Nude nurse goes nutty

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I'm usually not one to put something in like this but I just saw this headline in USA Today as I was settling down for the night.

Not too many details - not too many clothes either...

link: Police: Nude nurse attacks patient

It would now seem that there's proof that working as a nurse can and will drive you insane....eventually.

Some might say that there's proof a plenty on AN...

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
"The nurse apparently decided to take off her clothes and not act normally"

Hot flashes can do that to you.

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Some might say that there's proof a plenty on AN...

LOL!!

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Half the time when a "nurse" does something like this, it turns out to not be an actual nurse ....so I wonder.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

"The nurse apparently decided to take off her clothes and not act normally," ...well, did the officer expect that she would take off her clothes and just continue on in her job acting otherwise normally??

"The whole thing is unusual. We're also looking at charges." Lt. Greg Latulippe of the Palm Bay Police Department. This guy is master of the understatement. Love his quotes!

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Why is it always Florida?

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"The nurse apparently decided to take off her clothes and not act normally," ...well, did the officer expect that she would take off her clothes and just continue on in her job acting otherwise normally??

I was thinking the same thing! Can you imagine?? And wouldn't "acting normally" when she became buck naked NOT be abnormal behavior in and of itself?? :bag:

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These quotes are great. I missed my calling as a journalist!

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Specializes in Telemetry.
It would now seem that there's proof that working as a nurse can and will drive you insane....eventually.

So if postal workers go "postal" what term will be coined for nurses who lose it? :eek:

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Specializes in Telemetry.
It sounds like somebody who was hireable and sane at some point had a psychotic break and assaulted and battered their patient. It's just tragic.

This sounds likely, and very sad.

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
So if postal workers go "postal" what term will be coined for nurses who lose it? :eek:

She nursed out?

He went all nurse on us

Pulled a Jackie...

Sent from my iPhone -- blame all errors on spellcheck

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Specializes in Registered Nurse.

I'd say, all the large amt. of humor aside, that she probably has an underlying health issue or psych issue. DUH! to me. ;)

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