just a little humor, dont take it seriously!! im a gn and found it funny, even if it all isnt true. (for either sides)
a graduate nurse throws up when the patient does.
an experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a pt throws up.
a gn wears so many pins on thier name badge you cant read it.
an experienced nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons.
a gn charts too much.
an experienced nurse doesnt chart enough.
a gn loves to run to codes.
an experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes.
a gn wants everyone to know they are a nurse.
an experienced nurse dones't want anyone to know they are a nurse.
a gn keeps detailed notes on a pad.
an en writes it on the back of thier hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.
a gn will spend all day trying to reorient a patient.
an en will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.
a gn can hear a beeping i-med at 50 yards.
an en cant hear any alarms at any distance.
a gn loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds.
an en doesnt want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic.
a gn spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath.
an en lets the cna give the pt a bath.
a gn thinks people respect nurses.
an en knows everybofy blames everything on the nurse.
a gn looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to change it.
an en nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody.
a gn looks for a chance "to work with the family".
an en avoids the family.
a gn expects meds and supplied to be delivered on time.
an en expects them to never be delievered at all.
a gn will spend days bladder training a incontinent pt.
an en will insert a foley catheter.
a gn always answers their phone.
an en nurse checks thier caller id before answering the phone.
an gn thinks psych pts are interesting.
an en thinks psych pts are crazy.
a gn carries reference books in thier bag.
an en carries magazines, lunch, and some "cough syrup" in thier bag.
a gn doesnt find this funny.
an en does.
kimmicoobug
586 Posts
Hmmm, I am almost to that experienced nurse category. I liked the line about new grads running to codes...Ain't that the truth.