Nursing is kinda like waiting tables

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I am in my first semester of LVN school, and have realized that being a nurse resembles waiting tables. Anyone else experienced this? Not in the way that you don't have to know much more than the menu to work at a restaurant, more so in the prioritizing type of way. From what I've seen at clinicals, looks like the years I've spent pimping steaks are finally going to pay off!

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The customer service-oriented nature of the work is another similarity between the two.

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Specializes in ER/ ICU.

Yes and no. Unfortunately at the end of the day waiting tables- noone dies! The benefits- none. The insurance ...wait... none. The pay, not bad. But you do work all noc's and weekends.

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Very cute reply, and actually.....New Year's Eve, 1998....Table 71 choked on a veal bone :(

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Specializes in ER/ ICU.

OOPS! I fortunately did not have that experience when I waited tables. Nursing, to me, is alot about prioritizing and organization. You do learn that if you are a good waitress.

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I am in my first semester of LVN school, and have realized that being a nurse resembles waiting tables. Anyone else experienced this? Not in the way that you don't have to know much more than the menu to work at a restaurant, more so in the prioritizing type of way. From what I've seen at clinicals, looks like the years I've spent pimping steaks are finally going to pay off!

You've come full circle should you choose to work in Cardiac. Then you could see all the customers you used to pimp steaks to!!! They'd better hope they tipped well!!!

Shaun:roll :clown:

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You've come full circle should you choose to work in Cardiac. Then you could see all the customers you used to pimp steaks to!!! They'd better hope they tipped well!!!

Shaun:roll :clown:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :roll :roll :roll

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Specializes in cardiology, psychiatry, corrections.
being a nurse resembles waiting tables.

My thought exactly. It's all about organization and timeliness that you learn as you progress further into your clinicals.

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
You've come full circle should you choose to work in Cardiac. Then you could see all the customers you used to pimp steaks to!!! They'd better hope they tipped well!!!

Shaun:roll :clown:

:rotfl: Good one!!

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Specializes in Looking for a career in NICU.

Wow, never thought about comparing those two professions, but I can see the comparison.

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..

Back in the day, my customers, er, I mean patients, were too sick to require room service. And the public's perception of me was NOT that I was a waitress. Families actually respected my education and abilities. Not that I want to be WORHIPPED - it's just that they seem to forget the level of responsiblity we do have.

I remember when a "customer service approach" was introduced to me in the 80's, I wanted to gag... I blame my employers on all this - no amount of TV mis-representation could have done so much damage to our profession. I think that is partly why we get so burnt out.

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This might sound weird, but I got interested in nursing through bartending. I only knew a few nurses, and they were all current or former bartenders. They actually described the jobs as having some similarities - you have to enjoy dealing with people from all walks of life; talking to them, helping them with many problems that aren't in your job description...and of course, the fact that certain folks in the bar are self-medicating anyways, and that you may indeed see some former customers later on...as a result, I really looked into nursing and actually know what the profession entails, but I see where my friends were coming from!

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