Category: LOL Moments

Nurse wanting to add H&H to CBC drawn earlier. We kept going back and forth that she has H&H already. However, she insisted she did not. So I asked her to put me on hold while she checked her CBC result. When she  saw the H&H, she could come back on the line and apologize for… Continue reading Verbal Test Addon

It was a busy night and I had to get a bunch of morning draws (no phlebs that day). I was going room to room when I noticed a couple of people leave the next room I was headed to. The light was already on when I went in, so I started with, "Hello, my… Continue reading Call Light

This story happened when I first started working in the United States as a Clinical Laboratory Professional. I can speak English really well, but some of the slangs I’m not very familiar of. For instance, I wasn’t aware that there’s a difference between “piss” and “pee”. I will soon find out. One day, I was… Continue reading Piss in the Cup

I was working in the blood bank when I received a call from an OR surgeon. He sounded very impatient and asked for the FFP he ordered STAT. Me: We sent you two plasmas just now. Your CNA is bringing them. Doctor: OK, but I asked for FFP!! Me: 🤦‍♂️ Submitted by:Tres LehfeeteeMedical TechnologistUSA

I used to work in a lab where at that time, we did not have any plastic wide-mouthed containers for stool samples. So, patients can submit stool specimens using any containers they can find. There was one specimen where the container was a clear, transparent, 32-oz Mason jar, and where you can literally see all the… Continue reading Container Matters

I had an older patient who had an order for a stool culture.  When she came in, I asked her if she wants to collect the poop here in our lab restroom or at home. She whispered to me and said “I had an accident on my underwear, do you think I can use that… Continue reading Accidents Happen

Went to the ER to draw blood on a 60-year old female patient. FYI, I’m in my mid-30s. When I got to the bedside, the patient smiled at me and said “oh, a man! I always liked to be man-handled! I just smiled. While I was drawing her right arm, her left arm grabbed my… Continue reading Cougar Alert

I work overnights. That’s usually when the Really Fun questions come in. But this one actually got me right in the feelings. I get a call from a male nurse at another hospital in my city. He tells me he was transferred from their core lab to ours because they didn’t know how to help… Continue reading Rookie Nurse

An outpatient came to the laboratory to drop off a stool specimen for culture and O&P. I'm sure you are all familiar with Tupperware and the many sizes of bowls it comes in. Well this was an enormous bowl - I'm sure the largest that they make. The lab assistant at the front desk said,… Continue reading Too Ample A Specimen

I've worked in the lab long enough to witness human creativity trying to use regular household items as a specimen container for their stool samples. All we ask is for the container to be washed clean and dried properly before using. Once we had an elderly grandma dropped off her stool specimen in a salt… Continue reading Salt Shaker Container