I'll go first. My first job out of school, I was getting eat up by the bigger and much badder Nurses. I knew when I walked in I was in for it because one of the Nurse's who had been at that facility had been there for a year. That was a long stint since this was right off of a military post. So, she was ranking Nurse on that side of the building. Now, this same Nurse I had the pleasure just 5 years previous of orientating as a new CNA. And I took my duties seriously because as a mentor you got extra money and if not trained properly you got a butt chewing and had to start over. So, my mentality was everything that makes my patient happy is what I am going to show this girl. When we hit the floor we didnt stop until the shift was over. I could tell for one week she couldn't stand me! So, not long after that she moved to a different facility and became a nurse (I like to think I had something to do with that HAHA). As most of you should know a lot of your skills are learn as you go by trial and error! My very first night on the floor after ONLY 3 days of orientation (when I could catch that nurse) I had 2 admissions, an order for a f/c (I had only got to watch and not do one, thank God it was on a male I just think they are a much easier cath, sorry guy's.) I did not know where the supplies were, the nurse that was on the hall with me had only been a Nurse for 2 weeks. And our charge nurse? Yep, was Ms. used to be CNA! So the new nurse and me the green nurse muddle around and find the supply closet and in walks a CNA MRS. SOandSo just pulled her NG tube out! Oh we were in for a night I walked up to my charge nurse who looked rather bored and calmly ask for some help. Her reply was "honey, your a Nurse figure it out" So, that we did. Of course the other new nurse took care of the NG tube and after a few attemptes of the the f/c I was so proud of myself, then I walked in where the other Nurse was just finnishing the NG tube to find MRS. So andSo had a double lumen catheter hanging out of her nose with a blue cap on one end! You had to be there to know that in ALL the chaos us two Nurses muddled thru that night while the charge nurse grew cobwebs under her butt and walking in an seeing that sight we both had a good laugh! It was just by the grace of God that MRS. So and So was not coherent when we changed the tubing for the proper tubing! Thats why you should always look out for the newbies! I make it MY mission to go out of my way to take them under my wing because of this night! And I went back again and again until I became the charge nurse on that side of the building and MS. used to be CNA was never seen again! :-)

Yes, we are so gross! That was so funny! HAHAHAHA! We are the only ones I know that can sit at the lunch table and discuss an open wound with thick green chunky drainage or someone pulled out ther I.V and it was a gusher. I have done this one day (not mentioning any names) in front of my sister. She is in medical billing so I thought she had been around some of this. She actually turned pale white and i thought I was gonna have to shove her head bettween her legs. I have to watch my topic of conversation when I am with someone NOT in Nursing! We are a breed of our own! BUT A SPECIAL BREED! Wouldn't you agree?