Text-Message Conversations Only Nurses Have

This article was republished with permission from SCRUBS Magazine.

 

How about it, nurses…do these look familiar ?

 

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When you go out with friends and give your number out to a cute stranger… 

 

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When your significant other attempts to plan a family dinner…

 

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When your friends just don’t understand your schedule…

 

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When you’re running early to your shift…

 

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When you’re trying to juggle seven patients at one time…

 

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When you just…cannot…

 

 

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When your relatives try to capitalize on your training during your off hours…

 

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When you can totally accept having one less “on vacation indefinitely” friend…

 

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When an entire wedding party comes down with food poisoning…

 

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When you start to forget your patients are patients…

 

 

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When “normal” to you looks like “crime scene” to others…

 

 

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When you’ve been on your feet for 12 hours straight…

 

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When you know you’re in the right place, doing exactly the right thing…

 

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This article was republished with permission from SCRUBS Magazine.

 

10 COMMENTS

  1. How about when your friend sends you a picture of a pimple on her butt and you are on vacation at the other end of the country??

  2. A recent non-text “incident” related to #11: Traded in my truck on a spur of the moment thing so did not have it cleaned out yet. While the sales person was helping me with the toolbox along with the usual tools, jumper cables, crow bar I unloaded an entrenching tool, zip ties, black duct tape, and an unused mortuary bag (great ground cloth for whatever & without the labels which go with the deceased they are thrown away so got one for my truck)…..Never thought about how that would look. All good – love the new truck!

  3. I love the rash! Once you be come a nurse any time a person says “hey you are a nurse right? Can I show you something?” I cringe at what body part and what malady I may see next!

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