Nurses are trained to handle all sorts of situations in a calm and compassionate manner. But there some things that simply cannot be learned from a medical textbook. Long shifts, endless paperwork, and caring for gravely ill people are all part of the job. Unfortunately, so too is being on the receiving end of some very wild and unforgettable comments.
Patients can be funny, brutally honest, confused and even rude to the people tasked with nursing them. Sometimes, the only response is to blink twice and get on with it. Someone asked, "What's the most unhinged thing a patient has said to you?" and the answers ranged from hilarious to downright shocking.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best unprovoked comments that capture the painful reality of working as a nurse who has to sometimes bite their tongue. We also reveal how violence against nurses is increasing. You'll find that info between the images.
#41
I had a patient turned on his side, he ripped a massive fart right in my face, turned and looked me in the eye and said "blew you a kiss"
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7points
#42
I’m an OT. I was once working with an elderly man with Parkinson’s who was once a very successful business man.
He said to me… “stick with me kid, and you’ll be farting through silk”.
If you only knew how much time I’ve spent trying to figure out what that even means
He said to me… “stick with me kid, and you’ll be farting through silk”.
If you only knew how much time I’ve spent trying to figure out what that even means
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7points
#44
Walked into my 5 year old patients room to let him know I was his nurse and he goes “oh great. Nurse long neck” 💀 I have a very normal neck length
6points
#45
One of my patients told me I reminded him of a celebrity. I was like oh? He proceeded to say "yep. Wiz Khalifa". I am a 5'1" white gal.
5points
#46
When I was a CNA, I went into the room to help my coworker reposition their blind patient. After I introduced myself she said “oh no, you sound weak.”
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5points
#47
I asked a patient about their allergies and they told me they are allergic to adrenaline (epinephrine). When I asked what happened they said it makes their heart race. I tried to tell them that was kinda the point but they then spent 5 minutes telling me how I was wrong and it was a severe allergy and under no circumstances was I to give them adrenaline.
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5points
#48
Had an patient with ALS. He had an eye-computer to communicate. He slowly spelled out “this guy sucks” took about 2 minutes
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5points
#49
Male patient: "do you want to lay down with me? It's warm, I peed a little"
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4points
#50
Had a little, old, drunk man (looked like Danny devito) come in after falling and breaking his hip proceed to tell me that I look like I could pick him up and throw him over my shoulder.. that he’s into “sturdy blondes” (I’m 5’9”) and proceeded growl at me (trying to be seducing)
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3points
#51
My dept had 10 nurses pregnant all at the same time. One of which was pregnant with triplets. One of our nurses who wasn’t pregnant was taking care of this guy who said “wow you have a lot of fat nurses who work here” she replied well everyone is pregnant. He then said to her “well what’s your excuse”
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3points
#52
When I was still in a nursing school, a patient was upset at his nurse and kept shouting “I am not a human being!” He was implying they were treating him like an animal. The patient next to him calmly asked “then what are you?” Patient stops yelling, looks at him and says in the deepest most serious voice: “I’m yo daddy foo.”
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2points
#53
My mom had a patient tell her that she didn't know why they were doing all of these treatments because she was going to pass away soon. My mom told that lady that she better not do that while she was on the clock
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1point
