U know you're a nurse when.....

[kentgal]

Here's some to get the ball rolling

You can't help visually checking people's veins out when you are talking to them in any situation

You automatically roll your eyes at the phrase "I googled my symptoms...."

You know the true effect of the full moon on a night shift

You shoot daggers at anyone who mentions the ‘q’ word.

When someone falls at the shops you look for leg shortening and external rotation.

Too true

You catch children's sick in your hands (oh sorry! I should have put that on the DMs thread! ).

You hear the bing bing bong of Baxter pumps in bed after a night shift

When you hear a buzzer sound no where near work and you still get up off the chair to answer it

You forget to pee.

What's the 'q' word? Disclaimer: not a nurse...

What happens with a full moon? Does it send everyone batshit?

Ellie - can't say it cos it's still the night shift - Friday too! But it's the opposite of noisy...

When a clinic full of DNA's and no access home visits are enough to tip you over the edge!!!! 😡

Full moon usually results in strange goings on and never never say the 'q' word.....

You open your wage slip and its😢😢😢

When patient declines a bath for days, tells family you haven't bathed them...

What kind of strange goings on? Would I be right in thinking it makes people more aggressive?

Your alarm went off at 5.55 this morning and you didn’t get home till 11.55 pm tonight as someone required admission that they didn’t want and you had to wait on an mho and dr and then do all the follow up shit ... oh and your alarm is going to go off at 5.55 am tomorrow and you can’t sleep!

You're all awesome. If there's any paediatric nurses here you're extra special awesome and any PICU/ NICU nurses you're the most special kind of awesome

I did nearly get lynched for saying the q word when we were in hospital once. Never seen a nurse turn so threateningly violent before lol

Some ranting arsehole sweary git of a patient becomes the sweetest person on earth as soon as they see the doctor.

I’ve even taught my DD’s not to say the ‘q’ word with regards to their own, non nursing, jobs

@kentgal I’ve given up asking if people want washes. I just go in and tell them this is what we are doing 😀

You first words to a patient are ‘ Hi, I’m weenurse, I’m here to check your bits. Can you please drop your daks?’

@Weenurse best interests personal care

When you understand the meaning of bed pan envy

No q word for all the 9's services allowed either. Esp not a&e