Shit Nurses (and students) Say
A list of things that i’ve overheard or people have said in lectures/on placement/to me:
~friend talking about boyfriend: “he was like yeah, can you wear your uniform? mate i look like a sack of potatoes”
~“Guidelines are .....guidelines?”
~“it’s still being digested by hydraulic acid.”
~“no, i just think he was a very rude man”
~“wait, what day is it? it’s wednesday?? i thought it was monday-“
“my belly’s excited for chicken nuggets.”
first year pointing at a aseptic pack: “hey what’s this?” third year: “i have never seen that thing before in my life” (they were being sarcastic and the 1st year got so confused)
“hey what’s a foot person called?”
first year: *briefly mentions something that should be gross over lunch and then panics* “you probably didn’t want to hear that”
seminar lead: have any of you ever used a sleep tracker to see when you going to different stages of sleep? multiple voices: bold of you to assume i sleep
“hey, what’s that thing where you shove things?” “do you mean an equipment trolley or a wheelchair?”
“hey what’s the thing called where you zap someone?” “are you on about a taser or a defibrillator?” “the second one! yeah, where is it?” (the student was stood right next to it)
“hey can you pass me the thingy?” “which one? we are stood by many thingys and several mabobadies”
