OT-Is this funny???

[Natalie]

I shared this story with a friend and they didn't think it was very funny-maybe I'm crazy because I CANNOT stop laughing!

OK, so I worked nights Saturday night and last night. I got no sleep Saturday and about two hours on Sunday. I downed a liter of Mountain Dew and took a Provigil. I was working with my very good friend (Roz) and she hadn't slept either and also had about a liter of Mountain Dew. SO, needless to say, around 1 am, everything was SO funny we would laugh so hard we could hardly breathe.

SO here's the funny story and I know that in the light of day and after some sleep it won't be near as funny but I seriously laughed so hard I almost peed, I couldn't breathe, my stomach hurt-actually all three of us were laughing that hard.

It's 2:15 am and we hear the nurses call light go off-the nurse's aid (Katie) answers it and we hear her talk to the patient on the intercom system, we then see her get up and walk down the hall. A few min later she comes back laughing and totaly redfaced. Well, the patient had asked for a sandwich. Katie went into the patient's room with a sandwich and said "I brought you ham but we also have turkey if you would like." The patient asked her to repeat herself so she again said "I brought you ham be we also have turkey." The patient then asked "what do you mean?" Katie said "that's the only two kind of sandwiches we have up here." Finally the patient said "I don't know what you are talking about." Katie said "well didn't you call out for a sandwich?" The patient tells her no, she hadn't called out at all. As it turns out, it was room 1 that asked for a sandwich but it was room 11 that she went to. OK, so imagine you are the patient and the nurse comes in at 2:15 in the morning and wakes you up to ask if you want a ham or a turkey sandwich. (OH FREAK-it is as funny in the light of day, I can't stop laughing) BUT, I think the best part was that once Roz and I gained a bit of our composure back, Roz got the patient's chart out and charted: 0215-Patient offered ham or turkey sandwich per CNA, declines at this time.

That will be in that chart forever. I can just see in 10 years the patient sues the hosptial for some reason and they blow up the nurses notes to posterboard size and have them on an easle inthe courtroom and there it is in letters 3 inches high...0215-Patient offered ham or turkey sandwich per CNA, declines at this time.

Damn that was funny!!! Sleep deprivation makes everything funny!!

[Maui Tom]

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[larryfromnextdoor]

[Natalie]

Larry!

How did you get ahold of the footage from the security cameras?? I think that happened around 4 am.

[Rick]

I shared this story with a friend and they didn't think it was very funny-maybe I'm crazy because I CANNOT stop laughing!

OK, so I worked nights Saturday night and last night. I got no sleep Saturday and about two hours on Sunday. I downed a liter of Mountain Dew and took a Provigil. I was working with my very good friend (Roz) and she hadn't slept either and also had about a liter of Mountain Dew. SO, needless to say, around 1 am, everything was SO funny we would laugh so hard we could hardly breathe.

SO here's the funny story and I know that in the light of day and after some sleep it won't be near as funny but I seriously laughed so hard I almost peed, I couldn't breathe, my stomach hurt-actually all three of us were laughing that hard.

It's 2:15 am and we hear the nurses call light go off-the nurse's aid (Katie) answers it and we hear her talk to the patient on the intercom system, we then see her get up and walk down the hall. A few min later she comes back laughing and totaly redfaced. Well, the patient had asked for a sandwich. Katie went into the patient's room with a sandwich and said "I brought you ham but we also have turkey if you would like." The patient asked her to repeat herself so she again said "I brought you ham be we also have turkey." The patient then asked "what do you mean?" Katie said "that's the only two kind of sandwiches we have up here." Finally the patient said "I don't know what you are talking about." Katie said "well didn't you call out for a sandwich?" The patient tells her no, she hadn't called out at all. As it turns out, it was room 1 that asked for a sandwich but it was room 11 that she went to. OK, so imagine you are the patient and the nurse comes in at 2:15 in the morning and wakes you up to ask if you want a ham or a turkey sandwich. (OH FREAK-it is as funny in the light of day, I can't stop laughing) BUT, I think the best part was that once Roz and I gained a bit of our composure back, Roz got the patient's chart out and charted: 0215-Patient offered ham or turkey sandwich per CNA, declines at this time.

That will be in that chart forever. I can just see in 10 years the patient sues the hosptial for some reason and they blow up the nurses notes to posterboard size and have them on an easle inthe courtroom and there it is in letters 3 inches high...0215-Patient offered ham or turkey sandwich per CNA, declines at this time.

Damn that was funny!!! Sleep deprivation makes everything funny!!

Yes it does. A loooooong time ago I used to work a shift that had 4 8:30a to 5:00p starts and 1 5:00a to 1:30p start. Usually the night before the 5am start, I'd make an effort to get to bed early, and it never worked. I'd lay down to go to sleep and like a typical type A person, my worrying about getting to sleep early would keep me awake. I'd have to be up at 3:30 and without fail, I'd still be awake at midnight. I worked with a bunch of crazy people at that time, and as you said, every little thing would have me ROTFLMAO! That was fun.

[Angiekay]

Must have been one of those, "you had to be there" stories.