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Nurse #1: Constipated and a lot of bloody stool.
Nurse #2: (laughs uproariously)
North Shore Hospital
Long Island, New York
Overheard by: Ladle
Doctor: Okay, we're going to give you an iron shot.
Nurse: Roll over on your side. Okay, you're just going to feel a little prick in your butt.
Patient: Better than the finger that was up there earlier!
ER
Newport Beach, California
Maternity nurse to nursing students: I mean, how many fingers do I want in my vagina in twelve hours?
Clinton Township, Michigan
Nurse: How are the bowel movements?
Patient: Define "bowel movements."
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Overheard by: Not a Dr
Nurse: I didn't know it yet, but I was saying 'fuck'!
VA Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Overheard by: Scut-monkey
Nurse: Mr. Oberman*?
Mr. Oberman: Yes?
Nurse: Are you still here?
Waiting room
Hampton, Virginia
Overheard by: stainedglassdoll
Nurse: Okay, so... Where, exactly, did you acquire these grasshopper heads?
Hospital waiting room
California
Overheard by: Niki
Nurse on phone: Are you sexually active? ... Okay, that's usually a 'yes' or a 'no.'
Tang Center Urgent Care
Berkeley, California
Nurse: I didn't even bother checking the urgency, but I guess if there are stab marks it's urgent.
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Overheard by: funvill
Nurse: Okay, it's time to push the baby out. Take a deep breath, hold it, and push! One, two, three... That was an awesome push! I want you to do the same thing with the next contraction, okay?
Baby daddy: Why are you making her do this?
Nurse: Ummm, to get the baby out.
Baby daddy: Are you kidding me? How long do you expect her to do it?
Nurse: Until the baby comes out.
Baby daddy: This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard! Can't you just pull it out or something?
Labor and Delivery unit
Bakersfield, California