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

Nepenthe Sea · Mar 19, 2009

you're having clinicals (and performing nursing tasks) in your dreams.....

We were cracking up the other day because some of us were practicing our NG tube insertion, and somebody mentioned that they were waking up at night with "Verify Dr.'s orders" running through their heads (the first step on our skills competency sheet). Then another one said that she was waking up thinking "Leave the patient in a safe and comfortable environment", which is another step on our skill sheet. I have been waking up thinking things like "Now I'm ready to irrigate the NG tube", and thinking of the steps involved! Nursing school definitely invades your dreams.

I say...You know you're a nursing student when you are spending your entire spring break trying to get ahead in class, doing assignments that aren't due for another two months, so that you can "relax" a little bit the last half of the semester...That is how I have been spending my spring break this week:)

seaspray700777 · Mar 20, 2009

You know you are in pre- nursing school when; You have a blow out fight with your boyfriend and your daughter picks you up at 10:oo pm and she says Mom, where are youre clothes and toothbrush, and You are clutching your A&p II book and Pham book like it is your first born!! :bluecry1: :nurse:

meluhn · Mar 20, 2009

You know you are in nursing school when......
You are so tired that you take a shower, shampoo your hair, and stand and stare at the shampoo bottle 5 minutes later wondering if you really did wash your hair, so you do it again.

I thought I was the only one that did this.

9livesRN, BSN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

... when more then 70% of your facebook updates says... I am tired!

Blueorchid, ASN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

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

...You're in a restaurant drinking lemonade and reviewing flash cards and your waitress comes over to ask what you're doing...and your first response is "drinking...lemonade?" Because doesn't everyone learn about injections in public restaurants?

...You forget that April 12th happens to be Easter, but you know you have free time in between patient interviews, extra lab time, and the start of clinicals so something else that's important -must- be happening that weekend...(Terrible I know!)

My favorite TV show screwup has to be the Dr. Gregory Pratt's last episode in ER. SPOILER!

His trach tube has the obturator in it...the whooole time. No wonder he died- the poor man couldn't breathe through the airway they gave him! :yeah:

HazeKomp, BSN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

You know you are in nursing school when......
You are so tired that you take a shower, shampoo your hair, and stand and stare at the shampoo bottle 5 minutes later wondering if you really did wash your hair, so you do it again.

THIS happens as a "real nurse" too!

And with more and more frequency with old age! :chuckle

from an OLD nurse

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

You know you're in nursing school you're laying on your fiance's lap and you start counting his gurgles ( yes, I'm guilty).

You know you're in nursing school when caffeine is your best friend. :0

You know you're in nursing school when you start looking at children to see if they have FAS ( fetal alcohol syndrome).

Yikes, I can go on and on and on.

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

I yell at the TV! I love trying to figure the diagnoses on Mystery Diagnoses
I also ask questions...as evidence by or whats your rationale?
Im guilty of writing letters to my spouse in abbrevs & short hand

I love medical diagnosis ! I've actually figured out a couple of diagnosis, its like all fun and games to me.

pinkiepie_RN · Mar 20, 2009

When your fiance looks at you in the middle of a show and says "Okay what's a differential dx for x, y, and z?" because he knows you can't get through an episode of House M.D. without correcting, let alone any other show where people might have medical problems. :)

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Mar 20, 2009

So just a little blurb about Mystery Diagnosis. I had just wrapped up my MicroBiology class and was starting this semester and had to find a sitter for my daughter because now i had a day class. So I was doing massive interviews and finally found someone I liked. A couple weeks in she was telling me that on one of the days she was going to have to go to Denver to film Mystery Diagnosis and part of it will be at the Hospital I will be doing clinicals at and hopefully working.

So I am like No way!! What happened why are you going to be on the show. She starts telling me that after she had her son when she would go to breast feed it would be hot pink. IMMEDITATLY I cut her off and I was like. Ohhhh so you had a bacterial infection, with that, shoot can't remember the name of it. So why was that a mystery??? She was like HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? I go we learned it in Micro one of tests we knew if the bacteria was present because it turned the I think it was litmus milk Hot pink.

She was floored and I didn't know why. Apparently she had seen over 30 doctors and no one stopped to think it might be a bacterial infection instead they treated her like she was crazy. I cant wait until the show airs but you can see a blurb of it here. Man I felt all smart after that

http://ltedit.sv.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/NEWS/902119987/1054&title=Medical%20Mystery%20in%20Fort%20Collins&template=printart

http://www.fortcollinsnow.com/article/20090211/NEWS/902119985/1002/FRONTPAGE&title=Medical%20Mystery%20%20Casting%20Call

CandiceMarie · Mar 20, 2009

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

You have to set alarms so that you remember to STOP STUDYING and make dinner, take an occasional shower, go to bed!...

RNDreams · Mar 20, 2009

These are great, especially that last one, now thats dedication! Thanks for the laughs! :yeah:

Chtistine