You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

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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. :uhoh3:

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:

When no matter what is wrong with your family or friend you ask

"Have you had a bowel movement???"

When a "C" means "See you at graduation"

When your discussion at the dinner table consists of things that make people leave quickly!

You constantly find IV caps/alcohol wipes/lancets/ect in your washer and dryer because you missed that pocket in your scrubs!! :roll

When you yell at the tv when House/Grey's/ER is on "Are you kidding me?? That isn't even a symptom of ____________"

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Specializes in Critical Care.

When you have nightmares of doing your Clinical Skills check-off and you wake up in a panic to realize... you will be tested tomorrow!!

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you know you're in nursing school when you watch a medical show (er, house, grey's) and scream at the tv the entire hour because that is not what doctors/nurses actually do! and in most cases, it's that the doctors do everything and there is never a nurse in sight. or if we are there, it's because we are flirting with the doctors or giving them stds. seriously?! :D

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Specializes in acute care.

.....when you are so tired from being up half the night reading that the next day, during break you walk into the empty bathroom, unzipping your pants as you walk into the stall, turn around to close the door, stare at the urinals hanging on the opposite wall and, confused, wonder "why are these in the women's bathroom"....It takes a few more seconds before it 'clicks' and you realize you entered the men's bathroom

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What a great thread - thank you!!!

You know you're a nursing student when...

you get an 80 on an exam and you think that it is the best grade EVER!!!!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Here is another one that happened to me the other day,

You know you are in nursing school when you get home from clinical (totally exhausted) and you jump in the shower.... and realize you forgot to take off your stethoscope!

:sofahider

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.....when after a test everyone goes outside and paces nervously while another "big test" is being graded.

.....during your first visit to a Nursing Home you excitedly ask where the "psych ward" is.

.....when your instructor starts telling stories about the people that fainted on their first day of practicing injections, last year.

.....when you have more books than your body weight.

.....when you start looking at people's arms for good veins.

:banghead::nurse:

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Specializes in med/surg, ER.

You know you are in nursing school when you cheer for someone passing gas!:yeah:

Your grandkids want to know if you have a test or lots of homework because they miss you:crying2::redbeathe

You know you are almost finished with nursing school when you get to apply for graduation (YIPPEE):D

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Specializes in Cardiac Surgery ICU.

LOL AMEN!!! That is too funny!!!!!

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Specializes in None.

You know your in nursing school when people have a problem and your thinking of an intervention to perform

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Specializes in LTC.

You know when you're in nursing school when....

- Your backpack on wheels is your best friend

- When you feel guilty for watching a tv show or movie

- When your friends and family think you're going insane

- When you wake up in the morning with books and powerpoints on your chest

- When you dream about class and clinicals

- When you use your family as manikens to practice assessments and other procedures

- When you slip and use medical terminology around someone who doesn't have a CLUE whats going on

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Specializes in Emergency Room.

You stalk the hallways with your stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff (that you bought for just this reason) looking for your next "victim" to help you get some additional practice in.

You announce you're a nerd and proud of it and find plenty of others now proud to be called nerds too. Boy is this different than High School!!

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