You know you're a nurse when..

1) the front of your scrubs reads "Nurses...here to save your ass, not kiss it!"?
2) you occasionally park in the space with the "physicians only" sign...and knock it over.
3) you believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4) you recognize that you can't cure stupid.
5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription medications on them.
6) you believe there's a special place in hell for the inventor of the call light.
7) you believe that saying "it can't get any worse" causes it to get worse just to show you it can.
8) you wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.
9) you believe that any job where you can drive to work in your pajamas is a cool one.
10) you consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil.
11) eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly natural.
12) you've been exposed to so many x-rays that you consider it a form of birth control.
13) you've heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and twelve earrings say "I'm afraid of shots."
14) you've have placed a bet on someone's blood alcohol level.
15) you've told a confused patient that your name is that of a coworker and to call if they need help
16) your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank.
17) you have seen more penises than any prostitute could dream of.
18) you believe that not all patients are annoying... some are unconscious.
19) your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you
because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out
upside down x-rays.
20) you don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.
21) you've sworn to have "do not resuscitate" tattooed on your chest. Soon.
22)discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal to you.
23) your idea of fine dining is anywhere you can sit down to eat.
24) your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.
25) you believe in the aerial spraying of prozac.
26) you believe that "shallow gene pool" should be a recognized diagnosis.
27) you believe that the government should require permits to reproduce.
28) you believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who utters the phrase "Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it?
29) you have wanted to write a book entitled "Suicide: getting it right the first time."
30) you have had a patient look you straight in the eye and say "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
31) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh?
uncontrollably?
 Send this on to all the nurses you know and those who appreciate the?
nurses in their lives.... !!!!?
 

Is Beaver a bad word?  Is Vagina a bad word?  Love the way they use "quotes" around the word.  So does that mean it the word vagina is ironic or used in a funny way?  Isn't it a vagina?  Isn't that the correct word for that particular piece of anatomy?  Vagina, Vagina, Vagina.

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Well, for some time now I have been fearful that Harrison was allergic to eggs and peanuts (of all things!).  Well, I was going to have him tested before going to the US but since we moved and all, I thought it best to wait until we got to Perth. 

So took Harrison yesterday to the pediatric allergy specialist and he tested Harrison for 28 different types of food allergies.  And Harrison was so good.  He just sat on my lap watching the doctor draw the grid, place 28 drops of fluid on his are, and then proceed to scratch/prick his arm 28 times.  He didn't make a noise, try to pull away or cry.  He just watched, my good little boy. 

We waited 10-15 min and went back in and sure enough, allergic response to the egg and peanut.  Egg was worse than the peanut.  So he sent us for bloods to see if we need to own an epi/adrenaline pen in case of anaphalxysis! 

So I thought Harrison might be ok with the blood work.  He was until they put the needle in his arm (and had hit the vein first try).  Then he cried and jerked away, the needle had come out of the vein and skin so they had to restick.  Poor thing.  He went dark red in the face crying hard and was almost inconsoable.  Stickers didn't work, cuddles didn't work, but alas, the chocolate did.  He even said goodbye to the girls.   Cried a bit when we got home cuz we took the cotton ball and tape off so that hurt but he got to take mine off (I had blood work done too) so it was ok.

Anyway, I am so upset about the peanut allergy.  That one people don't grow out of.  At this point, it isn't lethal.  He only gets a mild rash around his mouth but the scary thing is that at any time, it can become a lethal reaction.  Thats what worries me.  The egg thing, well, he has eaten cakes and stuff and as long as it isn't like egg by itself, he seems fine.  We can deal with that.  That one he can grow out of.  Hopefully.

Anyway, just wanted to vent.  On a positive note, Harrison has self weaned from breast feeding...YAY! 

Adios Amigos...Angela