The Wisest Thing I've Ever Heard on Allnurses ...

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We have all heard some wise advice on Allnurses, or the perfect quote, or just "the sentence that sums it all up" for you.

I think my favorite is this:

"You shouldn't have to learn your (nursing) job from youtube."

This statement was in response to a new grad who'd lost her first job, and was now trying to polish her skills - partly through youtube videos. This response just cracked me up!

How about you? What's the wisest thing YOU'VE ever heard on Allnurses?

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Wow, when I finally got to come back, what a firestorm over responding to "wisest thing" comment. Thanks to everyone who defended my tongue in cheek reply........

Can't fix stupid = don't break your heart trying to change the unchangeable person/situation/anything you see

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Don't beat yourself up.

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As a newer nurse, having found this site while researching programs and utilizing it throughout school and afterwards, my submission would be "If we could do it, so can YOU!". It was helpful for me. It was like look around, these people are no smarter, more committed than you are. It definitely helped he press on. So, thanks everyone! :-)

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Specializes in ICU.

Wow, brings new meaning to one of my favorites "If it's not hard you're not doing it right."

HA love it.

"You can only do what you can do."

Helps me when I'm overwhelmed and in the weeds at work; when everyone else is drowning too so no help is available.

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"You can only do what you can do."

That's one I regularly force myself to remember. :)

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
As a newer nurse, having found this site while researching programs and utilizing it throughout school and afterwards, my submission would be "If we could do it, so can YOU!". It was helpful for me. It was like look around, these people are no smarter, more committed than you are. It definitely helped he press on. So, thanks everyone! :-)

That is awesome! :) and it is true ... I always saw nursing as a recipe, to which you added your own spices :) There are the basics and fundamentals you need to learn and then you add your personality and whatever else you bring to the table :)

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

I had just miscarried and started a thread about going back to work after the fact. One very wise poster who had been there herself told me: When people say the wrong thing to you (and they will), keep in mind it is because they desperately wanted to say the right thing.

That little tidbit right there kept me from slapping many a face in the days after losing a baby. So brownbook, wherever you are, thank you. :)

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
I had just miscarried and started a thread about going back to work after the fact. One very wise poster who had been there herself told me: When people say the wrong thing to you (and they will), keep in mind it is because they desperately wanted to say the right thing.

That little tidbit right there kept me from slapping many a face in the days after losing a baby. So brownbook, wherever you are, thank you. :)

That's pretty awesome :)

((((Elvish))))

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

"Some days, the brief lands poop side down."

As a new grad in the ER, this quote (or something similar) popped out at me and reminded me that it's normal to feel disorganized and behind, and sometimes it's beyond your control.

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Specializes in Pulmonary, Transplant, Travel RN.

On a thread where people were discussing commutes vs pay rate and other things, someone said something to the effect of:

"Nursing just sucks a lot of times and no matter how much you job hop, you will never find that unit/position where its all perfume and roses. When considering what job to take, consider things like commute, schedule and other things that wont change. Those will be the things that keep you there."

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

I like this one:

"Don't believe everything you think."

at first I thought it was referring to spiritually. But it could apply to those of us with psychological difficulties too. I know I can't always believe what is in my head. Not talking delusion but just the attitudes I have when I'm anxious, or depressed.

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All of us are better than any one of us.

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