Its True about Nurses and Tickets

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I'd been reading on here about nurses feeling that they may be less likely to be ticketed if the officer knew they were a nurse. I've never experienced that myself but I've never mentioned my occupation when I was pulled over. Think I've still had my fair share of "warnings" instead of tickets tho. Anyway, I had a policeman come in this morning to get his flu shot, so I asked him if there was any truth to it. He said yes! He said he would not ticket a nurse because of the close relationship between our two jobs. Said it with a smile and wink! Who knew. A very nice perk to have.:up:

Specializes in ED, ICU, Heme/Onc.
My husband wouldn't give people a ticket if they could show him they had a library card. He said it spoke well of their character.

He also never gave tickets to any veterans.

He'd had so many run-ins with the local ER nurses (when he took prisoners for repairs) that he would search for their cars so he could ticket them.

Wowie. I hope that your husband never get injured on the job and gets taken to that very same ER. And those nurses ought to know better - no one likes to take care of prisoners, but it's not like the cop wants to be stuck guarding one in the ER! As an ER nurse and wife of a cop, I don't even know who to be more surprised at!!

I like the library card criteria, though.

Blee

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Specializes in CCU,ICU,ER retired.

I have never gotten a ticket from cops until a few years ago. I was suprised when he gave me one even after he found out I was a nurse. But then I am old and fat so I honestly thought that was why. But the good thing was when I was complaining about it when I got to work this cop came out of a pt. room. He was this other cops Sgt. and his mother had just had a MI. He took the ticket and told me not to worry it about it. The cop that gave me the ticket was a rookie and no one ever told him that the cops here don't give tickets to nurses.

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Specializes in Ortho, Case Management, blabla.

I got stopped the other day going 70 in a 55. It's a more or less deserted road that I take on my way into town for work.

officer -"Where are you going?"

me- "To work."

officer - "Where do you work?"

me-"Hospital X"

Officer (looking at the parking tag for the hospital) -"You know the speed limit along this stretch of road?"

me-"Yea it's 55."

officer-"I clocked you at nearly 70."

me-"To be honest I wasn't really paying attention. I slowed down at that bend back there, and then accelerated when I got to this flat stretch. "

Officer-"You late for work?"

me (glancing at my watch)-"Not yet...heheheh"

officer-"Well you better get going then. Slow it down. It's...uh...snowing" (there was an occasional snowflake falling but it wasn't really the definition of "snowing").

me -"Thanks officer!"

This is actually the 3rd time this has happened to me along the same semi-deserted road. Sheriff Deputies and State cops are cool in my book.

I guess the 2nd time doesn't really count though- One night on my way to work, I drove by a car in a ditch on the side of the road, the driver's side door was open, and there was someone lying face down on the ground next to the car. I turned around and went back to see if the person needed help. I went down there and there was a middle aged guy completely unconscious. I called 911 with my cellphone and stayed with him until paramedics arrived. I even put latex gloves on and cleared his airway. I had grabbed my CPR stuff out of the glovebox. Thankfully the guy was breathing (barely) and had a palpable pulse. I was ready to CPR/rescue breathe/whatever if he quit breathing or I stopped feeling a pulse. The main thing I remember is how bad my hands were shaking the whole time. I'm a med-surg nurse and have had patients code, but I found that having something like happen in the hospital and having it happen out in a wet snowy ditch with the most basic of equipment and no help or support around for miles are two completely different experiences. It was a huge adrenaline rush. I can see why some people are "code junkies"

I don't know what possessed me that night except God's hand or the angel watching over that guy; I almost didn't stop in the first place. And if I hadn't happened to glance over at just the right moment I wouldn't have even noticed. His car was far off the road in a ditch surrounded by huge bushes/trees.

Remember this was a very low-traffic road so who knows how long it would have taken for someone else to notice and call for help. It took ten minutes for the ambulance to show up and not one other car drove by the entire time. To this day I still have no clue what was wrong with the guy. As close as I can figure is that he was in diabetic shock or maybe having a heart attack. He didn't appear injured and didn't smell like alcohol or anything.

Anyways, the second time I got pulled over it was by the same cop that responded to that incident, so I think I got a "get out of jail free card" that time.

