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

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You Might be a Nursing student if ............:lol2:

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.

Specializes in Education, Administration, Magnet.

- You haven't slept in 3 days, but you know all the rules of

standard precautions :( :specs:

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Specializes in ER, Med-Surg.

LOL... I love it. I needed that after a long night of taking care of the ETOH'rs. It reminds me just how far I've come--to the student nurses, just never forget where you came from--techs are VERY valuable people and excellent resources.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

This is so true, I'm in RN school now.... :bow:

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.
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!
Tell me about it! I graduated two months ago and I'm still "behaving" like this :lol2:
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that is sooo funny and true! i can totally relate to them! especially the coffee and red bull! i hate red bull but would drink it anyway for the extra buzz that i wasn't even sure i was getting!

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Specializes in NICU.

The only dishes you've done for weeks are coffee mugs and spoons...

Or in my case, I just keep washing out the same mug and spoon.

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SOOOO true! I'm definitely going to have to share this with my classmates.

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you smoked your first cigarette..even though you just learned in class the day before how bad they REALLY are for you. haha

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Specializes in Orthopedic, Pain Management, Psych, Family.

When you get excited that you UNDERSTAND the conversation on House, ER, or other medical shows. Even more when you get to explain it to family members during advertisments.

Groan when you watch Injections on T.V....no one ever sticks a needle in the bend of the elbow to administer a 90 degree injection during an emergency. What are they aiming for?

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This is great, and every line was 100% true!

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that list is so true. I am always getting in trouble for discussing school or work at the dinner table ;)

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hahaha, I thought I was the only one. I didn't know there are nerdy nursing students like me :)

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