What's the difference between a graduate nurse and an experienced nurse?

bcp,lpn,chlpn,wcc · May 31, 2012

you're absolutely correct. a good nurse doesn't hold him/herself on a pedestal!

bcp,lpn,chlpn,wcc · May 31, 2012

A graduate nurse always thinks about having an "eventful shift".

An experienced nurse simply thinks, "uggghhhhh more paperwork"!

allnurses Guide · May 31, 2012

A graduate nurse says, "Don't you want to get out of bed now, Mr. Crabb?"

An experienced nurse say, "No more foolin' around, Mr. Crabb! Let's get crackin'!"

A graduate nurse always carefully places her stethoscope on her rearview mirror.

An experienced nurse can't. She's still checking out the neck of every doctor in the facility trying to find it.

A graduate nurse barely gets her meds passed on time.

An experienced nurse has her meds passed, 2 admits completed, 1 discharge out the door, 10 new orders entered and carried out, all charting done and comes and saves the graduate nurse's butt.

(Thank you experienced nurses... I love you!)

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · May 31, 2012

A Graduate Nurse wants everyone to know he/she's a nurse.
An Experienced Nurse doesn't want ANYONE to know he/she's a nurse.

A Graduate Nurse thinks people respect nurses.
An Experienced Nurse knows people blame all their problems on the nurse.

Yeah. THIS.^^ :yeah:

A graduate nurse says, "That's not the way I was taught in school."

An experienced nurse says, "Well, there's school, there's tests, and there's real life."

nursygirls · May 31, 2012

Fill in the blanks...
Use the following template:
A Graduate Nurse _______________________________.
An experienced nurse _______________________________.
I'll start it out with...
A Graduate Nurse spends 3 hours giving a patient a bath.
An experienced nurse gets the CNA to give the patient a bath.
Now, add yours below. :)

A Graduate Nurse puts patients back to bed without regard to personal safety

An experienced nurse calls the lift team

Goldenhare · May 31, 2012

A Graduate Nurse puts patients back to bed without regard to personal safety. An experienced nurse calls the lift team.

A lift team? Talk about a humorous thread! Lol!

GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN · May 31, 2012

a graduate nurse loves to run to codes.

an experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes :smokin:

TopazLover, BSN, RN · May 31, 2012

The graduate nurse stops at the store for snacks before work looks at the cashier and thinks "Wow that costs so much with my student loans coming due this week"

The experienced nurse stops for snacks before work and looks at the cashiers hands and thinks "Nice veins".

Galaxy1 · May 31, 2012

A graduate nurse follows all the rules that the wackos from JACHO hands out and

an experienced nurse stabs other nurses in the back.

SoldierNurse22, BSN, RN · May 31, 2012

The graduate nurse respects the doctors for their knowledge and as coworkers.

The experienced nurse is secretly plotting their demise.

whichone'spink, BSN, RN · May 31, 2012

A graduate nurse is shocked when a fellow nurse stabs her in the back.An experienced nurse has enough knives in her back that she looks like a porcupine. Hell, she's probably returned the favor many times.

MauraRN · Jun 20, 2012

Graduate nurse; 'My back hurts'

Experienced nurse; 'My everything hurts'