I was pulled over for speeding one day on my way to work. I had my scrubs on and I actually had my stethoscope hanging in the rear view mirror and as soon as the officer saw it, she asked if I was a nurse. I said, yes. She said, drive safe and have a good day.
The hospitals that I do my clinicals at all have sprayers connected to the toilets so there's no need to use the sink to rinse/clean it... if the toilets didn't have the spayers then I'd use the sink to rinse and dump the dirty water in the toilet. But definitely don't take the soiled bedpan out of the room.
I'll be graduating from my nursing program this May and study groups have really been so helpful to me! Of course they aren't absolutely necessary but it's nice to get other's perspectives and ideas on some topics!