Funny Stories

Amaviael | Veer

The funniest reader quotes of 2011

They say laughter is the best medicine, and Scrubs readers sure know how to dole out that medicine!

Hemera | Thinkstock

Dear Santa, I can explain…

Ignoring your hospital’s dress code and swiping cookies from the nurses’ station isn’t really enough to land you on the naughty list, is it?

Galina Barskaya | Veer

A nurse’s OMG moment

There could be a whole book about people putting strange things in strange places. Actually, there probably are a few books out there like that but none that I could recommend here….

The nurse who used to work the streets

The nurse who used to work the streets

Prior to becoming a nurse, I was a firefighter/paramedic for 25 years. During that time I learned to work in less than pristine conditions.

Hemera | Thinkstock

Strange but true patient story

Hospital communication can be a bit complicated. See how one patient took matters into his own hands — pre-HIPAA!

Ryan McVay | Lifesize | Getty Images

Kids say the darndest things…

C’mon, admit it, kids are some of your funniest patients. Some of my best stories come from this group of patients. Tell me your funniest kid story!

Alloy Photography | Veer

The funniest gift I ever received at work

Click in for 10 hilarious (and sometimes shocking) gifts nurses have received from well-meaning patients, coworkers and friends.

TongRo Image Stock | Thinkstock

Definitely (?) true medical stories! – Part III

“There was this paper on her incubator that said ‘Please save Urine,’ so I knew that the nurses had named my baby.” LOL at these four crazy stories.

Janie Airey | Lifesize | Thinkstock

What my pets think I do for a living

My dog’s eyes would go wide if he detected the smallest hint of a Bodily Fluid Disaster on my scrubs. Sometimes I’d find him head down in the laundry hamper, checking out the condition of my patients from the previous shift.

Corbis Photography | Veer

Definitely true medical stories! – Part II

Proving that truth really is stranger than fiction.

Hemera | Thinkstock

Funny medical newspaper misprints!

Small typos can make a world of difference, especially for printed words about the medical profession. Here are 13 hilarious examples of why you shouldn’t always believe what you read.

iStockphoto | Thinkstock

Definitely (?) true medical stories! – Part I

Nurses know for a fact that truth is stranger than fiction. These stories are so good, you know they have to be true!

Nurse Jane: The baby

Nurse Jane: The baby

What is the craziest patient name you’ve ever heard? Oh yeah? Think that’s good? We bet Nurse Jane has you beat.

Image: Jupiterimages | Creatas | Getty Images

Take that! How I (kind of) defeated the nurse who is out to get me

There’s this clipboard nurse upstairs who has been trying to find ANY reason to “counsel” me.

iStockphoto + Stockbyte | Thinkstock

Kids say the darnedest things

Turning a hospital room into his own personal lab, this patient definitely has a HUGE imagination with some to share with the rest of us!