pt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingA patientcries everytime you getnear themsolved aproblemon yourownhad anRRT orcode bluewaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorymadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad atough timecaring fora patientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsmastered askill youwere scaredto dohad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurselearneda newskillanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursemade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMcan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidshad doubtsaboutbeing anurseadvocatedfor apatienttried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!beenfired bya patientlab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddopt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingA patientcries everytime you getnear themsolved aproblemon yourownhad anRRT orcode bluewaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorymadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad atough timecaring fora patientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsmastered askill youwere scaredto dohad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurselearneda newskillanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursemade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMcan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidshad doubtsaboutbeing anurseadvocatedfor apatienttried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!beenfired bya patientlab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddo

Reality of Being a Nurse - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. pt calls for pain meds while another pt throws up and another pt's parents have tons of questions
  2. charting charting charting
  3. A patient cries every time you get near them
  4. solved a problem on your own
  5. had an RRT or code blue
  6. waiting on meds from pharmacy ... still waiting
  7. POC won't stop chatting and telling you their life story
  8. made parents / pt feel comforted and at ease
  9. had a tough time caring for a patient
  10. IV or Feeding pump beeps and annoys parents
  11. mastered a skill you were scared to do
  12. had a pt that reminded you why you became a nurse
  13. learned a new skill
  14. answered a question from a more seasoned nurse
  15. made your first mistake that you can't forget
  16. secure chatting the provider at 2:AM
  17. can't get the air bubbles out of the darn IV fluids
  18. had doubts about being a nurse
  19. advocated for a patient
  20. tried to place an IV or lab poke but it was not successful
  21. Placed an IV or did a lab poke successfully
  22. provider hasn't gotten back to you and parents are anxious!!
  23. been fired by a patient
  24. lab sample hemolyzed; now have to repeat the lab on the crying kiddo