Nurse in her late 40's.
Patient in his late 40's holding his blackberry.
Nurse:
Your pulse sounds good. Now we need to get your weight.
Patient gets on scale.
Nurse: To get an accurate reading I need you to empty you pockets and put down things in your hands.
Patient: Oh sure.
Patient takes keys, wallet, and a handful of coins out of his pockets. He continues to hold his blackberry.
Nurse: Great, now just put down things in your hands so we can get an accurate reading.
Patient: (Confused) Well I've put everything down.
Nurse: Yes, but you didn't set down your cell phone, sir.
Patient: Oh, well we can just continue with me holding it, right?
Nurse: Actually sir, seeing as you are pre-diabetic, we need a really accurate reading, so I need you to set the phone down for 30 seconds while we weigh you.
Patient: Well, I think that’s a reasonable request, but instead can you just maybe subtract a pound for the phone?
Nurse: I don’t know the exact weight of the phone, so I can't. Just set the phone down for a moment.
Patient looks at the phone and at the nurse and back at the phone and slowly shakes his head.
Nurse: Sir, the doctor has a lot of other patients to see today, we need to get your weight so we can move on.
Patient: Ok how about this, take my last weight for 6 months ago and just add 10 pounds!
Nurse: That’s ridiculous! Do you even care about your health?
Patient: I think you are being very insensitive. How can you call yourselves a caring establishment.
Nurse: That’s it, I am going to get Doctor Yurik right now.
She leaves.
Patient does some poking on his blackberry.
Nurse comes back a minute later with the doctor who is looking at his blackberry.
Nurse: Doctor, can you ask Mr. Johnson to step onto the scale without his cell phone so we can get an accurate reading?
Doctor: (Looking up from his cell phone) Taking a man's weight without his blackberry? Your crazy, Nurse!
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