A man was lying in a hospital bed, connected to an oxygen mask while recovering from surgery.
A young student nurse walked into the room to give him a partial sponge bath.
Through the oxygen mask, the man mumbled, “Nurse… are my testicles black?”
The nurse immediately froze, clearly embarrassed and unsure how to respond.
“Sir,” she said nervously, “I’m only assigned to clean your upper body and your feet.”
But the patient asked again, more insistently this time.
“Please… could you check? Are my testicles black?”
The nurse hesitated. She worried that the man might be anxious about his condition and that ignoring him could make things worse during his recovery.
Finally, she decided to help.
Carefully and respectfully, she pulled back the covers, lifted his hospital gown, and examined the area he was concerned about.
After checking thoroughly, she reassured him kindly.
“Sir, everything looks perfectly normal. I don’t see any signs that anything is wrong.”
The man slowly raised his oxygen mask, smiled weakly, and replied:
“Thanks… but what I actually asked was—are my test results back?”
Oops. 😅
Bonus Story
A well-known, high-powered attorney ended up staying in the hospital for several days.
Very quickly, he turned into a nightmare for the entire hospital staff.
He spoke to the nurses as if they were his personal assistants, constantly ordering them around and complaining about nearly everything.
Needless to say, none of the staff could stand dealing with him.
But there was one person who wasn’t intimidated at all—the head nurse. She had no problem putting him in his place.
One day, she walked into his room with a very serious look on her face.
“I need to take your temperature,” she announced.
The attorney immediately began grumbling and complaining, going on for nearly five straight minutes about how inconvenient everything was.
Eventually, though, he folded his arms, opened his mouth, and prepared for the thermometer.
“No, sorry,” the nurse said calmly. “For this reading, I can’t use an oral thermometer.”
