Habits you picked up from work...

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What are some of the habits that you pick up from work?

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Specializes in Psych, Skilled Nursing.

Going to slide something into my pockets.... That don't exist! Because I'm off and not wearing scrubs!!! (ie, phone, pens, etc) :p

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Feeling a baby's fontanel.

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I always "frisk" myself when I need a pen. Then remember I'm not wearing scrubs with 10 pockets. LOL

My 5 yo granddaughter washes her hands like a nurse and I love it. After using public BRs she also asks for Purell because..."maybe someone didn't wash her hands and got poop on the door". I love that kid!

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I have signed cheques and put RN after my signature.

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Yes, that is what I meant. I never got into the "Happy Birthday" thing, but I still perform the ritual with solemn reverence:

Crank out the paper towel half way (lest I sulley my soon-to-be pristine hands on the bacteria ranch that is the towel dispensor knob), wash each finger individually ("do NOT forget the spaces between the fingers, the nail beds, or the area under your wedding ring!" I hear resounding sternly from the distant past), rinse from the wrist down (fingers pointet down, of course!), leave my dainty paws dangling over the sink (no shaking them and splattering water all about), tear off the afore mentioned, partially deployed paper towel, dry hands, and then, and ONLY then, turn off the water using the paper towel as a barrier against the festering sesspool of contageon that lurks upon the faucet handles.

Whew, I am exhausted! Maybe some other time I will enthrall you all with description of how I exit the lavatory without (heaven forbid!) touching the Door Knob of DEATH, but right now I need to lie down for a while and regain my strength. You guys just continue without me.

Encore!!!! LOL that was awesome :roflmao:;)

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Not only do I sign LPN after everything, but my signature itself has become a scribbled mess. (Renewed my drivers license for the first time since before nursing school- even the lady at the DMV commented about how much my signature changed!)

Frisking myself for a pen when I'm not wearing scrubs...also, going to put something in a pocket that's not there.

When my boyfriend aggravates me and I try to roll him off the bed, I don't just push him...I grab him by the shoulder and hip and he rolls like a perfectly round log. :)

Using medical abbreviations in notes I leave for people that don't understand said abbreviations.

Constantly assessing EVERYONE.

Lists. All day, every day. With check off boxes to boot!

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For any task I do at home, I gather all my materials and arrange them.

I also think about what else needs to be done and I try to prepare for multiple tasks.

If I have to go upstairs or downstairs in our house, I make sure that I bring everything that needs to be done in addition to the primary task.

And I've yelled at my husband, who was hit by a car and has a bunged up knee, to do the same because he will everlastingly go up and down the stairs for one thing at a time.

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I sometimes notice people glancing at me in the bathroom when I wash my hands. If asked, I just say, "Ahhh, old habit” and slink away.

Really, if our instructors succeeded in beating one habit into us, it was hand washing. If nursing was a religion, hand washing would be a sacrament.

And I bet you keep a dry towel to open the door, right? Good for you!!

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Specializes in ED, Tele, MedSurg, ADN, Outpatient, LTC, Peds.

I love it Ready to listen!That is funny!

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Specializes in OR/PACU/med surg/LTC.

I always put my cell phone in the L side pant pocket. I've tried to put my phone away at home and dropped it on the floor. Also, we have keys for everything in LTC, even the bathrooms. When I work acute care, I'm constantly patting my pockets down for the bathroom key.

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I line everything up in order of use. I use my "manager" voice when I am perturbed about something. ( My husband tells me to stop using my manager voice with him!). I eat in minutes (left over from being a Trauma Nurse in the ER). I sign RN after my name. Just about everything everyone else has said! Too funny. I never leave a bathroom without using a papertowel to exit the door. Most important of all, I never panic under severe circumstances, which is very good since I am a sailor.

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Someone else may have said this, but looking for IV sites on everyone, everywhere...:-)

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