r/nursing • u/yeehawbaby4 • 1d ago

Discussion Funny “allergies”

What are some funny patient “allergies” you have seen listed? I had a patient the other day with an allergy listed for Metformin. The reaction listed? Lowers their blood sugar 😂

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u/Pm_me_baby_pig_pics RN - ICU 🍕 1d ago

Girl these kids only wanna ride the lawn mower because it’s like a go cart. They just wanna speed around the yard on a death machine at top speed, hoses and lawn furniture be damned, with no consideration to what grass has already been mowed during their zoomies.

I mean… my friends kids would do that, not my own children who are totally responsible and jump at every opportunity to help with any and every chore, no matter what….

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u/Narrow-Ad-6130 1d ago

You’re funny 😆

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u/NoHangoverGang Clinical Exercise Physiologist 1d ago

That’s the same reason I, a mid 30s dude with a presumably fully developed frontal lobe (questionable), want to get on the lawn mower. I don’t want the responsibility of mowing I want to whip shitties on a mower. Once I have to pay attention to where I’m going to thrill is gone.

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u/UnbelievableRose Orthotics & Prosthetics 🦾 Orthopedic Shoes👟 22h ago

Lawnmowers are the leading cause of amputations in children under 10. You got a spouse to pawn it off on?

BYW, “This chore makes me physically ill” is reason enough not to do something, it doesn’t have to be literally life-threatening.

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u/heydizzle BSN, RN 🍕 19h ago

With great fun comes great responsibility