Husbands!

jaycam, RN · Jun 25, 2016

My roommate did this a lot. He stopped when I told him I was going to start practicing all my skills on him for class. He still let me practice on him.

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Jun 25, 2016

Husband: "My elbow hurts when I do [insert several things here]."

Me: "You have tennis elbow. You need to rest, ice, compress, and elevate."

Him: "How am I going to rest, I'm busy at work!"

Me: "I understand that, I'm just telling what will fix it. If you can't rest it, maybe go see the doc and get a steroid injection?"

Him: "I don't know the number to the office."

Me: "****ing look it up, you are a grown man."

Him: "And you're in school, supposed to know all this stuff, supposed to know how to do all this stuff."

Me: "Just because I know how to do it doesn't mean I want to work while I'm at home. Now either call the doc or RICE your elbow or it will not get better and I don't want to hear about it."

And around and around we go.

SnowShoeRN · Jun 25, 2016

When people ask me why their elbow hurts or what that weird rash is, I always answer that it's the hallmark sign of a brain tumor.

I laughed so hard to this. That's pretty awesome. I'm going to have to start using that on my off days.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Jun 25, 2016

Yes. My DH assumes I know all the answers to all nursing/medical questions. Then when I *don't* know the answer he says "you're suppose to, you're a nurse!". Ugh.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jun 25, 2016

That's ok...mine usually decides to argue with me when I do answer.

bugya90, ASN, BSN, LVN, RN · Jun 25, 2016

When people ask me why their elbow hurts or what that weird rash is, I always answer that it's the hallmark sign of a brain tumor. Most of my family and friends have quit asking me to diagnose them. Except DH. He wants a diagnosis and advice, but then he never takes the advice given. Nothing changes.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this! My standard answer is "it must be brain cancer, you should really get that checked out by your doctor."

My husband doesn't take my advice either and is the biggest baby when he is sick.

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · Jun 25, 2016

I get, I have such and such symptoms, therefore I must have this...... The most recent was my best friend decided she had Lupus and what did I think? Lol. I told her she was too old to acquire Lupus and if she got it now, it was going to attack her organs and she would die!!! Lol. All because she had some dermatitis on her arm.....

Sigh...... I love my friends, but sometimes they wear me out with their self diagnosis but can I confirm their internet diagnosis? No, I cannot. I always tell them death is right around the door.

O9eleven · Jun 25, 2016

Hahah. I give my husband one of 2 things depending on my mood - a smartass answer or I start a super technical science answer and he gives up. [emoji23]

I do the exact same thing! Hahaha! If he's in pain (excruciating pain) and if I'm in the mood to be his "nurse" I give him the strongest pain med (sugar pill) and he instantly feels better.

Wrench Party · Jun 25, 2016

Mine had legit kidney stones, was begging me to take him to the ER, he got Tramadol from the urgent care, I was like

"fluids and move around till it passes, dude." Passed a few hours later. Mine knows better than to whine, I always come back with a "are you going to die? then it's not serious."

MilliePieRN · Jun 25, 2016

Mine apparently thinks I carry around tetorifice shots in my back pocket. He cut himself pretty badly and I told him he needed one... He expected me to have one and was pretty disappointed in me for not having it handy.

All i I have is tape and saline flushes... And if you need a carpuject, I've got ya covered...

Dogen · Jun 25, 2016

Mine apparently thinks I carry around tetorifice shots in my back pocket. He cut himself pretty badly and I told him he needed one... He expected me to have one and was pretty disappointed in me for not having it handy.
All i I have is tape and saline flushes... And if you need a carpuject, I've got ya covered...

I used to have saline flushes but ended up squirting them on people as a joke. I can hit a moving RN at thirty feet.

downsouthlaff, LPN · Jun 25, 2016

Me and my SO are both nurses. Never had this problem. There's things we both know and some things we both don't.