me the new nurse!

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

On of my mentor nurses printed this off today for me, and I had to laugh out loud, as you see I really do find psych patients interesting. I have only been an RN for a week now, but I love it. I hope I always love it this much. I thought this was very appropiate so I wanted to share.

A new Nurse throws up when the patient does.

An experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up

A new Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read it.

An experienced nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons

A new Nurse charts too much.

An experienced nurse doesn't chart enough.

A new Nurse loves to run to codes.

An experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes.

A new Nurse wants everyone to know they are a nurse.

An experienced nurse doesn't want anyone to know they are a nurse.

A new Nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad.

An experienced nurse writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.

A new Nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient.

An experienced nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.

A new Nurse can hear a beeping I-med at 50 yards.

An experienced nurse can't hear any alarms at any distance.

A new Nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds.

An experienced nurse doesn't want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic.

A new Nurse spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath.

An experienced nurse lets the CNA give the patient a bath.

A new Nurse thinks people respect Nurses.

An experienced nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse.

A new Nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to change it.

An experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody.

A new Nurse looks for a chance "to work with the family."

An experienced nurse avoids the family.

A new Nurse expects meds and supplies to be delivered on time.

An experienced nurse expects them to never be delivered at all.

A new Nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient.

An experienced nurse will insert a Foley catheter.

A new Nurse always answers their phone.

An experienced nurse checks their caller ID before answering the phone.

A new Nurse thinks psych patients are interesting.

An experienced nurse thinks psych patients are crazy.

A new Nurse carries reference books in their bag.

An experienced nurse carries magazines, lunch, and some "cough syrup" in their bag.

A new Nurse doesn't find this funny.

An experienced nurse does

[ava'smomRN]

lol, i found this wayyyy funny:)