Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: You Know You're a Psychie Nurse......
A colleague of mine sent me this and I thought it was funny and might give you all a giggle..... of course.... we're not like this at all..... honest
You know when you're a psych nurse when...
1. The words 'Sorry, what?!?' Come out of your mouth at least twice a day.
2. A lighter is as vital a part of your working equipment as a ballpoint pen.
3. You're more worried about the staff then the patients.
4. You've decided Doctors where put on this earth to try you.
5. Ditto families.
6. That being said you feel for families, at least you can walk away at the end of your shift.
7. The first hour of your shift is gossip and cuppa time.
8. You realise you're called a nurse because they couldn't fit nurse-councillor-cleaner-cook-occupational therapist-social worker-Mother-security-clown-voice of reason-secretary-bank clerk-typist-public relations-personal shopper- maid-waitress- expected expert on everything there is to know ever, on your name badge.
9. You've ever had to stuff your fist into your mouth to stop yourself laughing because it's just not professional.
10. You'll quite happily throttle anyone who suggests you're not a 'proper' nurse.
11. You're amazed at the sheer randomness of the things you're paid to do.
12. You don't have to eat general hospital food and you're damn glad of it.
13. A cuppa is the life blood of your working day. If it aint there, you aint there.
14. Students are a brilliant one size fits all scapegoat.
15.You'll complain about what a god awful job you have but you'd never leave cause where else would you meet a group of people who could make your jaw drop, your sides ache and your heart bleed as much as this lot.
16. Those little blue pills do look awful tempting some days.
17. You realise that being taught restraint is a waste of time. You just grab the first thing coming at you and hold on!
18. You begin to believe Doctors prescribe medication by opening a BNF throwing a dart at it and prescribing whatever the dart lands on.
19. No management issues means: Couldn't think of anything to say about this patient but I thought it would look bad to write 'Patient has done sod all'.
I kinda like #16...working with special needs high school age students... _________________ "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France
4 ~ you often have to wonder where the hell they did their training
5 ~ expect you to perform miracles!!
8 ~ how true
9 ~ now, would i EVER do such a thing
10 ~ please don't get me going on this one
13 ~ couldn't survive otherwise
14 ~ of course!!
15 ~ very true
18 ~ like I said, you often have to wonder what Mickey Mouse medical they emerged from... (a BNF by the way is a Dr's bible, it lists all licensed drugs, prescribing details, what drug to use for what, side effects etc etc)
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