Listen Carefully

A suspected Covid-19 male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his

mouth and nose. A young student female nurse appears and gives him a partial sponge bath.

“Nurse,” he mumbles from behind the mask, “are my test***es black?” Embarrassed, the young

nurse replies, “I don’t know, Sir. I’m only here to wash your upper body and feet.” He

struggles to ask again, “Nurse, please check for me. Are my test***es black?” Concerned that he

might elevate his blood pressure and heart rate from worrying about his test***es, she overcomes her

embarrassment and pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his man***d in one hand and his

test***es gently in the other. She looks very closely and says, “There’s nothing wrong with

them, Sir. They look fine.” The man slowly pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her, and says very

slowly, “Thank you very much. That was wonderful. Now listen very, very, closely, “Are – my

– test – results – back?” ADVICE: Do listen carefully when the patient is wearing a mask!