Attach it to your patient’s sleeve and position it where it can easily be seen. Take out a purple examination glove, blow it up and add minor details to it to make it look like a real hand. This prank is feasible if you have a patient receiving phenytoin through an IV line. The Purple Glove Syndrome is a complication of wrongful IV phenytoin administration. Although we insisted it was apple juice, I didn’t think she was able to clearly hear us out”, said a 4-year ICU nurse. The new nurse on the floor, who was standing next to me, turned pale as white and started gagging. Just as we were taking a sip, my head nurse gave out a sinister laugh and pulled out a half-empty urine bag from his back. “On one busy morning shift, my head nurse was extra generous to give me and my co-nurses a few glasses of juice for refreshment.
The Classic Apple Juice Trick To make it more convincing, warm it a little in a microwave. If she doesn’t know her anatomy and physiology, she’ll take forever to get back to you!ģ. Give a list to a newbie to search for something like an endotracheal tube, gauze, and then add something at the end like a fallopian tube. I nearly collapsed when the “patient” suddenly “jumped” out from the bed”, a surgical ward nurse shared. After calling the patient twice without any response, I decided to slightly remove the linen that was covering his face and body. So, I went to the patient’s room to assess his pain scale. During my first night shift, he asked me to check this “patient” who had been in pain all day.
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He’s very strict when it comes to assessment, so he makes sure every new nurse knows how to get the job done correctly. “Our senior nurse is very keen about details. To make it even more realistic, you can dress the doll in pajamas and cover his body with a clean sheet. Tie the feet of the doll to the end of the bed to make sure it stays in place. Set up a blow-up doll in one of the empty rooms in the floor. If they see a patient lying in bed with his bed sheet pulled all the way up to his head, a new nurse can easily assume the patient is asleep, especially if the room is dark and quiet. New nurses aren’t as assertive as their senior nurses. If you’re a veteran nurse looking for ways to welcome the younger ones or if you’re a new nurse about to be welcomed, here are some of the most commonly used medical pranks you should keep an eye out for.Īuthor’s note: Pranks should be harmless and all for good fun. While some of these pranks are downright hilarious, some of them can actually scare the life out of someone. In fact, it’s considered as a part of most senior nurses’ welcoming tradition for the newbies to break the ice.
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