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Ten Reasons to Date a Nurse
NursingLink Editor
February 09, 2009
Users on Facebook, the ultra successful social networking site, virtually given birth to a new user-generated genre: the “Ten Reasons Why You Should Date an XYZ (name of your profession goes here) List.”
Lists have been published on the site for Why You Should Date a Single Mom, a Geek, a Wrestler and hundreds of other categories. Not to be outdone, the medical professions have also posted “Ten Reasons Why You Should Date: a Physician, a Physical Therapist, an EMT, and other medical professions.
Nurses, of course, have their ten reasons. Here is one Top Ten Reasons You Should Date a Nurse List, courtesy of a group on Facebook:
1. They can help you get over a hangover or sickness.
2. Bedbaths!
3. The uniform.
4. They are exposed to so many xrays, it’s like a form of birth control.
5. You will never need to buy condoms, paracetamol, toothbrushes or any hospital supplies.
6. They know how to handle bodily fluids!
7. Nothing shocks a nurse, they have always seen smaller or indeed bigger!
8. They won’t be disgusted by your toilet habits.
9. They are experienced in manual evacuation when you are full of you know what.
10. They know how to handle the human body.
Have another Top Ten Reasons list to share with us? Post it in our discussions on Nursinglink.com.
Wife_Of_Nurse
9 months ago
30 comments
PS. I think these were meant to be a JOKE! Sorta like something you would see on SNL or late night show. Of course if you wanna be serious, it would be like, they can take stitches out with out flinching, They can give enimas, and have a license to put in IV's, wonder if you get a discount? come on, its a joke, if you want serious, read the news.
Wife_Of_Nurse
9 months ago
30 comments
This is funny! Humor in nursing is good! Jokeing around is good. My husband is a nurse and got a kick out of them!
spn09
9 months ago
4 comments
Well the Male nurses think this is list is pretty funny while the Women think it's disgusting and/or repulsive. Here's the thing fellas... Past nurses have had to fight for every scrap of respect we current nurses enjoy. And to put items like numbers 8 and 9 on a top ten list of reasons to date a nurse marginalizes what we do. I do not stand in judgement of any one elses opinion. I, personally, find this list professionally offensive.
darcylynn
9 months ago
2 comments
I like humor also, but found some of this too vulgar!!
LadyHannahEmily
9 months ago
10 comments
This completely disagrees with my values. I represent the Christian segment of the nursing population, and while I am not against humor (I enjoy a bit of Monty Python, myself), this is plain awful, and doesn't represent the true qualities one could admire in a nurse. Nor does disagreeing with the type of humor mean that someone is incapable of taking on a job in the health career (I have been working in the health field happily as a volunteer since I was 13), nor does it mean that they are unable to get a date. Instead, it shows a lack of respect and dignity, which are vital to success as a nurse.
Daisybelle
9 months ago
136 comments
not good reason to date a nurse.
kenaustin60
9 months ago
8 comments
I love this. Anyone who is repulsed by this humor is in the wrong profession and probably can't get a date either. Who would want to date someone so stone cold? You have to be able to make fun of yourself. In My Humble Opinion...from another male nurse.
stephaniepereira24
9 months ago
6 comments
I find this is funny and true. but is it repulsive, i disagree with numbers 8 and 9.. come on disgusting
bkmcbride
9 months ago
2 comments
very funny and true..... from a male nurse point of view
MissRN2009
9 months ago
28 comments
Totally disagree with numbers 8 and 9..
rhyzzynne
9 months ago
16 comments
this is a bad joke!
scarlett6869
9 months ago
10 comments
Lest we forget....there are male nurses too? Wonder what they think.....
scarlett6869
9 months ago
10 comments
Reason 13 to date a nurse: We know where all the GOOD nerve endings are =)...and i can see that thanks to this article, a few of the bad ones were touched. We have so much seriousness in real life, i personally welcome any kind of humor, however lame it is...i even have the empathetic courtesy laugh ready .....*ahem*......ehh ehhhh hhheehhh ....thank you
MichelleVW
9 months ago
4 comments
This is dumb. We're talking about dating a nurse, who wants to date someone who's perks are getting you toothbrushes or date someone who doesn't mind watching your gross personal toilet habits?
sunshine24_7
9 months ago
4 comments
ok really they got the list from facebook so some highschool or barely 21 kid probably wrote it... but its ment to be funny... not serious lighten up guys