Mortar and chaos: my nightshift tale

Had this night where a patient asked if I could check if their coffee maker was working. I thought they were joking at first, but nope — there I was, doing a little troubleshooting between vitals. Anyone else had hilariously weird requests during shifts?

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I’ve definitely had a few strange requests too! Once, a patient asked for a specific flavor of popsicle in the middle of the night. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: Did you end up getting the coffee maker to work?

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