Me: takes care of 2 critically ill patients, does CPR, cleans up poo, manages to stay completely clean and fresh smelling all shift.
Also Me: immediately spills ketchup on scrub top at breakfast.
#OneSentenceShift
@icunewbie Went back for MSN with 2 years experience, will graduate with 3.5. School has helped exponentially with my knowledge at work. Able to relate things I learn in class with things I see at work.
@StraightANurse @reepRN @Kati_Kleber@OnlyintheICU@WheezyNurse Ref Works online and in Word for references, PERRLA for formatting, Grammerly for grammar checking.
[sorting out medical specialties]
Neuro: we want the brain
Cards: we’ll take the heart
GI: bowels
*everyone double takes*
GI: lifestyle
*everyone nods*
Ophtho: looking balls
Peds: give is the kids
EM: GIVE US EVERYTHING BUT ONLY IN CRISIS
Everyone:Weird flex but ok
@absuRd_Nurse I like my creativity and ability to put thought into actions. And I’m damn proud of myself for working as an ICU nurse full time while pursuing my master’s in nursing full time and also holding a part time teaching assistant position 💪🏼
How to Know When to Tell Others You're a Nurse: A Handy Guide
1) You passed your NCLEX and you have a license that certifies you met all the qualifications to be registered as a nurse.
Thank you for listening to my TEDTalk.
[Hospital boardroom]
CEO: We can't approve your idea for a Neuro-themed food truck
ME: Uh-
*Truck horn outside*
CEO: What is tha-
BULLHORN: Come get some Guillain Bar-Ragin' Cajun BBQ! It'll make you weak in the knees!
CEO:
ME: So I-
BULLHORN: Beef STROKE-anoff ALERT!
2018: AppleWatch can diagnose atrial fibrillation
2020: AppleWatch can prescribe amiodarone
2030: Over 100,000 Apple Watches attend to American Heart Association Congress
Watch as this nurse sings to comfort her dying patient.
A powerful reminder that sometimes the greatest things we can offer our patients are not doctor or nurse things. They’re just simply human things:
#Empathy#Kindness#Compassion
Cranial nerves, ranked:
1. You can't
2. rank cranial
3. nerves
4. they all
5. serve
6. an important
7. function
8. we
9. need every
10. single
11. one of
12. Accessory