Top 10 Lists for Nurses

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You know you’re an ICU nurse when…

Are you stuck hanging blood and plasma? Right. It must be lunch time! The life of an ICU nurse is captured in this top ten list.

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Top 10 things nurses say in their sleep!

Rub those eyes and check out this hilarious list – #10: “You can’t be choking — you’re talking to me!”

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Top 10 worst smells in the hospital

Seasoned nurses know to show up for their shifts with their nose savers (Halls cough drops, anyone?) tucked away in the pocket. So, do you agree with our list of the stinkiest encounters you’ll have in a typical workday?

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Top 10 weight management tips for nurses

As busy nurses with hectic schedules, it’s sometimes easier to counsel others on weight control than to work on the message ourselves. Here are easy ways to start right now.

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Top 10 images of nurses we’re sick of seeing

Here at scrubsmag.com, we spend a LOT of time looking for images to go with our articles, which means we spend a LOT of time looking at pictures of nurses.

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Top 10 worst hospital visitors – Part II

How about the girlfriend who came to visit her boyfriend with her little girl? She left her daughter with her boyfriend (the patient) while she went shopping.

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Best of 2011: Our favorite lists about nurses!

It’s debatable exactly where “sense of humor” falls in the list of top essential nurse traits. We at Scrubs are for sure putting it somewhere in the top ten!

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Are nurses vampires or zombies?

#1: Vampires go out at night. So does half the nursing workforce in this country. #6: Zombies groan, shuffle and often have bits falling off of them. Take a look at the next career nurse you see…

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The 10 essential items in a nurse’s first aid kit

I strongly believe that everybody should have a first aid kit, just so they don’t call me at 3 a.m. for advice on what to do with a bleeding finger.

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Top 10 sleep tips for nurses

Increase your chances of getting some quality sleep, which in turn will hopefully lower your stress levels (and help your heart!).

10 hilarious note cards for nurses

10 hilarious note cards for nurses

We have to face it: We nurses have our own brand of humor. After all, if you’re not laughing, you just may be crying!

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The funniest gift I ever received at work

Click in for 10 hilarious (and sometimes shocking) gifts nurses have received from well-meaning patients, coworkers and friends.

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Top 10 things this nurse is thankful for

#1: I am so thankful I have a paying job. Looking at the economy, both nationwide and within my own healthcare system, I’m thankful to be able to punch in when so many people can’t claim a paycheck.

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Top 10 things you’ll need in your CNA survival kit

#10: A Band-Aid to heal hurt feelings, whether yours or someone else’s.

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Top 10 worst hospital visitors

Ah, visitors! Have any of these nightmares shown up at your patients’ bedsides?