Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

If you are terrified of patients, turn green at the sight of blood or a wound, and label most nursing tasks as disgusting... Why are you becoming a nurse?

Wanting to be a nurse just for the money will only end up giving you a nasty shock.

Foleys and NG tubes CANNOT be used interchangably.

Just because you'll have RN after your name doesn't mean you won't have to wipe butts.

Mooching is bad!

No, you don't use a coffee filter when drawing meds from a vial.

Would you kindly refrain from being a knowitall and let the profressor to whom I addressed the question answer it?

Wrong button!

I know that being anal rententive is a good quality in a nurse and that all of us nursing students are to one extent or ather. But there is such a thing as being TOO anal!

Don't over think the question.

Why don't some of you just take the NCLEX right now?

You didn't wait for me.

I always waited for you.

Do we have to compare every question/answer after an exam? And how do you remember verbatim the ENTIRE exam?

How I am doing in this class is my business, and yes there is a good chance you did better than me, is that a nice self-esteem boost?

Just because a quiz/assignment is offered online does not mean that it is a group assignment.

Would you please SHUT UP about how you are sooooo upset because you *only* got a 90 on the test when you usually get a 95? Especially when there are students who are STRUGGLING to just pass the class. (doesnt apply to me personally, but there is a student who was one point away from passing and it made her feel really bad that folks were upset about getting such a high score, I can only imagined how that made her feel)

Also, please stop talking during lecture about your wedding plans. (Good for you that he FINALLY proposed, but can you please talk about that on your own time?)

And while you are at it, no, not everything they teach us in class can be applied to a clinical situation verbatiam. So, please don't tell me that "they told us in class not to say such and such to a patient" when you were NOT involved in the patient's care, nor was in the situation where I had to tell a patient's family member her mother is dying. (Response I got from a couple of students during post conference while discussing death and dying issues based on my patient and the family dynamics)

Just because you can "pass a test" with flying colors don't mean you will be a good nurse. Just like a person who struggles with test taking skills don't mean they are gonna be a bad nurse. There is such a thing as book smart and plain ole common sense.