You know your nurse brain is still at work when....

[EmpathyInAction]

You see a curved tube from a broken shampoo pump on the floor and your first thought is "Why is that trach tube on the floor??"

Feel free to add your own.

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

When I knock on my own doors before entering....

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

I also still try to fold down my sons diaper to expose his cord that fell off 15 months ago. Yes you've guessed I'm a post partum nurse. I also inadvertly mentally log his voids and stools.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

You, after staying 5 hours in line in a very hot day, at last there to see the David statue by Michelangelo, and the first thing that comes into your mind is: "good veins, no prob with 14G here".

Or when on a nice summer evening you sit enjoying breeze and hear a mourning dove' singing, and your reaction is "somebody, please shut off that d*** monitor".

[LeChien, BSN, RN]

When you try to type "Acetaminophen" as your laptop password

[Farawyn]

When your phone autocorrects falafel to Foley.

[kakamegamama]

When I think of the rollypolly thighs of my 7 month old grandson as great locations for newborn shots........

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

Lost track of how many times I've done this!

I know my mind is still at work during those instances when I answer my personal phone and say, "This is ___ at Bla Bla Bla Healthcare. How can I help you?"

[Pheebz777, BSN, RN]

when you hold your 3 year old's hand... then start palpating her veins lol

[CountryMomma, ASN, RN]

When you look down at the ground, see a bit of plastic tubing laying there, and momentarily pause wondering where a trach cannula came from.

When your mom says "Dr says I have bronchitis" and you start the rest, fluids, quit smoking, take your meds spiel on autopilot.

When you're bandaging your dog's wound and can't stop dreaming of some of the awesome products at work that would work here just perfectly...

[Farawyn]

when you hold your 3 year old's hand... then start palpating her veins lol

Or taking her radial pulse.

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

When you're signing the bill at a restaurant and you write "calivianya, RN" on the signature line.

[OscarTheOwl]

When you accidentally explain too much to your kid and they tell the school nurse they either have urerus pain or gas (uterus sounds funny when an 8 year old says it)