Nurses' Christmas

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Specializes in NICU.

nurses' christmas

t'was the night before christmas, and all thru the floor

lasix was given, filling foleys galore.

stockings were worn to prevent emboli,

they came in two sizes, knee and thigh high.

the patients were nestled half-a$$ed in their beds,

while visions of stool softeners danced in their heads.

we in our scrubs, and they in their gowns,

fashions created to hide extra pounds.

when down in the er it became such a zoo

they called with admissions for me and for you.

they're coming, they're going, and they're all looking the same. my patience for patients is starting to wane.

now call lights are ringing, the patient 400 pounds,

says-"didnt get my pericare, now send my nurse down."

and now delegation seems the best plan,

we try to send others, to the needs of this man.

when what to my wondering eyes should appear,

but santa himself and 8 tiny reindeer.

he says he comes from central supply

to bring us lr,ns, & d5.

the doctors then scribbled what no one could read,

orders on patients, to measure their pee.

we try to decipher illegible words,

orders for patients, to guaiac their turds.

the new shift arriving, our day is now through,

how did stool & emesis get in my shoe?

we give them report and pass on the facts,

and tell them of duoderm lining the cracks.

and the nurses exclaim as they limp out of sight,

"ativan to them all, and to all good night.!!!"

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

this is great .. i love it

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Specializes in Trauma, MICU.

Very cute...thanks! :lol2: It's funny...the further along in nursing school that I get (I graduate in 1 week) the more I understand this type of humor!!! LMAO

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Specializes in psychiatry,geropsych,LTC/SNF, hospice.

:roll:roll:roll

Gonna print this and post it at work!

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

That's great! Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to print it out also and post it at work.

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I just want to thank everyone who was so wonderful as to welcome me so warmly!

I am sorry I am returning thanks so late...my oldest son broke his ankle last Wed. and I have been fighting to get him into see the doctor..he finally went yesterday and he is having surgery tomorrow....I will check back here later..Thank you all so much!!

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Specializes in Onco, palliative care, PCU, HH, hospice.

OMG That is TOO FUNNY! Love it!

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Specializes in Cath Lab/Critical Care.

Printed and posted! Hilarious...however, I work with a bunch of social workers; I will probably have to explain half the jokes, hee hee!

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Specializes in Med-surg; OB/Well baby; pulmonology; RTS.

That is very cute!

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Specializes in Onco, palliative care, PCU, HH, hospice.

Printed this out for my co-workers, they LOVED it, it really describes our unit to a "T" Thanks for sharing it with us!

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Thank you for the post. It was hilarious. :lol2::lol2::lol2:I'm only a SPN (Student Practical Nurse) and I can actually understand what it means! I'm going to print it out and share it with all my nursing friends. Yeah!

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Specializes in Tele/ICU/MedSurg/Peds/SubAcute/LTC/Alz.

:rotfl:

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