You Know You're an LPN When...
Featured Author:
Scrubs Magazine
Scrubs Magazine is the lifestyle website for and about nurses. Here you’ll find weekly giveaways, “best of” lists, and both the lighter side and the serious side of nursing with cartoons, scrubs style DOs and DON’Ts, beauty, health and wellness. Scrubsmag.com also features revealing stories from nurse bloggers ranging from a newly minted nurse to a seasoned RN to a misunderstood male nurse. Follow us on Twitter and join our conversation on Facebook.
More articles from this author:
Rachael Travis | Scrubs Magazine
How do you know you’re an LPN (or an LVN if you’re practicing in California or Texas)?
See if you recognize yourself in the following tongue-in-cheek list, compiled by a 30-something Mississippi-based LPN.
1. You feel like Malcolm in the Middle—stuck between the RNs and CNAs.
2. You’re so used to eating cold food that you don’t bother microwaving anything other than coffee.
3. You put scissors, tape, TAO, Band-Aids and a black pen in your pocket everywhere you go.
4. You can identify pills found on the floor whether they’re brand-name or generic.
5. You are used to getting cussed out at 7 a.m. daily, thanks to the RP phone calls letting them know Mom’s Colace has been changed from capsule to tablet.
6. You go through more shoes than Paris Hilton to ward off foot pain.
7. You label all the meds you have at home with the “open” date and circle the expiration.
8. Your lunches sometimes consist of Mountain Dew and Snickers—the wrapper allows you to eat and chart without dirty fingers.
9. You get more puke and poo on yourself than a new mom.
10. You date and initial your kids’ Band-Aids.
Sound familiar? What would you add?
More on ScrubsMag.com:
• In MD/RN: Top 10 Questions I’d Love to Ask Some Docs• In Relationships: First Date Checklist for Nurses
• In Humor: Caption Contest
Account Removed
almost 3 years ago
This is SOOO true!!