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

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You or your family member is sick and you bring out the stethoscope to see if you can hear abnormal lung or bowel sounds!

Specializes in Geriatrics/Retirement Residence.
Maria L, SN said:
My Mom talks about my "great new career" and I'm like, "I'm not there yet dear LOL"

I'm in the U.S. - originally from Washington state, but I'm going to school in Michigan. Good luck to us both in NS! ?

ya, where gonna need it:D + hard work, coffee, eye drops, and bags on wheels! LOL :lol2:

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HyperSaurus, SN said:
Might as well be in Canada, where we are, Maria L. :p

Indeed ;)

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everlasting said:
- You have a never ending supply of black pens.

- You are always broke. always.

- When your idea of fun is going to wal-mart and buying flash cards in every color.

- When you first meet someone and tell them you're in nursing school, they tell you their entire medical history and what medications they are taking, and if I believe the medications are effective. (true story! haha.)

- You travel with a bp cuff and stethoscope in your car because people are always asking you to take their blood pressure.

very true

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You nerdily go on excitedly to your (bored) family members about the "super cool nursing supplies you bought"... *note to self - no one else cares if your new bp kit has a cute print on the cuff and case, or your awesome new 'scope lol ;)

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Specializes in Geriatrics/Retirement Residence.
Maria L, SN said:
You nerdily go on excitedly to your (bored) family members about the "super cool nursing supplies you bought"... *note to self - no one else cares if your new bp kit has a cute print on the cuff and case, or your awesome new 'scope LOL ;)

That's so true!

I was so exited I wanted to get my stethoscope, but then I found out that it's included in our tuition, and that we'll be getting it as part of our nursing kit in sem.1...so now I have to wait 'till September! ugh!:rolleyes: I know I'll bother everyone once I get it, I'll be listening to everyone heart and lung sounds, including my cats LOL :D:lol2:

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Scrubs is so awesome!!! I LOVE that show! :D

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Specializes in Dialysis.

... when you gulp your coffee running out the door and think "That's a bolus."

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Staragate said:
... when you gulp your coffee running out the door and think "That's a bolus."

YES! I chugged one of those 8oz cans of red bull and told my friend I just gave myself a bolus of redbull hahaha ?

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... when you only have time for either a shower or a nap & most of the time you choose the nap

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\ said:
... when you only have time for either a shower or a nap & most of the time you choose the nap

Or nap in the shower!

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When you only have the final exam left before you graduate, haven't failed any exams and are in pretty good standing but you still worry about bombing the final and not being able to graduate. Why did I break out the calculator last night to calculate how bad I could fail and still pass???

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In the middle of cleaning a patient and changing their adult diaper, your mind starts to wander about what to have for lunch, despite the odor.

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