Category: LOL Moments

My most embarrassing patient care moment ever. Another phlebotomist, young and innocent, asked for my help with a difficult stick.… Continue reading Fist Please

Lazy Saturday morning in the lab. Morning labs all done and sitting in the lounge when I get called to… Continue reading Smell the Sex

An elderly couple came into our clinic lab with a specimen. They were upset. The gentleman said he found shrimp… Continue reading The Shrimp Mystery

We’ve all heard of patients passing out while drawing blood. But you probably haven’t heard of other people passing out,… Continue reading Last Survivor

I have to draw blood on an ER patient. She is a 15 year old who is deathly scared of… Continue reading Sing For Me Mom!

We’ve always received stool specimens from patients in a lab-provided container. Well, one day, a patient handed me a rather… Continue reading Unique Sample Container

I work at a small town hospital in Central Florida. 25 beds to be exact. Part of the charm of… Continue reading The Whore is Coming!

I have been working in the laboratory profession for over 45 years. But back when I first started, my RN… Continue reading Oh No You Didn’t

Normally when a patient were to ask what container can be used to put a stool sample in, we would… Continue reading Jar of Poop

This story happened back before our previous lab manager retired. Talk about a dry sense of humor, hers is as… Continue reading Serum vs Plasma