• Q: What runs but never walks, murmurs but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps?
  A: A hospital.

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• Q: I can be filled, but I’m never empty. What am I?
  A: A nursing shift.
• Q: What starts with a ‘P’ and ends with ‘E’ and is essential for wound care?
  A: Peroxide.
• Q: What is the first thing a baby learns to say in a hospital?
  A: Hello.
• Q: What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
  A: The future of nursing.
• Q: What can fill a room but takes up no space?
  A: Laughter.
• Q: What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
  A: A stethoscope.
• Q: What belongs to you but is used more by others?
  A: Your bed in the break room.
• Q: What has keys but can’t open locks?
  A: A computer keyboard.
• Q: What is full of holes but can still hold water?
  A: A sponge.
• Q: What has many letters but starts with ‘N’ and ends with ‘G’?
  A: Nursing.
• Q: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
  A: The letter ‘M’.
• Q: What has a neck but no head?
  A: A bottle of medication.
• Q: What is always on its way here but never arrives?
  A: Tomorrow’s shift.
• Q: What is it that’s always coming but never arrives?
  A: A new medical breakthrough.
• Q: What has hands but cannot clap?
  A: A clock in a patient’s room.
• Q: What is filled with keys but can’t open locks?
  A: A nurse’s key ring.
• Q: What is something you can keep after giving it to someone?
  A: Advice.
• Q: What goes up but never comes down?
  A: Your dedication and commitment to nursing.
• Q: What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
  A: Scrubs after a long shift.

• Q: What starts with ‘B’ and ends with ‘S’ and helps to monitor vital signs?
  A: Blood pressure cuffs.

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• Q: What is a room that no one can enter?
  A: A patient’s personal space.
• Q: What comes once in a year but twice in a week?
  A: National Nurses Week.
• Q: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
  A: A telemedicine session.
• Q: What is as light as a feather, but the strongest nurse can’t hold it for long?
  A: A patient’s trust.
• Q: What has a spine but no bones?
  A: A medical chart.
• Q: What is full of holes but can be worn?
  A: Compression stockings.
• Q: What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left?
  A: Part-time nursing.
• Q: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
  A: A clock in a nursing station.
• Q: What has one eye but can’t see?
  A: A needle.
• Q: What is it that the more you take, the more you leave behind?
  A: Footsteps in a busy hospital corridor.
• Q: What has a heart that pumps but doesn’t love?
  A: A ventricular assist device.
• Q: What is full of keys but can’t open doors?
  A: A medication cart.
• Q: What has a ring but no finger?
  A: A call button.
• Q: What is it that can fill a room but takes up no space?
  A: The sound of a lullaby sung by a nurse.
• Q: What can be cracked, made, and told but never owned?
  A: A joke to lighten the mood in a tense situation.
• Q: What comes before medicine?
  A: A diagnosis.
• Q: What is always behind you but you can never see it?
  A: A patient’s history.
• Q: What can be caught but not thrown?
  A: A cold in the flu season.
• Q: What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
  A: The next breakthrough in nursing technology.

Another Nursing riddles

• Q: What is always in your hand but can’t be held?
  A: A pen during charting.

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• Q: What has a face but doesn’t frown, a heart that doesn’t beat?
  A: A medical mask.
• Q: What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
  A: A joke in the break room.
• Q: What is white and blue and can’t climb trees?
  A: Hospital scrubs.
• Q: What has endless letters but starts with ‘C’ and ends with ‘R’?
  A: Caregiver.
• Q: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
  A: A medical journal.
• Q: What comes down but never goes up?
  A: A patient’s fever.
• Q: What gets bigger the more you take away?
  A: A hole in a patient’s bandage.
• Q: What can be filled with food but also holds medicine?
  A: A spoon.
• Q: What has a ring but no finger?
  A: A call bell.
• Q: What can you break without touching it?
  A: Bad news to a patient.
• Q: What is full of questions but has all the answers?
  A: A nursing textbook.
• Q: What is short but can take years to achieve?
  A: A nursing degree.
• Q: What can go up a chimney down but can’t go down a chimney up?
  A: An umbrella during a fire drill.
• Q: What has a heart that beats but is not alive?
  A: A cardiac monitor.
• Q: What has one foot on each side and one in the middle?
  A: A hospital bed.
• Q: What is round on the ends and high in the middle?
  A: Ohio and also a nurse’s stress level.
• Q: What is always coming but never arrives?
  A: The end of a 12-hour shift.
• Q: What has an eye but cannot see?
  A: A needle.
• Q: What is something that is full of holes but can still hold water?
  A: A medical gauze.

• What do you call a nurse who sleeps on the job?
• A nap-ractitioner!

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• Why did the nurse bring a red pen to work?
• To draw blood!
• What did the patient say to the forgetful nurse?
• “You’re losing patients!”
• Why did the nurse always carry a ruler?
• To measure blood pressure!
• What’s a nurse’s favorite type of music?
• Band-aids!
• Why did the nurse keep a pencil in her pocket?
• To take quick notes!
• What’s a nurse’s favorite game?
• Patient Poker!
• Why did the nurse go to art school?
• To learn how to draw blood!
• What did the nurse say to the IV drip?
• “Hang in there!”
• Why did the nurse refuse to play cards with the doctor?
• She was afraid of the card-yology!
• What did the thermometer say to the nurse?
• “You make my temperature rise!”
• Why did the nurse always carry a tissue?
• For the patient’s teary moments!
• What do you call a nurse with an empty medical bag?
• A little under the weather!
• Why did the nurse get kicked out of the pharmacy?
• She kept trying to organize a ‘pill-ow fight’!
• What did one ECG machine say to the other?
• “Are you picking up any vibes?”
• Why did the nurse get promoted?
• She was always on top of things!
• What did the nurse say to the broken elevator in the hospital?
• “I can’t deal with your ups and downs!”
• Why did the nurse always bring a book to work?
• For the patient’s bedside stories!
• What did the stethoscope say to the nurse?
• “You take my breath away!”
• Why did the nurse bring a ladder to work?
• To reach new heights in patient care!

Getting over with Nursing riddles

• Why did the nurse bring string to work?
• To tie up loose ends!

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• What did the nurse say to the germ?
• “I’ve got my ion you!”
• Why did the nurse bring a ladder to work?
• To elevate patient care!
• What did the nurse say when she dropped the thermometer?
• “I’ve lost my cool!”
• Why did the nurse always carry a mirror?
• To reflect on her practice!
• What did the nurse say to the patient with a broken arm?
• “Hang in there!”
• Why did the nurse wear glasses to work?
• To help her see patients clearly!
• What did the nurse say to the bedpan?
• “You’re the one I’m looking for!”
• Why did the nurse bring a compass to work?
• To find the right direction for care!
• What did the nurse say to the broken heart?
• “I’ll take care of you!”
• Why did the nurse bring a watch to work?
• To keep an eye on patient’s vital signs!
• What did the nurse say to the patient with a sore throat?
• “Let’s get to the root of the problem!”
• Why did the nurse bring a magnet to work?
• To attract positive outcomes!
• What did the nurse say to the patient with a headache?
• “I’ve got a cure that’s just a head of the game!”
• Why did the nurse bring a tape measure to work?
• To measure the patient’s progress!
• What did the nurse say to the patient with a sprained ankle?
• “I’ll help you get back on your feet!”
• Why did the nurse bring a whistle to work?
• To alert everyone to urgent situations!
• What did the nurse say to the patient with a fever?
• “I’ll help you cool down!”
• Why did the nurse bring a compass to work?
• To find the right course of treatment!
• What did the nurse say to the IV bag?
• “You’re my type!”