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

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!

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!

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 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

During my first year in the lab, I was fascinated by dry ice. I had never worked with it before… Continue reading New Tech, Explosive Results

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

Before becoming an MLT, I was employed as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant. I clearly remember my VERY exciting first week… Continue reading Out Like A Light