This morning I was making my bed at home, and I was looking for the controls to raise the bed up!
I also notice people's veins now.
Oldiebutgoodie
:rotfl: :rotfl: Oh my gosh! These are all soooooooooo hilarious! :rotfl: :rotfl: I'm a med/surg nurse, too (when I work that is) :uhoh21: and I have thought of every one of these posted!
The other day another RN and I were examing some emesis to see if there were any pill particles in it and a guy from the the computer dept came up and asked us what we were doing. So we showed him. I thought he was going to pass out. Later, he said whenever he touches something wet on our unit he just prays it's water.
You know you're a Med/Surg nurse when your urine output looks way worse than any of your patients from lack of time for fluids.
When your spouse gripes that the sheets are on the bed too tight and he can't move his toes.
When you stand at the medcart and are totally having a conversation with yourself.:rotfl: :rotfl: and the support staff no longer ask you who you are talking too!!
You know you're a Med/Surg nurse when your urine output looks way worse than any of your patients from lack of time for fluids.
I can totally relate to this. I've spent entire shifts convincing young male ortho patients why they need to pee and helping LOL's pee every 30 minutes and then finally emptied my own bladder only to find there was barely anything in there and what was in there was dark and concentrated. Helllooo, bladder infection! I get way too many of those.
You know you're a med-surg nurse when you get more bladder infections than potty breaks.
These are the best! I do most of these as well, especially the one about having conversations with yourself by the med cart! :) Doesn't it seem so normal to talk to yourself after a while? :chuckle
These are the best! I do most of these as well, especially the one about having conversations with yourself by the med cart! :) Doesn't it seem so normal to talk to yourself after a while? :chuckle
-Christine
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: as Napolean Dynomite would say "HECK YES"!!
Here's some that happened to me this past weekend off... :chuckle
Your friends take off their shoes and socks to relax and you start mentally assessing the circulatory status of their feet. :rotfl:
When your friends say they have ugly feet you tell them "I've seen some pretty ugly feet. You do not have ugly feet." :)
Your friend gripes about how she hates it that her husband doesn't always flush the toilet and you laugh because when your family members don't flush you assess their urine and stool output. :chuckle
You go through the 5 rights of medication safety when giving your child his/her antibiotic. :)
Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.
Here's some that happened to me this past weekend off... :chuckle
Your friends take off their shoes and socks to relax and you start mentally assessing the circulatory status of their feet. :rotfl:
When your friends say they have ugly feet you tell them "I've seen some pretty ugly feet. You do not have ugly feet." :)
Your friend gripes about how she hates it that her husband doesn't always flush the toilet and you laugh because when your family members don't flush you assess their urine and stool output. :chuckle
You go through the 5 rights of medication safety when giving your child his/her antibiotic. :)
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If you've ever drank Mountain Dew or Iced tea from a graduate container. :rotfl: