Category: LOL Moments

I took over as Laboratory Manager a few years back after our previous one retired. She was more of the… Continue reading Soap Opera Break

The phone rang, and it was a nurse from one of the floors. She asked, "Can you run a peak… Continue reading Peak vs Trough: Timing Matters

I was on a ward taking early morning blood samples. I approached a man in his bed and explained what… Continue reading Missing Legs

This story was shared to be by a nurse who assisted the doctor in collecting a wet mount & pap… Continue reading The Grand Canyon

An afternoon in the ER and my coworker and I decided to tag team drawing cultures on a elderly male… Continue reading Tag Teaming Went Wrong

As most labs do, we celebrated lab week with a lunch and cake celebration. I went to pick up the… Continue reading Lab Week

You know how you would say to a little girl that she does so well with her blood draw tell… Continue reading Big Woman

One day as I walked in to the lab, I saw a pregnant lady crying inside our draw room. She… Continue reading Instant Karma

I used to work for a high volume Trauma Center and I had gotten a call from one of the… Continue reading Inventory Issue

A nurse brought a urine specimen to the laboratory.  Even though we have a paperless electronic system, the specimen came… Continue reading Lab Week Prank