This really happened to me:

So I'm a nursing student and as I arrive on the unit, a lady tells me which patient would be a good one to care for. I look at the patient's history.

Then I look at the chart and notice he has an allergy.

I get report from my nurse on the patient and I ask the nurse what does the acronym "C-A-T-S" stand for?

Since I noticed it on my patient's chart as an allergy. She replied, "You know like meow."

Boy did I feel like a genius! =)

My third day of clinical, I was assigned 3 patients. One patient's name was Willie. I always introduce myself to my patients and then I go read the charts. I entered the room and found 2 women sitting in chairs and a man lying in the bed fully dressed. I introduced myself and explained that I'd be taking care of him today and so on. I noticed that they all looked at each other and grinned. That's when I realized that he wasn't Willie. lol One of the ladies in the chair was Willie. I always check my charts first now. lol Good lesson learned. I apologized and felt like a total idiot, but they assured me that I wasn't the first one to ever do that. It had happened before. Her son always lies on the bed when he visits and she sits in the chair. From now on, I will never assume the sex of a person by their name.(Ever) I told my instructor and she laughed. She said, "When you make mistakes, especially embarrassing ones, you usually know better next time."

wospinay says ...

callbellcboy says ...

That is so FUNNY! And really, I laugh WITH you and not AT you.

Makes me wonder what d-o-g-s stands for under allergies ...

THANKS!

You know like "woof woof."

HA HA, I never seen DOGS as an allergy, but hey you never know what you'll run across..many think the S/E (N/V, headache)mean they have an allergy.