HanaRN

oops, sorry annienc I put the wrong name, I meant the person who posted above you..I think I was in a rush or something when I wrote my response. =D. :bowingpur

okay, seriously in response to Annienc, for the record it was found in the medical jokes area on mynursingtips.com I did not write it but found it incredibly true. I have been an ER/trauma RN for about 15 years in Los Angeles and Orange County and have seen all of these and many many worse. I can find the humor in it probably because..well the observations are true!! Okay non sterile technique should not be funny but lets be realistic, every ER I have worked in there is not that much of a difference. I could probably add a couple more observations I have seen at multitudes of different hospitals..and no I will not say what hospitals these are for obvious reasons. Nurses stealing drugs from Pyxis and patients Nurses ending up as traumas obviously ETOH or drugs (no BA or drug test done on them) Nurses laughing about being high while they are at work (many many times) ER docs picking up on patients and getting their number on duty Trauma surgeons coming in high and drunk while being called in Being asked to cover up medical mistakes by management Nurses laughing behind patients backs because they are overweight, can't speak, homeless you name it Sterile technique - I have seen people do things that make me scared to be a patient. Do I do these things.No.Would I admit it if I did..No Have I seen these things ..yes ..Have I reported these things..A couple and truthfully nothing happened.I think they are illegal, unprofessional and unsanitary but it happens every day in ERs everywhere and well sorry if you were offended but I still wouldn't trade my job for the world.

Thought this was way to true... You are either dating or sleeping with a fireman, a cop, or a doctor. If not you claim to hate them because you have either a. been cheated on by them b. too old or ugly for anyone to date you c. a male nurse Your greatest fear is to crash in your car on your way to work knowing you would end up at your hospital with your closed ripped off with the ER pervert staring at you. Your form of birth control is all the radiation from all the x-ray techs who forget you are behind the curtain You think everyone who comes in for pain is a drug seeker, but give them drugs anyway, complaining to yourself about it and everyone who will listen The words "the waiting room looks empty" will cause an emergency to happen "immediately" You are angry for no reason, have no form of emotion and tell the grossest stories and jokes without blinking an eye You wait for the "super nurse" who thinks they know everything to do something dumb. You think it is funny to drink applejuice out of a urine cup You give special nursing dosing for "special patients" who are a little to awake for your taste You know that most of the drug seekers are the nurses you work with, not the patients Every time you claim to be good at IV's or good at pediatric IV's, you miss, the ropes, huge enough for an 16 gage. You laugh at inservices on sterile technique, knowing very well you have bit off needle tops and inserted Foley catheters into every hole without getting a new one. You work night shift just to avoid working with the day shift crew and vice versa You find yourself having "liquid breakfast" at the bar when you get off your shift in the morning. Your sense of humor seems to get more "warped" each year. You find yourself laughing with co workers during codes and you don't know how you became so emotionless. You don't care when your co-workers hate you because "it wouldn't be an ER" if everyone was nice You have a strong dislike for ICU nurses and vice versa and you do not know why You've told a confused patient your name was that of your coworker and to HOLLER if they need help. Almost everything can seem humorous ... eventually. When checking the level of orientation of a patient, you aren't sure of the answer, and you don't care. Your techs get angry or hide when you ask them for help with anything that involve urine, crap or helping. You constantly think about the one day you will be that old lady in the bed who can't move and you get really scared. You find vilals, syringes, needles, tape and pens in your dryer. You find yourself loving scrubs, because no one can tell how fat you are getting. (I found this on mynursingtips.com.)

Thanks for all the wonderful tips! I also found this sight that has tips on IV's, NGtubes, catheters and Peds IV's, I found it very helpful! http://mynursingtips.com