had atough timecaring fora patientpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionslab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddobeenfired bya patientproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!mastered askill youwere scaredto dolearneda newskillhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursehad doubtsaboutbeing anursechartingchartingchartingA patientcries everytime you getnear themanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AMPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullytried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad anRRT orcode bluemadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easemade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsolved aproblemon yourowncan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsadvocatedfor apatientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentswaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinghad atough timecaring fora patientpt calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionslab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddobeenfired bya patientproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!mastered askill youwere scaredto dolearneda newskillhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursehad doubtsaboutbeing anursechartingchartingchartingA patientcries everytime you getnear themanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursesecurechatting theprovider at2:AMPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullytried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad anRRT orcode bluemadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easemade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetsolved aproblemon yourowncan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsadvocatedfor apatientIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentswaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waiting

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