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I really enjoyed that…..It made me smile!!! It made me think about some of things that ….”never have I ever” and some I have!!!
Never have I ever taken a sanitary product from the supply closet because I “started” at work and I didn’t have time to beg one off a coworker.
HAHAHA I know I’m not the only one to do this!
Never have I ever taken a sanitary product out of the patient supply closet because I “started” at work and didn’t have time to beg one off a coworker.
Never have I ever provided care to a being that was not of this planet.
Yes I have drank apple juice out of a urinal at the nurses station!
Yes I have given the patient a different names for myself,,,, after his asking and receiving the correct name greater than 50 times…..oh how I love the concussions.
RN
Registered Nurse
None of the above. But a nurse I worked with called in sick from Vegas. We live in Texas.
On N.Y. Eve we drank non-alcoholic bubbly out of urine cups! And I took care of a jockey as a patient, and she told me stories of how the nurses and emt’s would sneak in alcohol in IVPB’s, as long as it was clear, they could sneak it in, of course they were off-duty! I would have never thought of this!
Yes, I have done most of these things PLUS …
Yes, I have eaten cake from a clean emesis basin. Yes, I have started a fire in the Doctor’s Lounge microwave at 0300 while making microwave popcorn.
Yes, I have missed countless holidays and family activities because I was working.
Yes, I have played detective trying to find out a patient’s name, or meds, or phone number, or …
Yes, I have held a terrified patient as they died.
Yes, I am a nurse.
Yes, I LOVE it and wouldn’t think of doing anything else..
Has any other nurse ever tricked an abusive, drunken “frequent flyer” into admitting suicidal/homicidal thoughts so that you could keep them confined to their gurney while in the E.R.?
In one ED where I worked the nurses would refer to each other as Mona (in reference to an old television commercial that most won’t remember). In any case, a patient complained to me once that a nurse was rude to her. The nurses name: Mona.
I have:
Autoclaved a turkey for Thanksgiving to warm it up . (it exploded).
Had an angry doctor follow me into the ladies room.
Had to carry a bloody amputated leg to the OR.
Eaten out of an emesis basin, bedpan, urine cup etc.
Yes, I have…
Put K-Y on the Dr.’s phone and called it from the nurses station!
Come to work in the ER on roller blades, with a pillow bandaged to my fanny
Sat on the floor of the ER playing my imaginary guitar, sang, and held out a cup for money… with an agitated, delusional patient to keep him calm while our department was going crazy.
Ran down to the basement, borrowed the floor buffer, and polished the floor of the ER while JCAHO was in a pre-visit meeting across the hall.
Never have I put tape in some brat’s hair after he waited 4 hours to go get stitches cause he was too busy getting stoned… then asked me to hurry up!
never have I called out of work sick because i was already stressed out and went shopping instead because I did not want to go to work and deal with more stress that day.
Have you ever flirted with a doctor during a code?
RN
Registered Nurse
It is funny to see that some things are universal…LOL
Student
Nursing Student (you can change this when you graduate!)
As far as I know, the MD parking spots have nothing to do with respect, it’s so that they can park in an emergency. So, I don’t think i would park in such spots. It has nothing to do with inferiority; it’s necessity. Also, all the doctors I know respect even me, and right now I’m just a volunteer.
RN
Registered Nurse
Agreed. Though in my case I would never simply because I don’t want MY car towed!
Student
Nursing Student (you can change this when you graduate!)
Never have I ever peed in a specimen cup and dipsticked it to check for a UTI while at work.
RN
Registered Nurse
On Thanksgiving, we made StoveTop stuffing in an emesis basin..
Yes, I’ve used a tongue depressor as an eating utensil… and I’ve also used an eating utensil as a tongue depressor.