Life as a nurse is not as funny or glamorous as it is on Grey's Anatomy or Scrubs. Ask the unappreciated hospital workers, and they will tell you it requires rigorous medical studies, long hours and not enough pay. Well, they say laughter is the best medicine (ok, nurses don't) so Bored Panda came up with a list of hilarious nurse and medical memes sure to tickle their funny bone.
From dealing with irritable patients or the patients that want to quote WebMD to you; to the unending stress for no money, these new memes are sure to brighten up your 10-minute break at the hospital and show everyone else that you should be a lot nicer to these unsung scrubbed heroes. Scroll down and don't forget to upvote the best memes!
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Some Things Never Change
Nursing has been a respected position longer than you may image. The 1st nursing school was established in India all the way back in 250 B.C. And while woman now dominate this field with only 5.8 percent of U.S males in the field in 2009 the first school only allowed men.
Spy Mode
Long Shifts
The first nursing in the United States was the New England Hospital and Children, established in 1862. This was the first time women were admitted to join hospital staff and medical school, with the first nursing degree class graduating in 1873. The school still exists today, known as the Dimock Community Health Center.
What's Sun?
Testing Your Limits
As of 2016 there were 3.2 million professionally active registered nurses in the Unites States, and 19.3 million nurses and midwives as of 2011 according to the World Health Organization's World Health Statistics Report.
The Nurse vs. The Doctor
When we had our baby, he was fussy when it came to feeding. Gave me n my wife quite a scare, we were first time parents and clueless. the doctor just said it will happen. But the nurse, a young sweet lady on night duty was so helpful, she gave us tips n suggestions that really helped. I'll forever be grateful to that nurse.
Nurse Memes
Even with millions of nurses around the world, there is still a global shortage of people in the profession. They represent 50% of the total shortage in health workers. The countries with the largest need for nurses and midwives are South East Asia and Africa.
Not Stressful At All!
Work vs. Salary
Nursing is physically demanding. Nurses are more likely than construction workers to suffer from a back injuring during their shift. U.S workers in this field suffer the second highest number of non-fatal work-related injuries and the highest incidence of musculoskeletal injuries.
But I Just Did
Expectations vs. Reality
Nurses may be associated mostly with hospitals, but only 3 out of 5 nurses work in hospitals. Non hospital jobs include: nurse midwife, forensic nurse, nurse educator, school nurse, academic nurse writer, and legal nurse consultant.
Your Turn To Keep Them Alive
That's Impossible
Some nurses even work in prisons. In 1976 the Supreme Court ruled that prisoners had a constitutional right to health care - enter the correctional nurse. Just like the hospital this comes with risks, but despite what you think not from the prisoners. Correctional nurse Lorry Schoenly says that, "It's safer to work as a nurse in a prison than a nurse in an emergency room," explaining, "The bad guys wear color-coded clothes." Schoenly even states the patients are more appreciative,"Many of them are so happy to get services behind bars."
Reality Is Different Here
This is the same with reading and book series when you are like following it along waiting for the next book etc. then people who are starting the new series try to have intelligent talks about it and tell you where you are wrong...
Nurse Memes
I badly broke my wrist in a motorcycle accident when I was 24. As I was lying in the trauma ward, the surgical intern, who had probably been on shift for 14+ hours, explained my x-ray by saying "Your knuckles are here. They're supposed to be over here."
A report from the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that newly licensed nurses work 12-hour shifts, close to half work overtime and more than one in 10 have a second job. And while a 12-hour shift may not seem like a lot to those in the medical community, nurses in Saudi Arabia would disagree. In the Middle East country nurses can unofficially work only 8-hours of their 12-hour shift - sorry patients you're on your own.
I'm Off Duty
No one is a paramedic after 2 beers, either - but some people sure think they have magic healing hands.
Perfectly Fine, Thanks
Nursing is backbreaking work that more people need to join according to The World Health Organization who states: For all countries to reach Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health and well-being, the world will need an additional 9 million nurses and midwives by the year 2030.
Just Like In The Movies
They Always Know Better
Even with all the work hazards, work hours and pay nurses are still appreciated by those they serve. In a 2016 Gallup poll, Americans ranked nurses as the most trustworthy when asked about honesty ethical standards of people in various professions.
In Hopes Of Staying Alive, Stick To Your Diet
The Google Doctor
Yes because searching the interwebs for half an hour surely outweighs a 10 year study. I'd say let the patient have the treatment he has found on the internet. If it fails; Too bad, so sad, never mind, next patient!.
Know Your Facts
Easy Breezy
Good Luck With That!
Double Dare You
Rewarding Moments
The Family Members
Request Time Is Over
Have hospitals print this out and hang them on every wall. So Nurses can point to it, smile and go home.
Me vs. The Patients
I was in the hospital five times last year. It is a running joke between nurses and patients that if you need rest, the last place you will get it is the hospital.
Everything Is On Fire All The Time
It Sure Is Quiet
As one currently stuck in a hospital bed, I can appreciate these memes. I needed a laugh today. :)
So, where's the meme for when you've told them you have an allergy, you have an Allergy Alert bracelet on, Allergy Alert on your chart and Allergy Alert on the board above your bed and the nurse comes in and still gives you a shot that sends you into anaphylaxis?
