Husbands!

[middleagednurse]

Do any of you married/in a relationship nurses ever have a problem with your SO expecting you to know everything, since you are a nurse? My husband will ask me a question, and if I say I don't know, look it up, he wants to know why DON'T I know, since I am a nurse? I can't know everything about everything.

[kelwan75]

I get the same response from my husband when I say "I don't know"...it's okay. I have learned to ignore it and turn the tables on him when I ask him engineering questions he can't answer lol.

However, they call addiction a disease because research has proven that some individuals' brains respond differently to alcohol or drugs than most. They get a much higher amount of pleasure, therefore they are more likely to become addicted. But if you google it, you could probably find the info in no time.

[BSN16]

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

My boyfriend and I are both nurses too...but it usually ends up me or him saying something and then us arguing about it and who's right í ½í¸‚

[vandydani]

I just say that I don't take care of big people - not even big babies. [emoji12]. ---peds nurse

[sammiesmom]

Lol funny. Maybe thats a good thing cause he think you know everything! Ha! I just tell my husband I don't do primary care so I only know managing diseases that you get admitted in the hospital for.

[hawaiicarl, BSN, RN]

My stock answer for the kids is "Uh oh, we better amputate, get my saw!" My wife is an RT, so other than technical discussions about the ASV aspects of the Hamilton Galileo not so much.

Cheers

[downsouthlaff, LPN]

My boyfriend and I are both nurses too...but it usually ends up me or him saying something and then us arguing about it and who's right í*½í¸‚

Well quite honestly I guess you can say we don't talk about nursing much outside of work. Im an LTC Nurse and she's an LTC Nurse [emoji16]. We do occasionally talk about our day and our patients but never to the point of argument.

[EKUGRAD, BSN, MSN, RN, CNS]

I REALLY like the "Physical Exam" response/comment !! I'm going to try it.

When I married, I found out I was the only "medical" person in the family. I was very fortunate to be able to support everyone and be with my father-in-law when he died of prostate cancer complications. He was so proud, telling everyone on the cancer ward, "This is my son-in-law. He's my Nurse !" They started calling from out of state with questions about their health. If I could help, I would. Otherwise I sent them to PCP or a Doc-in-the-box to get checked. When my council was sought about "Momma's" dementia, though, no body wanted to hear what I had to say. They would listen politely then totally disregard what I had said. So, my strategy was to just advise them to follow the direction of her physician. I then talked seriously and supportively with my wife who was able to implement some positive interventions that everyone ignored coming from me.

If you are secure in your practice of Nursing, you be able to set limits and know when to advise outside your influence.

As Bill said, though, "I feel you pain".

[whatwasithinking75]

Nope..

When I do try to give advice... he tells me that I am not a Dr

[poppycat, ADN, BSN]

I just say that I don't take care of big people - not even big babies. [emoji12]. ---peds nurse

The first time my husband asked me about some symptoms he had, I said I had no idea what the problem could be because adult bodies are completely different from kid bodies. He looked at me like I had 3 heads.

(Peds nurse here,too.)

[CaringGerinurse525]

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."

Have you ever had a kidney stone? They are horrible and extremely painful! As a woman I honestly don't know which is worse, child birth or a kidney stone! I actually feel as if I'm dying when one starts moving. I try to stay home but once I start throwing up from the pain I usually end up in the er on Morphine. I agree men are whiny when sick but a kidney stone is a legit complaint!

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

LOL,LOL,LOL

My husband is a sun lover who refuses to wear sunscreen - He will come up to be and show me a mole, want, pimple etc......and ask "Is this a cancer bump" to which I reply "I don't now I and not a dermatologist or an oncologist" if it looks suspicious I tell him to go see his Dr. It reminds or the Old Star Trek series when Bones would say "Dam it Jim I'm Dr not a bricklayer"

Hppy

[Buyer beware, BSN]

I hear it frequently, "You're a nurse ..." And the questions begin.

You should take that as a compliment knowing that the layman thinks you may actually be smart. I would go with that one.