Doctors only ask your name when the patient isn't doing well.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, name
Murphy's laws, page 49
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the Boss is watching.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about success, failure, heads
As soon as you've ordered the pizzas, 25 patients show up at the ER registration desk along with three ambulances all with cardiac arrests!
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, contentment
Ten seconds after you have finished giving a complete bed bath and changing the bed, the patient has a giant code brown.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, contentment
If a patient needs four pills, the packet will contain three.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
Your buddies who were reading the paper at the nurses' desk a minute ago always disappear when you need help.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, help, need, contentment
Expect to get your pay raise the same day the hospital raises the parking rates and other charges.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, day
The better job you do, the more work you can expect to be handed.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, work, contentment
The amount of clean linen available is inversely proportional to your immediate needs.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
The more confused and impulsive a patient is, the less chance there is for a family member or friend to sit with the patient.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, chance, family
The perfect nurse for the job will apply the day after that post is filled by some semi qualified idiot.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, perfection, day
If only one solution can be found for a problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about problems, medicine
When the nurse on the preceding shift has surrounded the patient with absorbent pads, the code brown will hit every sheet and miss every pad.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine
Rest assured that when you are in a hurry, the nurse's notes have not been written.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, rest, contentment
When you are starting an IV on an uncooperative patient, or dealing with a huge code brown, there is a phone call for you and it's that crabby physician that you have been paging all morning.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, contentment
Fire drills always occur on your day from hell.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, hell, fire, fire brigade, day
The first person in line when the clinic opens will not require urgent care. The sickest person will arrive 5 minutes before closing: I thought I'd feel better.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, people, thinking
You do the: Just discharged the Patient from Hell dance only to turn around and find the Consultant Neuro-Psychiatrist looking at you like you're their next patient.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, dance, hell, contentment
Last thing you want to hear a doctor say is whoops.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, things, contentment
You may not install a car catcher on the front of the ambulance.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, contentment
