answered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursecan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidshad anRRT orcode bluetried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyhad doubtsaboutbeing anurseA patientcries everytime you getnear themwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinglab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddohad atough timecaring fora patientmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetchartingchartingchartingsolved aproblemon yourownbeenfired bya patientmastered askill youwere scaredto domadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easept calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!securechatting theprovider at2:AMhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurseadvocatedfor apatientlearneda newskillPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursecan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidshad anRRT orcode bluetried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulPlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullyhad doubtsaboutbeing anurseA patientcries everytime you getnear themwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitinglab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddohad atough timecaring fora patientmade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetchartingchartingchartingsolved aproblemon yourownbeenfired bya patientmastered askill youwere scaredto domadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easept calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionsproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!securechatting theprovider at2:AMhad a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurseadvocatedfor apatientlearneda newskillPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparents

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