[nursinghumor]

http://www.nursinghumor.com/graduate

A Graduate Nurse throws up when the patient does.
An experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up

A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read
it.
An experienced nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons

A Graduate Nurse charts too much.
An experienced nurse doesn't chart enough.

A Graduate Nurse loves to run to codes.
An experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes.

A Graduate Nurse wants everyone to know they are a nurse.
An experienced nurse doesn't want anyone to know they are a nurse.

A Graduate Nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad.
An experienced nurse writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.

A Graduate Nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient.
An experienced nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.

A Graduate Nurse can hear a beeping I-med at 50 yards.
An experienced nurse can't hear any alarms at any distance.

A Graduate Nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds.
An experienced nurse doesn't want to know about them unless the patient is
symptomatic.

A Graduate Nurse spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath.
An experienced nurse lets the CNA give the patient a bath.

A Graduate Nurse thinks people respect Nurses.
An experienced nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse.

A Graduate Nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to
change it.
An experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody.

A Graduate Nurse looks for a chance "to work with the family."
An experienced nurse avoids the family.

A Graduate Nurse expects meds and supplies to be delivered on time.
An experienced nurse expects them to never be delivered at all.

A Graduate Nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient.
An experienced nurse will insert a Foley catheter.

A Graduate Nurse always answers their phone.
An experienced nurse checks their caller ID before answering the phone.

A Graduate Nurse thinks psych patients are interesting.
An experienced nurse thinks psych patients are crazy.

A Graduate Nurse carries reference books in their bag.
An experienced nurse carries magazines, lunch, and some "cough syrup" in their bag.

A Graduate Nurse doesn't find this funny.
An experienced nurse does

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More Bedside Nursing Humor: http://www.nursinghumor.com/bedside

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com

[Jadranko]

As usual Andrew you see the lighter side of things. I agree that humor is an important element in surviving as a nurse, as well as being a great tool to use on patients and families to aid in the recovery process. Keep doing what you are doing, the world is a better place with people like you in it. Thanks

[nurse1stik]

I am experience and I found it :houra: and :firedup:

Nursing sure changes the way you see certain things


:luck:

[beeker620]

As a new educator, I could not quit laughing.
Becky

:houra:

[variegate]

I'm experienced and would be scared to work with this "experienced" (read properly as "burned out") nurse. Not too funny to me because I've worked with, and had to pick up the slack for, too many of these people.