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{{trope}}
[[File:annoying-patient3 calvin-and-hobbes 1478.png|link=Calvin and Hobbes|rightframe]]
 
{{quote|"I am not only walking out on this case, Mr. Whiteside, I am leaving the nursing profession. I became a nurse because all my life, ever since I was a little girl, I was filled with the idea of serving a suffering humanity. After one month with you, Mr. Whiteside, I am going to work in a munitions factory. From now on, anything I can do to help exterminate the human race will fill me with the greatest of pleasure."|'''Nurse Preen''', ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]''}}
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|'''Nurse Preen''', ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]''}}
 
{{quote|"I am not only walking out on this case, Mr. Whiteside, I am leaving the nursing profession. I became a nurse because all my life, ever since I was a little girl, I was filled with the idea of serving a suffering humanity. After one month with you, Mr. Whiteside, I am going to work in a munitions factory. From now on, anything I can do to help exterminate the human race will fill me with the greatest of pleasure."|'''Nurse Preen''', ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]''}}
 
A sick character (usually the flu) is selflessly tended to by another, unless of course the latter also ''caused'' the malady. The sick character will inevitably abuse the situation and be as demanding and obnoxious as possible. In a sitcom, this immediately occurs right after they're given a summoning bell.
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Contrast its opposite, [[Nurse with Good Intentions]].
 
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== Fan Works ==
* ''[[Astral Journey: It's Complicated]]'' has [[Spice Girls| Melanie]] trying to escape after being sectioned after her eating disorder had put her life in danger. {{Spoiler| Both ended up sending her back}}
 
== Literature ==
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[[Category:IndexitisMedical Tropes]]
[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Annoying Patient]]