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MamaTheNurse, BSN, RN · Mar 5, 2005

You know you're a nursing student when:
You try to explain to your vomiting child that today just "isn't a good day" to be sick! You then start scheduling sick days for them!

that happened to a friend of mine in Nurse Practitioner school in our last semester (20 hours per week of clinical plus 2 graduate level classes plus she was pregnant and still working 2 - 12 hr shifts/week in a Cardiothoracic Step-down unit) except that her little guy had diarrhea - she was crying when she told us how she begged "can't you just hold it in until school is done?" - we definitely felt her pain!!

MamaTheNurse, BSN, RN · Mar 5, 2005

just want to say, this is a fun thread - brings back lots of memories but also reminds me that a lot of stuff didn't change even when I graduated......LOL

good luck to all those who are graduating this year!!! :balloons:

nursehippiechik · Mar 5, 2005

this thread is sooooo funny :rotfl:

you know you're a nursing student when

-your husband walks around with bandages on and needle sticks all over :)

-you actually carry a conversatoin with a dummy you are practicing on

-the cat runs from you cause its tired of all the assesments

student_girl · Mar 6, 2005

These are so funny!

-Any conversation between you and your girlfriend (also a nursing student) quickly turns into a gross-out for everybody else.

-You have diarrhea talks at dinner

ganursechick, BSN, RN · Mar 6, 2005

:rotfl: you know you are in nursing school when you cut your daughters hair into that cute little bob with very short bangs so that on the days you have clinicals and her daddy has to get her ready for school, you dont wonder what her hair looks like, cause its just a brush and go thing...

you know you are in nursing school when your stepson finds you sitting in the bathroom floor at 4am studying because he was sleeping on the couch and had taken your spot. :uhoh3:

you might be a nursing student, if on the way to the state convention, you quiz your riding mates for that leadership exam you are having the day you get back home.

you are a nursing student if you take your study guide to the pool hall! :smokin:

you might be a nursing student if your husband gets a really different haircut and you dont notice until someone at church mentions it to you (3 weeks later)

you might be a nursing student when spending the day at HEADSTART is considered a vacation (or you might possibly be a mental patient).

you know you are a nursing student that has been up way too long when the cashier at the hospital cafeteria says to you as you get the LARGEST cup of coffee they offer, 'you must have had a long night, arent you glad you are going home', when in fact you just got there for your 11 hour day. :crying2:

and you are truely a nursing student, when on the last day of your program, you are taking your exit exam and all you can think about is how much fun it is going to be to go home and steam clean the carpet ( thought that carpet was brown till the dog barfed on it, cleaned it up and the carpet had a green spot hummmm)!:rotfl:

Christie RN2006 · Mar 7, 2005

You know your a nursing student when:

-you buy notecards in bulk and still need to buy more every couple weeks

-you have to move all of your books, papers, and trash just so that someone can ride in your car with you

-you go into Barnes and Noble to buy yet another book and they recognize you and comment on how many books you have bought lately

-the cashier in the cafeteria no longer has to ask what you are buying...yep another large coffee

-your family is suprised to see you home before 2200

-you get excited when you only have class for 9 hours on thursday and friday

-you get mad when someone ate the last of the premade tuna and noodles... the worst part is I don't even like tuna :chuckle

kwagner_51 · Mar 7, 2005

You know you are a nursing student

.....when your daughter tells the doctor that Mom is not allowed to take BP because she doesn't know when to stop.

....when said doctor asks how much pressure you used and you mumble 200 :rolleyes: 1st year trying really hard to do it right.

.....when the dentist explains that your 10 y/o's front teeth are necrotic and you SMILE because you understand "medicalese"!! :rotfl:

...when said 10 y/o looks at you and says "Mom I have faith in you, just think of us and you will pass. It's that simple." and it was!! :rotfl:

....when you study for so long and get the A on the test, you celebrate by having fun with your husband whom you wouldn't let touch you while you were studying!! :rotfl:

....when, after praying and studying and listening to your 10 y/o [see above] you barely squeak by with a C and your husband comments that it would have been more fun if you had gotten a A. [see above] :chuckle

....when you tell the dr. that you DO NOT have mono because you are NOT tired...you are stressed and he looks at you and asks..."how much longer until you are done?"

....when the kids give up on Mom doing laundry and throw ALL of their clothes in the washer and dryer, and you don't care because, at least the clothes smell clean!! :rotfl:

...when the family takes you out to celebrate the fact that you passed MS 3 and over the course of dinner keep repeating "You passed".

...when you do laundry for 3 days and can't figure out why the washer doesn't have cold water. [The landlord shut it off. Took me 3 DAYS to figure it out!! I thought the water lines were frozen.] :rotfl:

....when you move between fall and spring semester and carry junk from the old house in your van for 3 months because you don't have time to clean it out.

...when you finish one class and start on the next THE SAME NIGHT as your final!!

I'm sure there are more, but this is all I can think of right now!!

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In His Grace,

Karen

Failure is NOT an option!!

abmsam · Mar 8, 2005

....you finally get to the grocery store,and you remember that you have no room for food because you have a library in your trunk.

....your library is arranged by category in cute little bins you just got from the dollar store (b/c you are still a single income family): i.e. Care plan books, med books, NCLEX practice, Study notes, etc..

.....you have diagnosed yourself with a Stage 1 decubitus r/t a 7.5 hour study seesion on your couch.

.....you have listened to your new bulldog puppy's heart and breath sounds (yes, I was desperate) much to his dismay.

....you wear your brand new shiny steth around your neck for a solid week after receiving your acceptance letter. And four months later, you are cursing that same steth for rubbing the back of your neck raw at clinical that day.

....you line up your husband's 22-year-old friends because you need to complete your assessment assignment, and they have been chosen as today's lab rats.

Love this thread!

DenaInWyo · Mar 8, 2005

When you and your friends are at the all night diner at 3 am..not because you stayed up partying/clubbing that late, but because you GOT UP that early to get that final review in before the big test.

When every coat pocket, purse, backpack, nook and cranny has a couple of alcohol wipes.

Mine aren't as good as you all's..this thread is great!

Danelle · Mar 8, 2005

I didn't do this, but my best friend did.

When you live in a moblie home and a hurricane (IVAN) is coming, you pack up your most important valuables to take in your car when you evacuate, the FIRST thing you grab is your nursing books...even before your wedding pictures. :rolleyes:

LADYCAY · Mar 8, 2005

Lets start a fun thread that describes a nursing students way of life.
For examply always broke but gotta have those drug cards.
stuff like that
You know you are in nursing school when ....
your car looks like its lived in. :chuckle
Your friend comments that your car looks like a library.
Lunch consists of chewing gum and a bag of peanuts. :balloons:
You are always broke but find money for a NCLEX - RN study guide and hold off on buying a new pair of jeans. :rotfl:

there are more books than blankets on your bed and your husband wakes up with the imprint of the stethoscope you've lost on his back!

hockeygirl · Mar 9, 2005

you know you are a nursing student, when watching ER, or some other TV show and you say "That is not what they would do ..." then you explain to your sleeping husband how the procedure is actually done.