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I guess I am married to a complete jerk, cause he gives nearly everybody he pulls over a ticket. The only person I know that has escaped his wrath is our Priest. He let him go on his speed, but gave him a ticket for not wearing his seatbelt!

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Specializes in ICU, nutrition.

Well, I got pulled over, in uniform, on my way to clinicals and got a pretty expensive ticket! Fortunately the judge was lenient and made me do community service at my college, which led to a work-study job, instead of paying the fine. So that worked out pretty well. I ended up working for the husband of the future governor of Louisiana.

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Jeez, no one has shared that 'nice' perk with the cops in my town. I've gotten a ticket, in scrubs and with ID badge during work (I visit homes) for going 56 in a 45 zone (on work phone with someone and didn't pay attention to how fast I was going). Sigh.....I know I deserved it....but.....ugh.

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I've gotten let off a few times while in scrubs or when asked where I was going. I appreciated it!

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I've heard from a couple cops that the stethescope hanging from the rearview mirror is irritating, and more likely to get you a ticket. (Since it's sort of like advertising your status/saying you're someone important, etc.)

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

I noticed this RIGHT away when I started working as a nurse. I was pulled over a few times...and let off. THe last time I was in my husbands truck...I was going 80 in a 55 zone, had a broken tail light, and didn't have proof of insurance. He looked awkward like he didn't feel good letting me off..but did. He also asked about my driving record..and I honestly told him I had 2 recent tickets for "rolling stop" at a stop sign. He told me to get the tail light fixed and drive safely.

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haha

my husband says he feels bad giving nurses tickets b/c he thinks of me.. :)

most pepole would also say they dont want to give a nurse a ticket and then be hospitalized (for whatever reason) and that person is their nurse. Not that we'd do anything to harm them, but its just funny.

i think its also respect for the job. they know how goofy people can be

plus..a lot of cops and nurses are married (i noticed) so maybe thats why???:specs:

whatever the case..i have been 'let go' with warnings while in my scrubs. :w00t:

im okay with that!!

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Specializes in Ortho, Case Management, blabla.

most pepole would also say they dont want to give a nurse a ticket and then be hospitalized

Okay I swear I am finished posting in this thread after this, but I recently had a pt that was a routine knee-replacement. Anyways, his girlfriend happened to have graduated with me in nursing school, and she was one of my "study buddies" in the college cafeteria (we flashcarded each other on lunch breaks). This patient (her boyfriend) was a city-police officer in the city of the hospital I work in.

So I had this police officer for 3 nights straight. His girlfriend was in the room with him.

As any med-surg nurse would know, with the amount of narcotics we often give, people's bowels slow down. Well this guy hadn't pooped in 3 days. He was eating quit a bit of food too. So I went all out and gave him MOM and eventually had to give him a dulcolax supp.

Needless to say, this guy got started pooping. Once he started, he couldn't stop. Every hour the poor guy was on the $hitter.

So I was in the room, talking shop with my his girlfriend (my ex-classmate). The pt came came out of the bathroom (for the 40 millionth time), and said, "Maaaan...ever since you gave me that stuff I've been crapping my brains out!!!" And I said, "I've wanted to do that to a cop ever since I was 16!!! Ahahahahahah"

His girlfriend laughed her butt off, and so did I. Payback!!!!!!!!!!

If you work at McDonald's and you spike their burger iwth a laxative, they slap you with a felony!! At a hospital and you have a legitimate medical reason you get a gold star!!

I love nursing. (Ps. The patient wasn't offended he laughed too)

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Specializes in Telemetry, Case Management.

A few years ago I had worked a 12 hr shift and got mandated to stay over another 5 hours. I was about halfway between work and home in a newly "downgraded" speed zone (read "trap" for zone). I was doing 55 in a 45 and a state boy pulled me over.

I rolled down my window and he asked me, "So where are you going, ma'am?"

I was SO tired, I just said in a perfect "Lucy-esque" wail, "I just WAAAANNNAAAAA GOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!"

He said, "Did you work a long shift?"

I said, "SevenTEEN daaaaamn hourrrrrrrs!!!"

And he just chuckled and said, "Be careful, and you can go 55 all the rest of the way home."

No ticket that night!!!

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