waiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinglab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddocan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidssolved aproblemon yourownlearneda newskillPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullytried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!answered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursebeenfired bya patienthad atough timecaring fora patientmastered askill youwere scaredto dochartingchartingchartingadvocatedfor apatientpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad doubtsaboutbeing anursehad anRRT orcode blueA patientcries everytime you getnear themPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AMwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinglab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddocan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidssolved aproblemon yourownlearneda newskillPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullytried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!answered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursebeenfired bya patienthad atough timecaring fora patientmastered askill youwere scaredto dochartingchartingchartingadvocatedfor apatientpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad doubtsaboutbeing anursehad anRRT orcode blueA patientcries everytime you getnear themPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AM

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