Law and Order: SVU = studying.

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At least Once a week, I read something for class and realize that i already know it because of SVU! Anyone else notice this?

Example: Misoprostol should not be used in women who are pregnant or may become pregnant r/t the risk of uterine contraction.

Has anyone else learned anything (that you verified as true) from your fav TV show?

Specializes in ICU.
Only if we can get Mariska Hargitay to officiate.

Our first disagreement, I believe Richard Belzer is better suited for the responsibility.

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What was I thinking? Of course Richard Belzer will do it! And I will walk down the aisle to the theme song. I am so glad we got through our first disagreement.

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What was I thinking? Of course Richard Belzer will do it! And I will walk down the aisle to the theme song. I am so glad we got through our first disagreement.

It was a tough one, but we did get through it. It's always easier to argue with a nurse who is specially trained in therapeutic communication, props to us.

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Haha!! I love this fun thread! I am old enough to remember Dr. Kildare and Marcus Welby, to appreciate St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope, and ER, and savvy enough to follow Grey's, House, and SVU. There was also a show about a Medical Examiner, and many others! And the one with Dick Van Dyke solving mysteries. Whew!!!

My ex never understood why I wanted to watch all the medical shows, especially before nurses actually amounted to anything.

And Nurse Jackie has been a real kicker!!! But Nurse Betty - - I could have lived without that one!

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lol yes! Aside from reality medical shows I have from House a little but I guess thats it.

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Just don't learn how to start an IV from the episode where Benson is walked through starting one on Stabler's wife. Generally 90 degree angles are a bad idea for IVs.

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I swear I got at least three questions right on NCLEX due to Untold Stories of the ER on TLC

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I watch SVU all of the time...just today, I saw an episode that was very educational. There's definitely some knowledge to be soaked up, albeit in a very entertaining way.

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Law and Order SVU is great! Look into Criminal minds as well. For Psych it comes in handy

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Just don't learn how to start an IV from the episode where Benson is walked through starting one on Stabler's wife. Generally 90 degree angles are a bad idea for IVs.

Worse than that was when Benson had to perform a thoracentisis on the medical examiner, Dr. Warner. Don't even try to challenge my SVU knowledge, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

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I put in all my IVs at a 90 degree angle. You mean to say this is not correct?

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SVU is almost always on when I'm studying! I've seen every single episode, so some of them end up being background noise for me, but still - not a day goes by without SVU poppin' up on my TV.

I love watching medical shows (even if they are fiction) because I am so fast to point out how WRONG something is when they do it incorrectly! Then I go to my book(s) and find out what the right answer is (if I didn't know it already), and then I remember it much better. As a bonus, I feel awesome that I found an error not everyone would be able to point out! Grey's is notorious for doing things wrong, and sometimes I just can't sit through that show at all.

As far as House, I don't watch that show too often anymore, but when I would, I always follow up with "Medical Reviews of House" on Polite Dissent. The guy that runs that website is an MD and he does very thorough reviews on the medicine behind each episode. It's an awesome source of legitimate information - check it out if you haven't yet!

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