You Might Be A Nursing Student If......

[SNBran]

You Might be a Nursing student if ............

1. You are not allowed to talk about your day at school at the dinner table.

2. You have what you think is a nightmare, and realize "oh I'm just at clinical."

3. You have replaced sleep with coffee and red bull.

4. The librarian at school thinks you're a stalker.

5. You have no problem discussing sputum and bowel movements at lunch.

6. You find yourself wiping other people's butts more than your own.

7. Your parents reported you missing over a year ago.

8. Your books require wheels

9. You get excited when someone says there is dressing change or a catheter to be done

10. You realize that you fall asleep with your nursing text books more than your husband...

11. Your Christmas list consists of: NCLEX books, Drug flash cards and nursing care plan books

12. The thought, "what the Heck are you talking about" runs through your head at least once a day

13. Your friends start wondering if you died

14. You know who Don Gloves and Ted Hose are

15. You get to wear your favorite color: white

16. The word "care plan" makes you sick to your stomach

17. You find yourself subconsciously giving your family and friends nursing diagnoses.

[nursewannbe]

love this!!! I start nursing school in the fall. Can't wait!!!!

nursewannbe:roll

[nambour51]

Nursing certainly changes your appraoch to life and your vocabulary. I remember when I was doing my hospital training I was with my family and said '****' my mother was horrifed and said I shouldn't use such words at the dinner table. I just looked at her and said "Why not. I puddle in it all day" my mother was speechless at the time but years later she could still recall the incident - as though it was a real eye opening experience for her about what her daughter was actually doing as a nurse.

[yemibaby]

Hilarious!

[xiahe]

this made me chuckle. thanks for sharing!!!

[peachy630]

I am starting Nursing classes this fall and this really made me laugh. Thank you!

[booty911]

hahaha, that was awesome to read. i can't wait to start nursing school this fall!

[AussieTina]

....you have ever said with excitement in your voice

'I'll remove the IDC/drain...ect'

'I'll change the colostomy'

'Can i do the dressing change?'

:monkeydance:

The nurses all told me that they loooove to have the students around...we are so enthusiastic and happy to do the routine jobs that they don't want to do :thankya:

[Antikigirl, ASN, RN]

Love it!!!! I graduated and passed my NCLEX 7 years ago...and I still remember RN school like it was yesterday! LOL!!!!

[iluvnursing625]

ohhhh my god!! i graduate in december and thats the best thing iv ever read!!! its so true.. im gonna print that out and give it to everyone in class. i know they will get a kick outta it! thanks!

[BeccaznRN, RN]

3. You have replaced sleep with coffee and red bull.

:yeahthat:

It's the funniest thing because here it is, summer vacation, where I'm supposed to be relaxing and taking it easy....STILL don't get any sleep. With only one semester left, my body just automatically "wakes up" after only 4 - 6 hours of sleep. Ugh!

[kiszi, RN]

• You love to watch "Trauma - Life in the ER" -- during dinner
  
• You've learned the value of a good breakfast firsthand
  
• Lunch, however, is typically a granola bar & Diet Coke snuck out of your pack during clinical
  
• Your idea of a "day off" is any day where you don't have to go to work after clinical/school
  
• You gripe about paying $35 for a pinning ceremony but eagerly send in your $275 for the NCLEX
  
• You practice finding your own pedal pulses in bed while your spouse gives you that "are you a crazy person?" look
  
• "cleaning" occurs when you've run out of counter space to pour your drinks :beercuphe
  
• "dusting" ... nevermind

k