- Be careful not to nurse the computer
- Not everyone showers regularly
- Everyone’s anatomy is different
- It is not exactly like the case studies
- I have never inspected so many butts
- No, you cannot bring your monkeys to the hospital
- If you smell smoke, one of your patients is probably smoking in their room
- If you are a patient and walk across the street to taco bell, you will be forced to leave AMA
- Allowing a patient to leave AMA will probably make your shift so much better- don’t take it personally!
- It is a good morning when you only have one fingerstick.
- Ensure quality > quantity
- Sometimes the best position to place a foley is side-lying or doggy style
- Just because a patient is in the hospital, does not mean that they can treat you like trash
- You do not work for the doctors, you work for the hospital.- Stick up for yourself!
- Family members are often worse than the patients, however if you listen, they can turn out to provide valuable information
- Stay humble!- You will not know everything and there is always a resource to learn more
- Be involved within your unit- building personal relationships with coworkers will make going into work so much better
- The best nurses are those that start from the ground-up- Remember to appreciate and help EVS, NTs, etc.
- Offer things the patients are allowed, rather than focusing on things they cannot have or cannot do
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