Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

Cwilliams415 · May 5, 2016

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

RNtm12 · May 5, 2016

1) Pee when you can

2) Eat when you can

3) Pee when you can

4) Sometimes the family can be worse than the patients.

5) You can't "fix" everyone.

Kevin3x · May 5, 2016

1.Expect the unexpected.

2.My hands have the power to do amazing things.

3.Nursing is not only a job, it's a style of living.

4. My heart will stay as strong as my nexts patient.

5. Never leave a shift feeling like you haven't accomplished a miracle.

Allieg02 · May 5, 2016

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.

Candie116 · May 5, 2016

1. Organization is key

2. Nurses really do eat their young

3. You have to have experience to get experience?

4. Nice nurse=nice patient

5. Patient satisfaction, secondary only to wellness

cromine1 · May 5, 2016

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.

amandawilcox · May 5, 2016

1) Confidence

2) How strong I really am

3) There's someone out there that is worse

4) Most everything I know about nursing was learned on the job

5) How to be flexible.

JoAnnF · May 5, 2016

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.

Email.3lla · May 5, 2016

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 âœŒðŸ»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

Abbycat2011 · May 5, 2016

1) So many patients....not enough patience

2) You're never too old to learn something new

3) Nurses really do eat their young

4) So....Much....Charting

5) You Touch countless Lives

slw326 · May 5, 2016

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.

lisserkb1 · May 5, 2016

1. patience.

2. more patience

3. Bite your tongue

4. PATIENCE!!!!!

5. Did I mention patience.