Category: LOL Moments

One night I had called for a cab to transport a stat to another facility.   A bit later a man walks in, looking around as if he didn’t know who to approach. He was dressed in crazy plaid pants, etc. I thought he was the cab driver. Turns out he was a doctor I had… Continue reading Not the Cab Driver

My phleb on midnight shift answered a phone call from a doctor notorious for being nasty when called in the middle of the night by nursing. “This is Dr ******. I need results of ‘so and so’ culture   AND DON’T PUT ME ON HOLD." She said ok and hung up on him!!   We both looked at… Continue reading Don’t Hang Up

Doctor yelling at me for not reporting MRSA. Me: But, doctor it's Staphylococcus epidermis. Doctor: But it's resistant to oxacillin, right? Me: MRSA stands for Methicillin Resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Doctor: You should still report it as MRSA. Submitted by:Nora FriedMedical Technologist/ScientistNew York, USA

A cheeky young girl probably a high school student had an affair with her boyfriend and luck was not on her side. She was caught by the parent and brought in for lab tests. I handed her a cup for a urine sample and she came back with the "sample". I take one quick look… Continue reading Tap Water Specimen

A very common thing I'm sure we all have dealt with, but my favorite are patients who lie even when we can make allowances if they tell us the truth. A patient came in for her usual fasting diabetic review. When asked if she had anything to eat or drink in the last 8+ hours,… Continue reading Can of Red Bull

Just last week a new nurse came down to the lab to pick up blood. I was at my scope finishing a manual diff, told her I'd meet her over in blood bank in a minute. She waited, and when I finished, we were walking to the BB and she goes "So what is it that… Continue reading Autoclaving

I had given an outpatient the spill about collecting a urine drug screen and then I sat outside the bathroom door. A minute later, he comes out without his cup, so I go in thinking he left it on the lid. It's there, but no urine. So I asked, "Were you not able to go?"… Continue reading Testing The Water

This is my most favorite answer to an 'on hold' call. When the tech was finally able to answer the phone call, the doctor screamed, "Just how long should a doctor be kept on hold?!" She replied, "Just a second, I'll check." and put him back on hold! 😎 Submitted by:Robin WilliamsMichigan, USA

Nurse calls for special instructions on collecting a urine sample. I told her that the test required the sample to be protected from light. She paused, then asked if the patient needed to pee in the dark. Valid question, but still made me laugh. Submitted by:June DougUSA

I had a patient walk into the lab. Without hesitating, she proceeded to pull down her pants to go to pee right beside the biohazard container. I had to run over and tell her that the lab was not a bathroom! I can't even begin to understand what goes on in her head!! Submitted by:Angie… Continue reading Lab Is Not A Bathroom