The Unofficial Nurses Handbook

[gwenith]

I found this old book in the storeroom (Hack Hack cough cough!!!) and have been rereading it. It was written by Nina Schroeder and Richard Mintzer published in 1986.

Some of the book is funny some is not and some is cringe worthy and reflective of the eighties.

I think we can do better so I am going to post some of the "lists" in the book and let you all come up with more and better updates.

Nurses Favorite Songs

Ain't no Sunshine (on this shift)

Deditcated to the Job I love

Dirty Laundry

Doctor my Eyes ( and nurse the rest of me)

Does Anybody really know what time it is?

Eight days a Week ( An ode to scheduling)

Everybody's talking ( an ode to visiting hours)

Goin' out of my head

Hard Days' Night

Hold on I'm Coming (Ode to call bells)

How can you mend a Broken Heart

I could have worked all night

I only have IV's for you

Long Cool woman in a White Dress (told you the book was dated)

Needles and Pins

19th Nervous Breakdown

Nurse in White Satin

Sixteen Tons ( an ode ot lifting patients)

White shade of Pale

[nowplayingEDRN]

How about "It's been a hard day's night...and I've been workin' like a dog" ?? Love the AC/DC one though...that was great!

[nowplayingEDRN]

Or "The Sloop John B"......"This is the worst shift I've ever been on"

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

During a code "Heaven can Wait..." by Meatloaf!!

[nowplayingEDRN]

For the rare uneventful shift...."Afternoon Delight!"

[sanakruz, ADN]

I think I posted this before but I gotta do it again.

For the locked psych unit:"Send Lawyers Guns and Money" by Warren Zevon.

btw- I heard Mr. Zevon is too sick to tour because of CA- Anyone know the details?

[Good_Queen_Bess]

I know there's a song called simply, "Night Nurse" don't know who by.

[debralynn]

U Got It Bad - usher

Fallin - a. keys

Invisible (man) Supervisor - 98 degrees

To all lazy rn, lpn's, tech - Get Your Booty on The Floor Now:cool:

[TitaniaSidhe]

Originally posted by sanakruz

I think I posted this before but I gotta do it again.

For the locked psych unit:"Send Lawyers Guns and Money" by Warren Zevon.

btw- I heard Mr. Zevon is too sick to tour because of CA- Anyone know the details?

How about Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon "there's someone in my head & it's not me...." "got to keep the loonies on the path..." Hey what can I say too long working on locked psych admissions...LOL;)