The Mockery of Nursing

teeniebert, LPN · Apr 4, 2012

Words that make me want to bang my head against the wall until I damage my frontal lobe:
"appauled"
"definately"
misuse of your/you're or their/they're/there, to/too/two or knew/new, etc.
"What kind of scrubs do you where"
Come on! Basic grammer (lol), people!

Good grief...my head almost exploded reading your post, and I KNOW YOU'RE DOING IT ON PURPOSE! Some people remain alive only because their grammar and spelling make me shake so hard I can't pull the trigger.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 4, 2012

Canadian/UK ladyBIRD is the American LadyBUG.

ha! I had no idea! But really...isn't the thing really a lady BUG? I mean, just 'cause it has wings I wouldn't call it a bird. Language differences are fun :)

But then Canada is home to the career changer who thinks they'll get the pick of the vacation schedule in a unionized environment.
Yes, I sprinkled mint sauce on the young nurse wannabe I tried hard not to eat.
'cause I have my very own circle of haterz over there.

I read that one post, LITERALLY laughed out loud, and click "Back". But I have no doubt anyone saying "get real" would be told they were discouraging potential nurses from gracing us with their future presences.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 4, 2012

LOL!!
Does the Fomite Scrub Company (or whatever it was called!) carry a First Lady's line of scrubwear?
The Jackie Kennedy pill-box nursing cap.
The Michelle Obama extra-wide neckline scrubs for a fat head.
Oh, I want little pictures of Hilary Clinton scattered all over my scrub top. Each little picture will have Hilary drawn with each of her bad hairdos.
And of, course, the Lady Bird Johnson scrubs... on sale for $10.99.

omg, omg, these are great! I had fun coming up with a list of colors, but these STYLES are grand!

And it's the Fomite Factory Scrub Company, missy :)

I love the JK cap....I'd wear it with Lady Bird's top for a fair balance!

caliotter3 · Apr 4, 2012

Variety of Hillary Clinton bad hairdo scrub tops, excellent choice to award for employee of the month, year, or nursing week. Have extra large sizes to give to the guys when hired, just for general principle. Fomites, fomites, everywhere!

mazy · Apr 5, 2012

That one made me feel like I needed a shower. I mean, come on, the people who were responding to that post made me shake my head. Couldn't they see they were being played? My faith in humanity was restored when someone finally posted something like, "Uhm, could we have a moderator close this thread?"
Really, it was like reading soft Media. Not that I've ever actually read soft Media, but if I had, that's what it would have looked like. Oh...never mind.

Look like? AGH my eyes! I just got an incredibly clear visual.

And yeah, I was surprised that people were actually taking that seriously, and trying to console the OP about the experience.

Katalina · Apr 5, 2012

Where in the world did you find that? I mean, I have "The Oatmeal" bookmarked on my Mac, but, DANG! That's some hardcore specificity!

I found it while having an argument with my brother over spelling. Finally, I whipped out google and that was the very first website. I thought it was funny. Your posted reminded me of it. That's some dedication. Must really put a stick in her craw, eh? Yep...definitely.

allnurses Guide · Apr 5, 2012

I can't pin those caps into my hair, so I need specially made caps attached to the appropriately styled hair wig.

I can't wait to be the first ohsooooooooo fashionable nurse in my department! My dreeammm is to outshine all those nubile little pretty young fomite-chewed newbies on the floor. They're making me look bad with all their brand new book learning and saying my old tried and true crusty old bat habits are out of date.

allnurses Guide · Apr 5, 2012

We had a woman show up in triage at the crack of dawn, holding her brown paper bag. Said she woke up with a bat chewing on her lip. Had the lac to prove it.

So, she gets taken to back, leaving behind the bag. Day nurse comes in, nearly sits on the bag, which then begins to move. You got it, the bag held a live bat, which turned out to be rabid.

Never trust those brown paper bags!:uhoh21:

ClearBlueOctoberSky · Apr 5, 2012

Oh dear. I thought I would stop in and say hi, but I am over my head with the turn in convo. I'll just continue to snort ever so quietly into my glass.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 5, 2012

This is what I learned this evening apparently the fact that NCLEX should not stop one from becoming a nurse in the US....as per someone that has failed 4 times already. Hmmm I thought that the purpose of the NCLEX was to prove that you meet the minimum competences to qualify as a nurse. I think Canada has the right idea three times and you are out...give up your ddddrrrreeeaaaammmm or go back to school.

I've been reading this thread too long. Found the first ticks of the season on my dogs this AM and called them little formite factories.

OCNRN63, RN · Apr 5, 2012

Look like? AGH my eyes! I just got an incredibly clear visual.
And yeah, I was surprised that people were actually taking that seriously, and trying to console the OP about the experience.

I have a rule: Never reply to posts from "civilians."

OCNRN63, RN · Apr 5, 2012

This is what I learned this evening apparently the fact that NCLEX should not stop one from becoming a nurse in the US....as per someone that has failed 4 times already. Hmmm I thought that the purpose of the NCLEX was to prove that you meet the minimum competences to qualify as a nurse. I think Canada has the right idea three times and you are out...give up your ddddrrrreeeaaaammmm or go back to school.
I've been reading this thread too long. Found the first ticks of the season on my dogs this AM and called them little formite factories.

So...wait. Let me get this straight. Someone has failed NCLEX 4 times, but believes she should still be a nurse.

Okie dokie smokey.