Nurse Humor: That Explains Everything

Overheard:

Wife speaking to marriage counselor: “And now I’ll explain my husband’s side of the story!”

Nurse Humor: Almost Perfect!

I was in the first quarter of clinical, actually doing hands-on care. My instructor decided I was doing well and ready to move on to someone who needed help with bathing.

My patient was a fragile eighty year old man. He needed to ride to the shower in our special chair, which ahd a hole in the bottom for water to drain. I loaded him up, using good body mechanics. I covered him with warm blankets, wrapped his feet, and took all the shower things we needed for a single trip down the hall.

I was feeling quite proud of myself. Then my instructor stopped me and pulled me back a few steps. Pointing to my patient, she said, “What’s wrong with this picture?”

I was confused. What could possibly be the problem? Blankets? Check. Shower supplies? Check. Feet covered. Check. Uh-oh…What was that dangling out from the shower chair hole? Come to think of it, he had mentioned feeling a draft…