Don't Make a Nurse Angry
A bigshot businessman had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his employees. None of the hospital staff wanted to have anything to do with him. The head nurse was the only one who could stand up to him. She came into his room and announced, "I have to take your temperature"
After complaining for a bit, he settled down, crossed his arms and said "stick it in my ear". "No, I'm sorry" the nurse said, "but for this reading I can't use that type of thermometer" so he just opened his mouth. "Unfortunately, I can't use an oral thermometer either...they just aren't accurate enough for what we need in this case, I have to take it from the other end." This started a whole new round of complaining but the nurse was insistent and eventually he rolled over and bared his bottom end.
After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce "I have to go get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT and don't move until I get back!" She leaves the door to his room open on her way out. He curses under his breath as he hears people walking past his door laughing. After about 20 minutes, the man's doctor comes into the room.
"What's going on here?" asked the doctor. Angrily the man answers, "What's the matter?!? Doc, haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" After a pause, the doctor confesses, "Well, no. I guess I haven't. Not with a Carnation anyway."
After complaining for a bit, he settled down, crossed his arms and said "stick it in my ear". "No, I'm sorry" the nurse said, "but for this reading I can't use that type of thermometer" so he just opened his mouth. "Unfortunately, I can't use an oral thermometer either...they just aren't accurate enough for what we need in this case, I have to take it from the other end." This started a whole new round of complaining but the nurse was insistent and eventually he rolled over and bared his bottom end.
After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce "I have to go get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT and don't move until I get back!" She leaves the door to his room open on her way out. He curses under his breath as he hears people walking past his door laughing. After about 20 minutes, the man's doctor comes into the room.
"What's going on here?" asked the doctor. Angrily the man answers, "What's the matter?!? Doc, haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" After a pause, the doctor confesses, "Well, no. I guess I haven't. Not with a Carnation anyway."
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