I talking to yourself a prerequisite to nursing?!?!

[newtelenurse]

I'm just curious what you guys think?? How many times have you been in the nurses station and a coworker starts talking and you say...huh?? Only to get the answer "oh, I was talking to myself"!There are several of my friends at work who are notorious for this. I tell them "unless I hear you say my name I'm just ignoring you":lol2:

I am also guilty as charged! I have been in a pt's room talking to myself (can't remember right now what it was, I think he had several IV meds needed and only 2 sites. I was going over compatibility.)ANYWAYS, I come out of my little "zone" and notice he is starring at me. RED FACED I say "oh, don't mind me. I do my best thinking out loud":lol2:

What about you??

[psalm, RN]

If a patient is concerned about my talking to myself, I will tell them it keeps the nurse focused on the treatment she/he is giving. Ifit is someone I can joke with I will tell the pt. I am off my meds...gets a laugh.

[MzMouse]

I hope it's a prerequisite because I talk to myself at work all the time!

[al7139, ASN, RN]

Every nurse, CNA, etc I know (including me) talks to themselves. I don't know how many times I have joked about this to other staff!

It is true that I do my best thinking out loud, and not in my head, but so do my fellow staff members, including the docs!

You are not alone, and you are not crazy!

Amy

[tencat]

Oh, we're probably crazy, but at least we're not all alone! My problem sometimes is remembering to turn on the filter in my head.....

[NicoleERRN, RN]

Guilty as charged!!!