thewanderingfamily

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1. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

   thewanderingfamily replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   When your husband has to stop you in the middle of a story at the dinner table with his family because his father was going pale at the mention of blood and BMs. You forget, not everyone can handle the gory stories we share at work over meals.

2. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

   thewanderingfamily replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   I was going to post the same thing about looking for the AED. My husband hates going to public places with me because I diagnose everyone.

3. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

   thewanderingfamily replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   You too? It's one of the first things I notice on people.

4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   thewanderingfamily replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   The most memorable memory I have from my time in the ER is when a known prostitute came in complaining about lower abdominal pain. We thought it was from her many known STDs so we escorted her back to a room and told her to change so the doctor can d...

5. Funniest thing you've ever seen happen to a doctor

   thewanderingfamily replied to Guttercat's topic in Humor

   As a ER nurse you see these new med students who come in thinking they know it all. We had one intern that came in and started ordering the nurses around like they were his own personal servants (actually demanding coffee, meals, and drinks). One d...

6. True ER stories

   thewanderingfamily replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Humor

   The most memorable memory I have from my time in the ER is when a known prostitute came in complaining about lower abdominal pain. We thought it was from her many known STDs so we escorted her back to a room and told her to change so the doctor can ...