Nurse is the job I respect most: those people make some hard work, make our lives better, get to be insulted by terrible patients and still get paid as if they were doing nothing. They must have a true vocation not guided by money. By the way, increase nurses' wages, they deserve it!
In this post there were originally 119 memes why did they have to get rid of so many??? Like I don’t even care if they’re not funny I want MEMES!!
When the patients thank god instead of the doctor. doctor: That'll be 3,000 dollars for the surgery and also 1,000 dollars for no "thank you"
Nurses work hard. Understood. They are unappreciated and underpaid. True. But why bash doctors?
where's the meme for the nurse who tried to make me feel guilty for not having kids when I had to get my ovary taken out because it had a tumor on it?
I work on hospital EHR systems for a living. When a hospital calls in with issues, I talk to the nurses, not the doctors or even IT people, as they are the ones that use the systems and really know what is going on.
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My mum is a nurse at a hospice care and I can't express how much I admire her. Not everyone is built to do this kind of job and she does it with passion, patience, and care.
Some nurses are overworked - I'm thinking of those working intensive care, neo-natal, emergency - where situations can go bad very quickly. HOWEVER, general duty nurses are NOT overworked. Spent a total of two weeks in hospital with knee replacement surgery and those nurses were not overworked. They told me how overworked they were, but they seemed to have lots of time to discuss their weekend etc (my room was just outside of the nurses station). Remember, nurses, like teachers, have never done any other career. So they think that they are overworked because they have nothing to compare it to. I feel sorry for them, but they are often not treated like professionals with knowledge that should be used by doctors, families etc.
I really laughed at "In the Middle East country nurses can unofficially work only 8-hours of their 12-hour shift - sorry patients you're on your own. " As if in the Middle East there is just one shift and everyone goes home leaving patients behind without any nurse or doctor present in the hospital. Might be a common practice in America, but not in the Middle East.
"The countries with the largest need for nurses and midwives are South East Asia and Africa."
As one currently stuck in a hospital bed, I can appreciate these memes. I needed a laugh today. :)
So, where's the meme for when you've told them you have an allergy, you have an Allergy Alert bracelet on, Allergy Alert on your chart and Allergy Alert on the board above your bed and the nurse comes in and still gives you a shot that sends you into anaphylaxis?
Nurse is the job I respect most: those people make some hard work, make our lives better, get to be insulted by terrible patients and still get paid as if they were doing nothing. They must have a true vocation not guided by money. By the way, increase nurses' wages, they deserve it!
In this post there were originally 119 memes why did they have to get rid of so many??? Like I don’t even care if they’re not funny I want MEMES!!
When the patients thank god instead of the doctor. doctor: That'll be 3,000 dollars for the surgery and also 1,000 dollars for no "thank you"
Nurses work hard. Understood. They are unappreciated and underpaid. True. But why bash doctors?
where's the meme for the nurse who tried to make me feel guilty for not having kids when I had to get my ovary taken out because it had a tumor on it?
I work on hospital EHR systems for a living. When a hospital calls in with issues, I talk to the nurses, not the doctors or even IT people, as they are the ones that use the systems and really know what is going on.
My name is malisa alex ,i am from USA . Its a pleasure for me to write this testimony about how i got my Genital Herpes cured a month ago. i have been reading so many comments of some people who were cured from various diseases by Dr. godwin, but i never believed them. I was hurt and depressed so I was too curious and wanted to try Dr.godwin, then i contacted him through his whatapp {+2348089906968} when i contact him, he assured me 100% that he will heal me, i pleaded with him to help me out. My treatment was a great success, he healed me just as he promised. he sent me his medication and ask me to go for check up after 3 weeks of taking the medication. i agreed with him i took this medication and went for check up after a 3weeks later , to my greatest surprise my result was negative after the treatment, i am really happy that i am cured and healthy again. I have waited for 3weeks to be very sure i was completely healed before writing this testimony. I did another blood test one week
My mum is a nurse at a hospice care and I can't express how much I admire her. Not everyone is built to do this kind of job and she does it with passion, patience, and care.
Some nurses are overworked - I'm thinking of those working intensive care, neo-natal, emergency - where situations can go bad very quickly. HOWEVER, general duty nurses are NOT overworked. Spent a total of two weeks in hospital with knee replacement surgery and those nurses were not overworked. They told me how overworked they were, but they seemed to have lots of time to discuss their weekend etc (my room was just outside of the nurses station). Remember, nurses, like teachers, have never done any other career. So they think that they are overworked because they have nothing to compare it to. I feel sorry for them, but they are often not treated like professionals with knowledge that should be used by doctors, families etc.
I really laughed at "In the Middle East country nurses can unofficially work only 8-hours of their 12-hour shift - sorry patients you're on your own. " As if in the Middle East there is just one shift and everyone goes home leaving patients behind without any nurse or doctor present in the hospital. Might be a common practice in America, but not in the Middle East.
"The countries with the largest need for nurses and midwives are South East Asia and Africa."