How long have you been a nurse

[Rocknurse]

I was thinking and realized that I'm coming up on my 30th year of nursing. When I started we still wore dresses, hats and stockings and carried a pinned fob watch. Everything was done on paper and patients still smoked in their rooms. A lot of years have gone by but I'm still here. How long have you been a nurse?

[City-Girl]

Almost 20 years as a nurse!

[City-Girl]

I often jest that someday I'll be riding up the hallway on my Lark to pass my meds

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

11 years as a nurse, 14 years as a medic, 20 years in EMS.

Annie

Almost identical! 10 years as an RN, 15 as a paramedic, 19 years in EMS!

[JadedCPN, BSN, RN]

13 years - just counting down until I fulfill my lifelong career goal of becoming a stripper.

[nursebert, MSN]

Twenty Two years

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

41 years.

I remember when nurses were encouraged to jump up and give their chairs to doctors. (I remember when nurses had time to sit!)

I remember ash trays in the nurse's station so the cardiologists and pulmonologists could smoke, and when the break room was the last place you wanted to take a break because of the cloud of cigarette smoke that perpetually hung over the table.

I remember glass thermometers that contained mercury, and playing with the mercury after we broke a thermometer.

I remember testing urine before giving insulin.

I remember white polyester nursing uniforms, white hose and Nurse Mates. White, of course.

I actually wore my cap once. (To my pinning ceremony.)

[DowntheRiver]

Almost 5 years here shortly.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

5 years nurses aide, nursing 41 years --planning on 50+

[Racer15, BSN, RN]

Creeping up on 6 years, all ER. Not sure how the time has gone by so fast!

[Tenebrae, BSN, RN]

6 years this year.

[Kitiger, RN]

41 years.

I remember when nurses were encouraged to jump up and give their chairs to doctors. (I remember when nurses had time to sit!)

I remember ash trays in the nurse's station so the cardiologists and pulmonologists could smoke, and when the break room was the last place you wanted to take a break because of the cloud of cigarette smoke that perpetually hung over the table.

I remember glass thermometers that contained mercury, and playing with the mercury after we broke a thermometer.

I remember testing urine before giving insulin.

I remember white polyester nursing uniforms, white hose and Nurse Mates. White, of course.

I actually wore my cap once. (To my pinning ceremony.)

Ah, memory lane. I can relate to all of these.

The urine was tested by adding a pill to a test tube of urine and watching for the color change. (Hot!)

And I wore my cap for almost a year.

[Rocknurse, MSN, APRN, NP]

I'm glad to see us oldsters ruling the roost!