Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

[Joe V]

things you need to know to be a nurse...

if it moves, rattles, shakes, falls down, or won't stay in place: tape it.

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[Blanca R]

if you don't have enough time to do everything, take about 30 minutes to complain about it.

[Coriander, BSN, RN]

The sounds of IV alarms and telemetry monitor alarms will clog up your ears and will take about three days to go away.

[jp1204]

If a patient tells you "the end is near"....expect them to die soon.

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

if a pt. tells you that he only smokes 5 cigarettes a day, or only drinks socially double the amount

[VU RN BSN]

All bleeding stops.... eventually

[sheilahdee]

Don't come at a patient with a red tipped thermometer and say, "open wide and put this under your tongue".

[RURN2O11]

Nursing is teamwork. Nobody can do this job alone so don't be afraid to ask for help. When you have down time, offer to help your colleagues. I think the most important thing about any nursing work environment is how much teamwork & support exists between employees.

[SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS]

whoops- double post.

[SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS]

Learn to inhale your food while doing two other tasks simultaneously- and how to talk on the phone without the other person know you are eating.

[whichone'spink, BSN, RN]

Wear a Kevlar vest.

[chantelletee]

Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

Serious comment - take REG with you everywhere - Respect Empathy Genuineness

Flippant comment - how to survive a 12 hour shift on 2 chocolates, no fluid and (obviously) no toilet breaks