You know you are a Nursing student when...

[okredrobot]

Some of you probably have seen a thread like this already.

I put this one up to "freshen-up" the forum.

I am pretty sure everyone has at least something they can throw up onto here.

So, I ask you fellow nursing student (or nursing student alumni)....what makes a Nursing student....erm...a Nursing student?

[Sowhat105]

When heaving drinking is non-alcoholic beer, and a night on the town is a city in china...

[skimpstah]

When you start diagnosing characters of a movie or T.V show.....I did it the other night while watching "The Crazies" *sigh*

[Aly529]

You guys had me dying laughing reading some of these!

[Stcroix, ASN, PhD, RN]

You are so relieved that you just finished a major exam and think you did fine........only to realize that you have another in 5 days AND skills checkoffs 2 days later.

[AniraP]

You are so relieved that you just finished a major exam and think you did fine........only to realize that you have another in 5 days AND skills checkoffs 2 days later.

..........When I have 3 cumulative final exams, 2 skills check offs ( including 2 presentations to the group regarding an EBP journal article written on that skill ), 2 quizzes, and 5 chapters that I intend to read before finals ( yeah right!) ......all within 2 weeks.

.........When you wake up in the morning to see 10 -15 roaches crawling in your kitchen ( YES, they have been ruling my kitchen since I started last January.... I'm sad.... because I used to rule it, but not any more. .....waiting for summer break to get rid of them).

A big thank you to the one who invented the paper cups and plates. :redpinkhe

......when you get a 5 minute break while you are studying, to go play with your pre-schooler and come back in 3 minutes ( good thing they still don't know how long 5 minute really is... at least my one). And I still feel like I spent some quality time ( 3min) with him.

YES 2 more weeks . hang in there ..me.

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[sandyfeet]

You keep a sterile field when you cook dinner

Yes! The hand touching raw meat is now contaminated and can only touch the meat, use your other hand to turn the faucet on!

When there was a major meteorological event in your town and you didn't know because it happened on your clinical day.

You go to bed last in your house and wake up first. Sleeping in is now 7 hours.

No matter your level of knowledge, you are now the person everyone goes to with medical questions.

When your dog looks sick, you listen to her heart with your steth. When your dog is on meds, you create a basic MAR for her.

You evaluate your social life to make sure there is nothing you will have to explain to the BON before taking the NCLEX.

You NANDA-ize your significant other during arguments. And they know you are doing it!

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

When you don't wanna be one anymore....................

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

When you feel guilty for not studying and going to the movies

When a "Friday Nite" consists of working on your careplan with a bottle of wine handy

When you pull out flash cards on a date and ask your SO to quiz you

When you use medical jargon with family and they look at you like What and you look at them like they are stupid

[Aly529]

When you don't wanna be one anymore....................

:hug: Don't give up.

[MrAllenU]

Wow reading all these posts makes me that much more excited to start school this fall! :sofahider

I can't wait to come back with my comment(s).

[lelafin]

When more than half of your mp3 player(ipod) consists of nursing lecture podcasts or medical stuff dl-ed and you justify working out because it will give you time to listen to them!

[jackometer]

When you miss taking 15 units at the college where you took your pre-reqs.