waiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinganswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursebeenfired bya patienthad anRRT orcode blueA patientcries everytime you getnear themmastered askill youwere scaredto dotried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsadvocatedfor apatientsolved aproblemon yourownPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorylearneda newskillsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursechartingchartingchartingpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullylab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddomade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgethad doubtsaboutbeing anursecan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!madeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad atough timecaring fora patientwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinganswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursebeenfired bya patienthad anRRT orcode blueA patientcries everytime you getnear themmastered askill youwere scaredto dotried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsadvocatedfor apatientsolved aproblemon yourownPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestorylearneda newskillsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursechartingchartingchartingpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullylab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddomade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgethad doubtsaboutbeing anursecan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!madeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad 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. waiting on meds from pharmacy ... still waiting
  2. answered a question from a more seasoned nurse
  3. been fired by a patient
  4. had an RRT or code blue
  5. A patient cries every time you get near them
  6. mastered a skill you were scared to do
  7. tried to place an IV or lab poke but it was not successful
  8. IV or Feeding pump beeps and annoys parents
  9. advocated for a patient
  10. solved a problem on your own
  11. POC won't stop chatting and telling you their life story
  12. learned a new skill
  13. secure chatting the provider at 2:AM
  14. had a pt that reminded you why you became a nurse
  15. charting charting charting
  16. pt calls for pain meds while another pt throws up and another pt's parents have tons of questions
  17. Placed an IV or did a lab poke successfully
  18. lab sample hemolyzed; now have to repeat the lab on the crying kiddo
  19. made your first mistake that you can't forget
  20. had doubts about being a nurse
  21. can't get the air bubbles out of the darn IV fluids
  22. provider hasn't gotten back to you and parents are anxious!!
  23. made parents / pt feel comforted and at ease
  24. had a tough time caring for a patient