs" crawling all over him last week and the same resident who was doing all of the retching and the vomiting that I so ENJOY hearing!!!. I, being the wonderful nurse that I am, {{{ahemm}}} went into his room to apply the cream and give him the Benadryl. I explained what the Dr. ordered for him and why and then he took the Benadryl. Now I have to apply the cream...This man is three years younger than I mind you. If anyone was standing outside the door listening, you would think I was giving him some oral sex!!!! "ohhh, that feels so good, oh God" and the likes...I felt myself blush and I haven't done that in years! And it was truely the most embarressing moment in my entire nursing career and all I Could do was run out of there and fast! :imbar :imbar :imbar

[adrienurse, LPN]

This is not a funny story, this is a disturbing embarassing moment at work story.

About 4 years ago (2 jobs ago). I was working nights with staff that included this really creepy agency aide. He was always trying to flirt with me -- needless to say I did not flirt back. Any way I was doing pericare on a twenty something head injured Quad. Lets just say the resident enjoyed the treatment. Professional that I am, I just pretended not to notice, diapered him back up and we turned him.

So anyway, at the end of the shift I was getting my stuff together to go the greasy aide guy, in front of everyone, says out loud "I wish Adrienne was my nurse so she can do what she did to that guy to me". I was so embarrased, I felt like throwing up. I just left and went home. I was too stupid and too disgusted too report the guy.

The worst thing is, last year I was working in a new place and I had to work with this guy again. I couldn't report him because I had made no origional report. :(

disgusting.

[researchrabbit]

I had to take a couple of psych patients to the lab. I had spilled coffee on my shirt earlier and all the way to the lab people were giving us funny looks and I felt like SUCH a pig. When we got there, I discovered that the patient who had been lagging slightly behind had been exposing himself to everyone who walked by!

[NurseRachet]

The most embarrassing moment in my 32 years as a nurse, was walking into the restroom, and who did I find, the CEO of the hospital, sitting on the stool with his pants down around his knees. Needless to say, the only thing I could say, "Oh my God, I am so sorry", backed out and closed the door. Apparently he has a habit of not locking the door. I can hardly look him in the face now when I see him. My face turned beet red.

[mark_LD_RN]

it was when i was still fairly new nurse we got new labor beds, i went to put the foot back on the bed and pushed down to lock it in. well the bottom fell off and i fell face first toward the patient, i ended up wanting to hide under the bed.atleast everyone had a good laugh about it.