Once I had a patient give me the tooth he pulled out of his mouth all by himself. He was so proud when he handed it to me. Teeth and
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I’ll never forget I was holding a clotted dialyzer and lines, my PPE was covered in blood, and a patient asked me for a coffee with “two creams and one
I work in a cardiologist office, a patient walked in not feeling well and collapsed in a cardiac arrest in the waiting room. A full on code the crash cart
I had a lady as a newbie CNA in the memory unit of an ALF cuz I was only 1 with the training. This TINY old lady , who we
Me: Why do you take metoprolol? Patient: Which one is that? Me: It’s the one that’s called metoprolol. Patient: What is it for? Me: We use it for a lot
I worked with a doctor who used to have a temper and would throw charts at staff. He tried that on me and I threw the chart right back at
Ugh, labor nurse here. Once cared for a 24 week pregnant patient with premature ruptured membranes. Walked into her room to find her significant other on top of her having
We were coding a pediatric patient once in the ICU with glass doors so the mom next door knew what was happening. I was the runner getting needed supplies she
My patient had a stroke and failed their nursing swallow screen. I educated family that she was NPO and why. Documented this education. An hour later he runs into the
Patient: “I impulsively took a handful of blood pressure pills to hurt myself then I changed my mind so I made myself vomit by putting my fingers down my throat,
I once dropped a pill on the ground. Was bout to pick it up to toss it and get another one. Patient hopped up and grabbed it, and swallowed it
I worked in corrections/jail as a nurse. My first day, an inmate showed me his penis. I was warned I would be “tried” my first week to see what I
I walked in on a patient awaiting emergency surgery giving her significant other a blow job. That was awkward.
One time a patient came in with bed bugs she just kept talking about her bed bugs I instantly showered her clothed her in a gown and baged her clothes