Category: LOL Moments

Years ago, I went to a nursing unit to stick a patient.   It was a tiny elderly lady curled up… Continue reading Feisty Grandma

At my previous job, we collected specimens for paternity testing. People who called with questions about  paternity tests always offered up… Continue reading Who is the Father?

OB/GYN Office, male patient for a CSA, he is calm & courteous as we go thru the usual pre-collection information… Continue reading WIFI Password

One night I had called for a cab to transport a stat to another facility.   A bit later a man… Continue reading Not the Cab Driver

I sent a patient to the restroom to collect a semen specimen in a paper cup. He was taking a very… Continue reading Full Specimen Cup

Doctor yelling at me for not reporting MRSA. Me: But, doctor it's Staphylococcus epidermis. Doctor: But it's resistant to oxacillin,… Continue reading MRSA

My phleb on midnight shift answered a phone call from a doctor notorious for being nasty when called in the… Continue reading Don’t Hang Up

A very common thing I'm sure we all have dealt with, but my favorite are patients who lie even when… Continue reading Can of Red Bull

A cheeky young girl probably a high school student had an affair with her boyfriend and luck was not on… Continue reading Tap Water Specimen

Just last week a new nurse came down to the lab to pick up blood. I was at my scope… Continue reading Autoclaving