Published Jan 10, 2010
Lisa From Maui
143 Posts
A friends sent this email to me. I hope it doesn't offend anyone. You might laugh at a few of them. If you laugh, mission accomplished. Again, I don't mean to offend. Aloha!
You know you're a nurse when..
1) The front of your uniform reads 'Nurses... here to save your butt, not kiss it!'
2) You occasionally park in the space with the 'physicians only' sign and knock it over.
3) You believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4) You recognize that you can't cure stupid.
5) You own at least three pens with the names of prescription medications on them.
6) You believe there's a special place in h*** for the inventor of the call light. (not heaven, the other place)
7) You believe that saying 'it can't get any worse' causes it to get worse just to show you it can.
8) You wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.
9) You believe that any job where you can drive to work in your pajamas is a cool one.
10) You consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil.
11) Eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly natural.
12) You've been exposed to so many x-rays that you consider it a form of birth control.
13) You've heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and twelve earrings say 'I'm afraid of injections.'
14) You've placed a bet on someone's blood alcohol level.
15) You've told a confused patient that your name is that of a co-worker and to call if they need help.
16) Your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's Water tank.
17) You have seen more memberes than any prostitute could dream of.
18) You believe that not all patients are annoying... Some are unconscious.
19) Your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out upside down x-rays.
20) You don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.
21) You've sworn to have 'do not resuscitate' tattooed on your chest. Soon.
22) Discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal to you.
(Discussing vomit, diarrhea and bowel movements in a restaurant is also perfectly acceptable behavior.)
23) Your idea of fine dining is anywhere you can sit down to eat.
24) Your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.
25) You believe in the aerial spraying of Prozac.
26) You believe that 'shallow gene pool' should be a recognized diagnosis.
27) You believe that the government should require permits to reproduce.
28) You believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who utters the phrase 'Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it?
29) You have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and say 'I have no idea how that got stuck in there..'
30) You've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh uncontrollably.
sinawahi
32 Posts
this is so funny, thanks for sharing
GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN
2,117 Posts
Dear Lisa, you had me & my staff LOL, thank you for the laugh. BTW, I have tried to reply to your message but it states that you are not accepting messages, I don't check in as often as I use to because of my schedule, but I'll try to see if you have responded, take care receive a warm hug Ciao!