9. PLEASE STOP SNEAKING BLOOD INTO PEOPLE’S URINE
Did a fingerstick for a patient, ensured the little cut stopped bleeding, and then put a band-aid on it. Told her to collect a urine sample for testing.
Test came back strongly positive (4+ reading) for blood. She complained to the doctor that there is NO WAY she has blood in her urine, and that the blood from her fingerstick must have entered the urine, throwing off her reading.
She said it was my fault that I did her blood test before her urine test, and I obviously made a mistake.
Later that afternoon, she repeated the test later in the afternoon, still at 4+. Came back a week later, still at 4+. The look on her face when I told her “sorry, ma’am, your result is still positive” was priceless.
EarthwormJane