List of Hilarious Nursing Puns to Brighten Your Day

Here are 20 nursing puns that are perfect for sharing with colleagues or on social media. These are guaranteed to bring smiles and laughs!

  1. Why did the nurse always carry a red pen? In case they needed to draw blood.
  2. How do nurses keep their sense of humor? They never run out of patients.
  3. Why did the nurse bring a ladder to work? They heard the patients were getting high blood pressure.
  4. What do you call a nurse with a dirty uniform? A scrub nurse.
  5. How do you know if a nurse is having a good day? They’re all smiles and IV drips.
  6. Why did the nurse cross the road? To assess the chicken’s vital signs.
  7. What’s a nurse’s favorite part of a movie? The IV scene.
  8. Why do nurses always carry a pen and paper? To make quick notes of their patients.
  9. What did the nurse say to the doctor who only made jokes? You’re a real cut-up!
  10. Why did the nurse need a pencil sharpener? Because their patients kept getting dull.

More Nursing Puns for a Quick Laugh

  1. What’s a nurse’s favorite plant? A IV-y.
  2. Why did the nurse go to art school? They wanted to learn how to draw blood.
  3. Why do nurses fear the calendar? Their days are numbered.
  4. Why was the nurse always calm? They had a lot of patients.
  5. How do nurses sign their emails? Best IV-gards.
  6. What do you call a nurse who can sing? A registered nurse (R.N.).
  7. Why did the nurse bring a bed to the soccer game? In case of a penalty nap.
  8. How does a nurse stay awake on night shifts? With a lot of IV caffeine.
  9. Why did the nurse sit on a clock? They wanted to be on time.
  10. What do you call a nurse who loves to read? A bookworm with a stethoscope.

Did these puns make you smile? Share them with your friends and brighten their day too!