June 2013
4 posts
Hey Sarah!
Sure, feel free to share it! I don’t know who wrote it originally, I found it floating around the internet somewhere and I’ve had it saved on my laptop for ages. So I don’t know who the credit goes to. ;)
Thanks for the message!
Steven
May 2013
6 posts
As much as I love this postgrad course, I miss work!
Patients and machinery and the stress and the challenges and oooooh…
1. Say “hi” to your coworkers when you arrive at the beginning of your shift. It’s not really nice to ask for help when you didn’t even say “good morning.”
2. If you didn’t document it, you didn’t do it.
3. Make friends with as many people as possible (other RNs, transporters,…
It’s Nurse’s Week, yay for this!
Maybe we’ll be given extra time to piss?
That probably won’t happen, this I know.
Maybe they’ll take our picture, line us all up in a row?
Probably not, we’re not that lucky.
But it’s ok, the week doesn’t have to be sucky.
We’ll just think…
April 2013
6 posts
Yesterday I learned that tampons were not originally created for ~feminine hygiene~ but for plugging up bullet wounds for WW1 and the nurses started using them and were like actually this is p fucking effective and voila tampons thanks WW1
This is pretty freakin metal
Nurses, yo.
Because of frat boys:
Because of exercise enthusiasts:
Because of do-it-yourselfers:
Because of the fad workouts:
And the inexplicably ridiculous:
On behalf of nurses everywhere, I want to thank the accident prone for keeping us employed.
Thank you.
1. Never say the words “quiet shift” or “hope there’s no codes today”
2. Working with the nurse who’s a JINX - makes for a rough shift
3. A patient who suddenly looks alert and oriented after being unstable – many would have the crash cart ready
4. Certain rooms…
i get pissed off when meds don’t take effect after like 0.7 seconds
Are you a patient of mine?
March 2013
18 posts
When bringing cake, sweets, snacks or whatever to work, I quickly learned to pack a little extra for all those people who suddenly remembered where your ward is…
Tomorrow I start my postgraduate in Tropical Medicine.
I’m super excited, but this means I need to sit still and shut up from 9 till 6 every day.
Baby Jesus, give me the strength…
