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Could you convincingly make an argument that the children of nurses are the healthiest people on the planet?
According to this list, that sentiment may very well have merit.
You know your mom is a nurse when…
10. She asks if you’ve had a bowel movement recently.
9. She asks you to describe the pain on a scale from 1 to 5.
8. She tells you to drink lots of clear fluids.
7. She cuts everything with bandage scissors.
6. It takes her a few minutes to empty her pockets after work.
5. She comes home with bar codes stuck to her uniform.
4. You are used to seeing her after a 12-hour shift.
3. She doesn’t have holidays off and never gets to leave during a large storm.
2. She can give you the dosage and generic name of a drug off the top of her head.
1. She’s constantly worried about your health!
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LOVE IT!!
This is great LOL the only thing left out is …she uses medical tape to wrap your presents.
RN
Registered Nurse
guilty!
CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant
OMG! My grandmother did that. It was funny.
SO TRUE!
When the neighbor kids come over with their cuts and scrapes just to check out the tackle box sized first aid kit.
The neighborhood PARENTS bring their kids with cuts, for your Mom’s advice on stitches? Or no stitches?
When your Mom sits and discusses surgeries they’ve done at work, with YOUR doctor!
You are teaching your toddler “Where’s your eyes?” Then applaud when she points to her eyes. “Where’s your ears?” Yay! More applause!! Then “Where’s your pancreas?” And she of course points to where her pancreas is! Yay! And your daughter tells her teacher “I need to empty my bladder” and her preschool teacher rolls her eyes and thinks “ughh, yes, indeed this child’s mom is a nurse!!!!
You know your Mom is a nurse: As a operating room nurse of 29 years, my answer is when she counts the dishes as she washes them.
When you teach your child the real way babies are made and he goes to school and tells his friends and you get a call from upset parents.
This is so true! Lol!
When the entire family/friends is txt’n u w s/s n asking advise….While ur @ Wk! £Lol
YOu know your moms a nurse when your kids are sick to their stomach and say they need zofran !
…When your child knows they aren’t allowed to eat or drink anything after they throw up.
…When your child knows that a Bandaid won’t be dispensed for injury unless there is blood and cannot be applied without triple antibiotic ointment.
…When your child knows all of the correct names for his / her anatomy and uses them to describe “EXACTLY” where their discomfort is.
when you use the chicken heart to teach anatomy before you cook it, or your family begs you over dinner NO MORE STORIES< and you are so happy when you have someone over for dinner who really appreciates your tales, of course another nurse.
Ha ha, not just if you have had a bowel movement but what color it was!
I think I have done pretty much all on the list:)
you know your mom is a nurse when: As a a nurse who worked in geriatrics for six years, my answer is when she can discuss suctioning her patients and doing a dressing change on a body part that is necrotic all while eating a sandwich.
RN
Registered Nurse
When she Is asked to talk at career day at during kindergarten and she shows all the kids how to wash their hands for at least 30 seconds using a song. She also demonstrates how to turn the water on/off with paper towels and open doors with paper towels…
RN
Registered Nurse
When she brings in the child CPR manikin from the local American Red Cross and demonstrates to the upper elementary children, on career day, how to help a choking friend and call for help.
RN
Registered Nurse
One more….. It’s your child’s turn to submit the weekly spelling word in sixth grade. You state to her a long surgical procedure and they share with the teacher, the teacher calls you and ask’s where she found the word, and she knows what it means. Bilateralsalpingoopherectomy.!!
RN
Registered Nurse
Oh my, another one. My daughter states you know your mothers a nurse when she walks into a hospital in nurse mode even if she’s just visiting…
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
I became an LPN a bit later in life, all my children were grown. Therefore they don’t believe I actually know anything, so my youngest will call for advice. I would tell her what i would do in that situation. And she will pause and then say, “Maybe I’d better call the doctor’s office and talk to his nurse first.” “Okay.” She will call back later in the day to ask another question (you would think I’d learn). I’d ask her what the doc’s nurse said, “The same things you said,” (his nurse was a friend of mine and she was an LPN too). None of my kids actually believe that I know what I’m talking about. lol
RN
Registered Nurse
Very true. LOL! =P
RN
Registered Nurse
you complain of a stomach ache and she makes you lay down so she can check for rebound tenderness for appendicitis.
RN
Registered Nurse
She can talk about stage 4 decubitis or wounds that need packed while eatting.
You know when your mom is a nurse when he /she suggests to have options 1,2,3 to solve a problem.
Very true post.
CNA
Certified Nursing Assistant
“1. She’s constantly worried about your health!”
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… all moms in this world are constantly worried about their children’s health