Hospital Inquiry
A sweet grandmother telephoned Whittier Hospital. She timidly asked, “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?” The operator said “I’ll be glad to help, Dear. What’s the name and room number?” The grandmother in her weak tremulous voice said, “Norma Findlay, Room 302.” The Operator replied, […]
Nurses Aren’t Supposed to Laugh
Of course I won’t laugh, said the nurse… I’m a professional. In over twenty years I’ve never laughed at a patient. Okay then, said Fred, and he proceeded to drop his trousers, revealing the tiniest ‘man thingy’ the nurse had ever seen. Length and width, it couldn’t have been bigger than the a AAA battery. […]
Test Results
A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult four hour, surgical procedure. A young student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath. ‘Nurse’, he mumbles, from behind the mask . ‘Are my testicles black?’ Embarrassed, the […]