A patientcries everytime you getnear themmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easeadvocatedfor apatientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsbeenfired bya patienthad anRRT orcode bluehad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurselab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddocan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsmastered askill youwere scaredto doanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AMmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsolved aproblemon yourownwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorypt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!learneda newskilltried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad doubtsaboutbeing anursehad atough timecaring fora patientA patientcries everytime you getnear themmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easeadvocatedfor apatientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsbeenfired bya patienthad anRRT orcode bluehad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurselab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddocan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsmastered askill youwere scaredto doanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AMmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsolved aproblemon yourownwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorypt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!learneda newskilltried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad doubtsaboutbeing anursehad atough timecaring fora patient

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