Subject: Graduate Nurses vs Experienced Nurses
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Jul 29 2001 - 02:41:09 EDT
"Graduate Nurses vs Experienced Nurses"
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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