When it comes to jobs where serving the public is at the heart of your duties, the pet peeves can really pile up.
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical world, and they take more than their fair share of crap – which is why, for the love of god, please stop doing these 12 things immediately.
12. What if it’s a male patient, though?
When I ask you what your pain is, on a scale of 0-10, please do not tell me anything higher than 10. #nursepetpeeves
— McDanger (@oRdiNary_hero4) January 18, 2012
11. They can’t handle it, and they won’t remember it.
People who bring their 3 year olds to the ICU #nursepetpeeves
— Ashtyn Bell (@AshtynBell) April 6, 2015
10. Wash your hands, heathens.
I hate wen folk sneeze n their hands & start touching stuff! Nasty!!! #NursePetPeeves
— QueenTallBeauty (@QueenTallBeauty) December 22, 2010
9. The internet doesn’t actually know more than your medical staff.
Why some people trust medical advice from hippie bloggers over advice from a medical doctor I will never understand.
#nursepetpeeves
— Amy Schmidt (@amye_schmidt) April 11, 2016
8. It’s like they can smell the chaos.
Never fails that patients always want pain medicine in the middle of shift change after it was offered multiple times in the hour before to avoid said situation. #OneSentenceShift #NursePetPeeves
— lauren (@ldn0004) June 19, 2019
7. A common misconception.
It drives me nuts when people say they have the “flu” when they are vomiting and sick to their stomach
. #nursepetpeeves
— Jenna Decker (@jldecker16) January 23, 2018
6. Yeah, even I know you’re supposed to hold your breath.
When people on TV take puffs on their inhalers and immediately exhale
#nursepetpeeves
— sarahdunlap (@sarahdunlap) November 23, 2013
5. It’s so much less exciting, though!
Why do so many shows over-dramatize when someone goes asystole/“flatlines” by defibrillating them or shocking them and always w/ paddles. Correct ACLS would be to do CPR and give epinepherine. #nursePetPeeves
— Lisaya Mani (@lisayamani) August 12, 2018
4. They need eyes on that.
That is horrible……..I hate when I come in assess my IV and it’s all taped to wear I can’t see the insertion site!
#nursepetpeeves
— Lo (@Missmac0886) August 25, 2018
3. I’m pretty sure they’re not sanitary or practical.
YES! Lmao #nursepetpeeves https://t.co/Bpo4Nk9VF7
— Christella (@christella04) March 12, 2019
2. Seriously everyone needs a break!
I know you didn’t call me in the middle of lunch to ask questions about a patient!! I’m sitting here with a mouth full and I could be anywhere!! I know you have to get your job done and with much due Respect Sweet Fellow!! But No Ma’am!!
#nursepetpeeves
— Denise Ann (@ms_nissey39) July 12, 2018
1. Understandable.
It completely grosses me out when patients keep their urinal right next to their food tray #nursepetpeeves
— baby d (@deecvee77) November 21, 2011
The more you know!
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