Today, I accidentally asked a one-armed man which arm he wanted me to take blood from. He asked for a different nurse. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, as a nursing student, I needed to take a blood sample from someone and the veins on his arms weren't really easy to draw blood from. I asked him, "Can I please look at your legs?" It turns out he was amputated. FML
Today, I decided to give blood for the second time. I felt excrutiating pain when she stuck the needle in my arm. Another nurse came running over in a panic. Apparently my inexperienced nurse had put it in my tendon instead of my vein. FML
Today, I went for bloodwork. It's routine for me, so I was ready for the nurse to put in the needle and take my blood. It went in fine, but right after, she slowly pulled the needle out, then wondered why the blood stopped. She then moved it back and forth in my arm while I panicked silently. FML
Today, I went to a blood drive. The nurse taking my blood mentioned that she'd been called in on her day off, and she swore she wasn't drunk. I didn't know what to do, so I just smiled and blinked back tears as she savaged the vein in my arm. FML
Today, I went to get my blood drawn to see how far along I am pregnant. The lady stuck both my arms twice and then busted a vein in my right arm. She told me to come back tomorrow to try again. FML
Today, while volunteering to feed the homeless, one of them asked me to follow him to his car where he had a knife and bottle so he could "bottle up my blood". FML
Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML
Today, I gave blood. He sneezed while he stuck the needle in my arm. FML
Today, I went to donate blood for the first time. When they stuck the needle in my arm, I had a panic attack and begged that they take it out. The woman helping me told me she'd take it out in a moment and left. It was then that the Red Cross stole a pint of my blood while I had a panic attack. FML
Today, I got my annual blood test. The nurse was inexperienced and it took her several tries to insert the needle properly. When I get back home, my fiancé starts yelling at me and storms out. The reason? I am a recovering drug addict and my arm appeared as if I had been shooting up. FML
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supernerd352 7
he couldve over reacted and pulled a gun. good thing he wasn't armed.
jewknowit710 2
*super facepalm* with hypodermic needle you boob
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Comments (94)
afulks78 11
Dummy !
Rainbow_dumpster 28
Aww don't feel bad, OP! This was only a work-related habit. Nurses are required to ask that question. Sorry that rubbed him the wrong way... :(
Sms23 0
Just by looking at a pt you should be able to tell if they are "missing" an arm...
grovervac3000 15
Oh my! Poor man!
abbynoelle 1
Is that your way of treating him like everyone else?
trinbob7 4
Bahaha we've all done it. I'm a lab tech and have asked the same man in my clinic twice.
josidon 3
You shouls have first looked at that man.I mean completely!!!! man you suck
SaintJimmy21 19
sucks, op :( but seriously, why so many ydi? i mean it's a routine, sure sucks, but i don't think she did it on purpose...
nicholasj96 9
Handicaps usually just laugh off those stupid mistakes that we make, wonder why this one is all butt hurt . They say they wanna be treated normal, right ?
CheesyFan20 14
That is kind of a routine thing to say so you probably just said it subconsciously.