Yeah, I'm your nurse. What, I don't look like a nurse?

[algebra_demystified]

I can't tell how many times I've used that line. A patient asks, who's my nurse? I'm your nurse.

I thought you were security.

I thought you were bringing my tray.

You're a nurse?

I thought you were a cop.

Yeah, but who's going to help me with X?

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It's just funny now. I know who I am in the workplace, I get how people see me, it doesn't bother me anymore. They're all expecting somebody else to show up and are surprised when they see me.

I have the pink ID, I'm wearing a scrub top... do you need help with something?

Many times patients are happily confused about what I'm doing there and they like the idea that a man is going to help them stand up or whatever. It all works out.

[Flyboy17]

The best was a cute little old lady with dementia that asked me how long I had been a male nurse,

Reply: Well I have been a nurse for 9 years but a male nurse for 3.

She said "ohh" then started laughing

[blackvans1234]

I'm a CNA and a nursing student.

I was working as a CNA in the ER at my hospital, and the emt's brought a patient in, and started giving me report on the patient, the Medic informed him I was the CNA and not the RN.

SO I DO LOOK LIKE THE (male) NURSE TYPE!

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

I get confused for the doctor by some of my older nursing home residents. From their point of view the only logical explanation is that I'm the doctor and the (female) CNAs are "my nurses".

I can't tell you how many times some residents will ask the CNA to send "the doctor" in to give them pain pills. Or ask me to send "the nurse" in to change their briefs.

[CapoTravers]

In response to being mistaken for a doctor: I was taught in our law lecture that it is our legal responsibility to correct them immediately, or we could be accused of practicing medicine without a license or impersonating a doctor or ... something. Anyone else ever heard of that?

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

In response to being mistaken for a doctor: I was taught in our law lecture that it is our legal responsibility to correct them immediately, or we could be accused of practicing medicine without a license or impersonating a doctor or ... something. Anyone else ever heard of that?

When you're dealing with demented elderly pts in a nursing home it's not really an issue.