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