10 Non-nursing things all new nurses need to know
Please do not hold your urine. Urinary tract infections are very uncomfortable. Actually, they’re awful. To take care of your patients you really do need to take care of yourself. By the way, talk...
View ArticleThe Diet Coke incident- A mass exodus of bedside nurses.
This happened about a year ago. Like a page break in the middle of an article, this was a page break in my career. I can’t remember the patient. I just remember the boy’s father. It was a new...
View ArticleScrubs- what sets nurses apart
Hey! Look at us! We’re educated nursing professionals (our nursing schools told us so)! With a background in science (chemistry, biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology)!...
View Article“You ONLY work three days a week!”- What nurses want you to know.
My husband can tell what kind of day I’ve had by my coffee cup. Black decaf coffee- I was a productive machine and now it’s time to unwind. Anything other than black- there’s Bailey’s in it. Now,...
View ArticlePost-script to ‘the Diet Coke Incident’:
I’m overwhelmed with the amazing feedback I’ve received about this article. Many of you have said that I’ve hit the nail on the head and I am so glad to have given you that voice! The insight that I...
View ArticleRing-Ring! “Hello?”- Nursing is calling
Ladies and gentleman, this is why we’re broke. Nursing is not a sacrifice. Nurses are not deities. Nursing is not a calling– it’s a career. A choice. Initially ‘calling’ sounds complimentary....
View ArticleMillennial Nurses
We’re always hearing about “those millennials”. Well, how do millennials fit into nursing? I was born in the 80’s, so I am including myself here. (Does anyone else get startled when you’re talking...
View ArticlePlease, keep nurses safe.
I’m sure you’ve all seen this awful video of nurses being attacked by a rogue patient (NBC News) at a Minnesota hospital last year. The statistics are equally as shocking. Nurses are the most...
View ArticleWhat’s she doing with that “doctor’s stethoscope”?
This ridiculous video clip of The View hosts having no clue what nurses do is worth checking out. It’s actually slightly comical. To recap in case you didn’t see it: Miss Colorado (Kelley Johnson)...
View ArticleNurse Funnies- September
Just heard the CEO got a new private jet. At the last staff meeting they asked us to recycle pulse ox sensors. Steal the last working med scanner on the entire unit. Only feel slightly...
View ArticleConversations with the ER
Me: Hi, It’s Flo! ER: Hi, It’s Joe from the ER. I just came on shift. Looks like this patient is being admitted with bad eczema. ER: Got a one time dose of clinda, so coming in with infected eczema....
View ArticleThe Art of Nursing: Where are all the Men?
I used to wonder what the art and science of nursing meant. I heard the phrase in school over and over again. I studied anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, chemistry, biology, and...
View ArticleDear Schools of Nursing, Stop Shooting your Students in the Foot.
I once took care of a child with a cardiac history that had been randomly vomiting with no explanation. So, par for the course, she received a diagnosis of cyclic vomiting. It was the middle of the...
View ArticlePediatric Nurses are not Built-in Babysitters
Let me start by saying that I’ve been on the other side of the system. My youngest son was hospitalized in intensive care for several months. So, yes I understand what it’s like to be a parent on the...
View ArticlePatients: Sometimes you’re a Number in the Nurse’s Checkbook Register
An accountant balances numbers using registers, software programs, and the concrete science of math. Nurses balance the needs of human beings using prioritization and a comprehensive understanding of...
View ArticleOctober laughs
Stuck in traffic. Realize the license plate in front of you says HSV 4EVR. Kindly point out the WPW delta wave on EKG to two new residents. As you walk away, hear one of them say “how come the nurses...
View ArticleNurses- passing off the bubonic plague as allergies since the 1960’s
It’s that time of year. Nurses and healthcare workers everywhere are showing up to work with something resembling the bubonic plague and pretending we have allergies. Cough, cough, sneeze. Don’t...
View ArticleNurses need to talk politics and Syrian refugees
© Canonman29 | Dreamstime.com Nurses- let’s talk politics. I’m sure I’ll lose one or two of my loyal readers here out of five or six, but, meh. Nurses can talk your ear off about the latest...
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