Excuses to Use When Late For Rounds

-- “I had to change my scrubs. In other news… Mr. Jones -- emesis times one this morning.”

-- “I was examining Mrs. Smith when she suddenly went into V-tach and became unresponsive. I was about to call the code, when Chuck Norris walked in and gave her a roundhouse kick to the chest precordial thump by just looking at her. Don’t worry, she’s back in sinus rhythm.”

---- “Oh! We started rounds on 4South? I thought since it was Wacky Wednesday we started at the bottom of the list…”

-- “I decided to do a Ovid search on the latest journal articles related to Mr. White’s condition. I had just formed a evidence-based clinical question, picked the most appropriate MeSH, limited my search to recent publishings, and exploded diagnosis and treatment, when I realized it was time for rounds.”
(This one might actually get you out of any pimping on the patient’s condition too as you have expressed a failed attempt to research. Niiice. Double word score.)

-- “No, this isn’t fresh coffee. This is actually the same cup I’ve had since Monday. I’ve been working so hard I still haven’t had a chance to finish it, so I just keep reheating it.”