made yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingmastered askill youwere scaredto doIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsA patientcries everytime you getnear themPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryhad anRRT orcode bluePlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullybeenfired bya patientanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursept calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingsolved aproblemon yourownlearneda newskilllab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddotried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad doubtsaboutbeing anurseadvocatedfor apatientsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMcan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad atough timecaring fora patientproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!had a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anursemade yourfirst mistakethat youcan't forgetwaiting onmeds frompharmacy ...still waitingmastered askill youwere scaredto doIV orFeedingpump beepsand annoysparentsA patientcries everytime you getnear themPOC won'tstop chattingand tellingyou their lifestoryhad anRRT orcode bluePlaced anIV or did alab pokesuccessfullybeenfired bya patientanswered aquestionfrom a moreseasonednursept calls for painmeds whileanother pt throwsup and anotherpt's parents havetons of questionschartingchartingchartingsolved aproblemon yourownlearneda newskilllab samplehemolyzed;now have torepeat the labon the cryingkiddotried to placean IV or labpoke but itwas notsuccessfulhad doubtsaboutbeing anurseadvocatedfor apatientsecurechatting theprovider at2:AMcan't get theair bubblesout of thedarn IV fluidsmadeparents / ptfeelcomfortedand at easehad atough timecaring fora patientproviderhasn't gottenback to youand parentsare anxious!!had a pt thatremindedyou why youbecame anurse

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