Night shifts in a dementia ward can often be unpredictable.

When one nurse was a little too casual with their directions to their patient, it led to a hilarious misunderstanding, teaching everyone to be more careful with their words.

Read on for the details!

Nightshift

I used to be a nurse and worked many nights in a dementia ward.

We always took rounds with a partner because you never know if a patient gets violent.

We were on our 3am rounds when we opened the door to a gentleman’s room.

The patient was up to something unusual.

He was close to the door trying to pull a electric outlet off the wall.

We took him to the bathroom and tried to get him to the bed after.

This would prove to be a difficult task.

His legs didn’t work too good in the daytime, but by night, he needed a lot of help.

We get him near his bed, but he just wouldn’t go in.

The other nurse then says something they ended up regretting.

Suddenly my partner tells him, ‘just jump on the bed so we can go.

And this man took few steps back and leaped on the bed.

That’s when my partner, who was originally from Asia, learned that dementia patient can take your words quite literally.

Still laugh about it from time to time.

A little humor never hurts, even in serious situations.

What did Reddit think?

Unorthodox situations require unorthodox solutions.

This fellow nurse wishes they would have thought of this!

Taking things too literally definitely has consequences.

This lighthearted moment is bound to stick with them both for a long time.

Moments like these are a reminder to always expect the unexpected.

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