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As a nurse, you're constantly learning. Whether you're a first year nurse still learning the ropes or you've been in the nursing field for multiple decades, you've likely learned countless lessons. For today's contest, list the top five things you have learned as a nurse, submit it in the comments below and you'll be entered to win a $250 Amazon Gift Card!
Winner will be announced May 13, 2016
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1) If it wasnt documented it didnt happen.
2) Never hand the removable shower head to your patient, you will end up drenched
3)The moment you get a free second run to the bathroom....I repeat run, do not walk.
4) Never use the words bored, quiet, or code...these are bad words.
5) The full moon does make everyone crazy.
1. Even if you think you've seen it all, you haven't. There is a patient waiting to prove you wrong.
2. A good tech/nursing assistant is worth their weight in gold.
3. What we do matters, even on days when it feels like it doesn't.
4. Sometimes broken bodies are easier to fix than broken spirits.
5. Even on the worst days, it's worth it.
1. Being a good listener is more important than most things you will say to your patients.
2. You need to be flexible and adapt to the current situation.
3. Always be humble and kind. Treat others as you expect to be treated. This means patient and coworkers.
4. There is always something new to learn. Keep the excitement of something new in your profession.
5. Always maintain a professional nurse/patient relationship.
1.) Be creative and innovative (putting a urostomy bag over an incontinent patient's retracted member who pees all the time when Texas cath and Foley failed ✌ðŸ»ï¸âœŒðŸ»âœŒðŸ»)
2.) Teamwork
3.) It's possible to not pee 12+ hours
4.) Sometimes you got to stop and slow down, patients are human too
5.) Keep learning
1. Not everyone will understand a nurse's sense of humor.
2. It's always a good time for breakfast when you work night shift.
3. No matter how much you've slept during the day, you'll hit a wall at 3am. Sometimes that wall hits back with an admission or two at just the right time.
4. You never know what you'll find in the washing machine after a load of scrubs.
5. We have the most challenging and rewarding job imaginable.
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1. A sense of humor is vital for everyone"s survival.
2. I can go an entire shift without emptying my bladder, but only for an hour or two on a road trip.
3. Medical people are the least compliant patients.
4. Hearing what a patient is saying is not the same as listening to them talk.
5. Coffee should be a food group