Bro when they make up their own names for instruments and expect u to know that theyre talking about
2026-08-10 19:57:01
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jam00026 :
Once had an ortho doc ask me for a rep tool he called “the cocaine sniffing device” and “the west Virginia” aka a toothless retractor
2026-08-10 17:22:43
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Trinity Wentling :
Love being in the middle of a thoracotomy and being asked for “the thing with the thing”
2026-08-10 20:14:25
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Savannah Rose :
My favorite line “where’s the thingy, I need that one thingy that I like! Inserts hand movements “you know, the thingy” no, no sir, I don’t know the thingy that you want.
2026-08-10 20:01:42
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Celi❀ :
Just to find out the instrument doesn’t even come in the set
2026-08-10 20:20:00
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Adrianna Labor Nurse :
Me looking at the scrub tech like this hoping they’ll tell me where to find the instrument
2026-08-11 06:41:31
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🌺Melissa🌺 :
And best believe i said “whats that” 🤷🏽♀️
2026-08-10 20:26:24
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Katelyn Kulik :
As someone who works in sterile processing we get a million questions a day🤣
2026-08-11 19:07:03
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CSV Now :
The panic when they’re just standing there waiting 😭
2026-08-11 03:01:21
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Viczz17 :
It’s even worse when they MUMBLE 😵💫
2026-08-11 02:52:05
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thenewlifebyzy :
I be scared shitless😂
2026-08-10 21:10:47
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Sam💕👁️👅👁️ :
Today I thought I heard him ask for a Walter for a toe. 3 CSTs were like “wtf” when i asked for help. This mf asked for a lobster
2026-08-10 21:14:17
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caity.caity :
You’re not a true OR nurse until you’ve asked a surgeon “could you maybe spell that for me???” 💕😂😂😂
2026-08-13 03:49:57
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DAWN☀️ :
Sometimes they’ll ask me for a completely common instrument and my mind just blanks 😩
2026-08-11 01:36:57
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ewdesiree_ :
And this is why I bring my phone everywhere because I will pull out Google so fast
2026-08-11 23:04:47
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Kim Bégin :
im new to the dental world. he needed a Minnesota retractor. so im running around "do we have a MEENA SOTA RETRACTOR AYE?!"
2026-08-11 15:47:58
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Jo :
He’s nursing is so stressful every minute
2026-08-13 14:17:08
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victoriaaaa :
That first month was rough for me as a brand new MA😭😭
2026-08-11 03:14:18
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HaleyJohnson936 :
Been there a few times and I HATE it!!
2026-08-11 23:12:06
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𝔍𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔞𝔫 🕷️🌈✨ :
I’m in vet med and this is cracking me up bc this is what everything sounds like to me as a deaf and hard of hearing person, on anything I’m not familiar with 😭😂
2026-08-10 22:29:53
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lityyy :
Inshallah one day
2026-08-10 18:38:25
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samantha :
The lil green thing is what I got told to grab today lmfao
2026-08-11 00:42:59
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Lora :
This literally happened to me at an old job. I swear he made names up just so he could yell at us.
2026-08-11 14:59:19
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may :
Insisting you have it when it’s in their hands already
2026-08-11 15:52:23
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Amanda :
And all the providers call them something different
2026-08-11 10:35:11
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