[pumpkin1984]

10. Pays better than McDonald's (though the hours aren't as good.)

9. Fashionable shoes and sexy uniforms.
8. Needles: 'tis better to give than to receive.
7. Confidence in reassuring patients that all bleeding stops ... eventually.
6. Opportunity to expose yourself to rare, exotic, and exciting new diseases.
5. Interesting aromas.
4. Courteous and infallible doctors who always leave clear orders in perfectly clear handwriting.

3. Admit it, it's a lot easier than med school.
2. Celebration of holidays with all your friends ... at work.
1. Comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no matter what you do to them.

[pumpkin1984]

10. If it's wet make it dry.
9. If it's dry make it wet.
8. Always ask for on-call pay before agreeing to overtime.
7. Never tell management what you are really thinking.
6. Never finish report with, "You have an easy assignment".
5. Never say. "This looks like a easy assignment".
4. Don't expect nurses aids to do their job.
3. Don't expect doctors to believe any thing you tell them.
2. If you don't have enough time to do everything, take about 30 minutes to complain about it.
1. If it moves, rattles, shakes, falls down, or won't stay in place: tape it.

[GinnyBSN2010]

LOL! My favorite has to be the med school one

[Diary/Dairy]

I love this list!!!

[Diary/Dairy]

[Cocomom13]

Since I am starting my second year of nursing school, I find comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no matter what you do to them. Makes me feel a whole lot better!!! LOL!!!!!!!
Coco

[squeakykitty]

Originally Posted by pumpkin1984

5. Never say. "This looks like a easy assignment".

I did this once at the LTC I used to work at and I sure paid for that one. Within 30 minutes 2 of my coworkers had to leave and my assignment of 7 residents turned into 22 residents for a couple of hours until more help could come in. And only 2 or 3 of them were out of bed. The word "easy" is the equivalent to the "Q" word.

[Suninmyheart]

Once you have an RN license and a little acute-care experience the sky is the limit. There is a branch of nursing for everyone.

You get to wear your pajamas to work.

You have numerous opportunities to overcome personality differences and dysfunction in the workplace and grow as a human being because of it.

[carebearRN08]

Originally Posted by pumpkin1984

10. Pays better than McDonald's (though the hours aren't as good.)

9. Fashionable shoes and sexy uniforms.

8. Needles: 'tis better to give than to receive.

7. Confidence in reassuring patients that all bleeding stops ... eventually.

6. Opportunity to expose yourself to rare, exotic, and exciting new diseases.

5. Interesting aromas.

4. Courteous and infallible doctors who always leave clear orders in perfectly clear handwriting.

3. Admit it, it's a lot easier than med school.

2. Celebration of holidays with all your friends ... at work.

1. Comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no matter what you do to them.

Ok maybe i'm being a bit uptight, but I kinda find this offensive. I know its supposed to be a joke and lighthearted, but seriously, we have enough problems with our image without people in the profession joking negatively. Sorry to be a stick in the mud

[canoehead]

I like it.