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You know you're a nurse if... You've been telling stories in a restaurant and had someone at another table throw up. (share and add your own below)... Read More

  1. by KandidNurse
    Jan 8
    you use (new) tourniquets as a hair tie
  2. by AngelKissed857
    Jan 9
    Your contacts get dry and you use a NS flush syringe to lubricate them.
  3. by djh123
    Jan 9
    I'm sure this one has been said MANY times already, but you look at someone's hands and think 'Wow - how easy would it be to put an IV in THOSE veins?!?'.

    Or this one: I just saw a woman's 'ID' on a dating site, and without revealing exactly what it was, my first thought was 'Ritalin' instead of her actual profile name. It was similar, and with this stuff always at the back of my mind...
  4. by Isakolistic
    Apr 3
    You use the phrase "as evidenced by" in everyday social media posts/conversation without realizing it.
  5. by FranEMTnurse
    Apr 3
    You talk to non medical people using nursing terms, and they give you a puzzled look.
  6. by ILUVERNSG
    Aug 10
    You get super excited because your patient FINALLY gave you the urine specimen that was ordered 3 hours ago!
  7. by confettisocks
    Aug 15
    You know you're a nurse when your spouse doesn't get any sleep because you want to show him/her all of the "gross" medical-related posts on Instagram and Figure1 before bed.

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