Tattoo Compliments and Cat Heroes

A patient once asked me to check if his tattoo was infected and when I walked in he was completely

naked with the tattoo on his lower back. I tried to stay professional but he kept insisting

I needed to see it from different angles. Turns out he just wanted someone to

compliment his new ink. The tattoo was a giant portrait of his cat wearing

a nurse outfit. He looked me dead in the eye and said he got it because nurses are heroes

just like his cat who once woke him up during a fire. I didn't know whether to laugh or call

security. My coworker later told me he does this every few months with a new tattoo.

Now whenever he comes in we rock paper scissors to see who has to deal with him.