Nurses and doctors deal with many stressful, sad, and discouraging moments while working their honorable jobs. Let's look at the moments that bring chuckles, head shakes, and some much-needed stress relief.
#1
I was a nurse in a hospital emergency department. A teenage couple came in to be treated for many small cuts in a sensitive area. The couple had been getting intimate. They didn't have a condom available, so they decided to use aluminum foil.
6points
#2
LPN working in a nursing home, specifically I was working in our dementia unit. It was near the end of my shift (I work nights) and my CNAs were getting patients up for the day and bringing them down to the little dining area near the nurse's station. We had one patient who would just continuously talk while she was awake, whole conversations with people who weren't there. Most of the time it was something we sort of half listened to just to be sure she didn't need something, but otherwise we paid it no mind. This particular morning as I was sitting there I heard her suddenly say, "Does she love us? No? Well then let's kill her!". I could hear the CNAs down the hall bust out laughing, and I admittedly cackled as well and said, "well that escalated quickly!" It remains one of my favorite moments from working in that facility.
3points
#3
Radiology office. People sit on the weirdest things. Coke Bottle was the best.
3points
#4
Former kinetotherapist here. While in medical school, we were supposed to undergo basic medical training, so we had to practice in hospitals.
One of my colleagues was trying to check blood pressure for several patients. He came across a patient who didn't seem to have pressure at all. He tried several times, then said "this one has no blood pressure". Someone else replied: "Of course he doesn't, he's deceased!" Our colleague freaked out, but after that the whole thing was pretty funny, because he was so focused on what he had to do, that he missed such an important detail. (Deceased patients are left in the ward for about 2-3 hours, according to hospital procedures.)
One of my colleagues was trying to check blood pressure for several patients. He came across a patient who didn't seem to have pressure at all. He tried several times, then said "this one has no blood pressure". Someone else replied: "Of course he doesn't, he's deceased!" Our colleague freaked out, but after that the whole thing was pretty funny, because he was so focused on what he had to do, that he missed such an important detail. (Deceased patients are left in the ward for about 2-3 hours, according to hospital procedures.)
2points