10 Things To Know When Dating A Nurse

1- We like sleep
Besides being awesome at saving lives, we are also awesome at sleeping! Most people like diamonds, we like sleep. When our eyes are closed, please don’t speak to us or make any noise. It’s important to know that our naps can last anywhere from 10 minutes - 18 hours. So, be patient and let us do our thing.
2- We work weekends and holidays
Date night will probably have to take place during the week, sorry. Our schedules can be crazy and will require us to work some weekends AND holidays. Even though we may not be spending time together on the exact holiday, we’ll definitely still celebrate. On the plus side, working weekends and holidays means we get EXTRA PAY!!!
3- We need time to decompress after work
Our shifts are long and can be very draining but we love the work we do. When we come home just bare with us until we are able to shower, eat, and unwind. Even though you may want a hug right when we get home, you don’t. Between code browns and contact rooms, let us shower and change first.
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  • @mariellenavarro1734
    @mariellenavarro17345 жыл бұрын

    NURSE BLAKE AND DOCTOR MIKE COLLAB. PLEASE. PRETTY PLEASE.

  • @suzettecisneros1543

    @suzettecisneros1543

    5 жыл бұрын

    marielle navarro omg that’d be a DREAM. My two favorite you tubers.

  • @iwatchkittenvids45

    @iwatchkittenvids45

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'd watch that

  • @aarenlynn7939

    @aarenlynn7939

    5 жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @maryamnassar6463

    @maryamnassar6463

    4 жыл бұрын

    Omg yass

  • @KillJoy_Since2017

    @KillJoy_Since2017

    4 жыл бұрын

    marielle navarro Ikr

  • @ADailyDoseOfGrace
    @ADailyDoseOfGrace4 жыл бұрын

    “Don’t marry us for the money, cuz we ain’t got no money” 🥰

  • @caramelbrowngirl2680

    @caramelbrowngirl2680

    4 жыл бұрын

    Second that emotion

  • @Shameless_Papist

    @Shameless_Papist

    4 жыл бұрын

    The accuracy is surreal

  • @raemarie6814

    @raemarie6814

    4 жыл бұрын

    Retweet

  • @shannyt9506

    @shannyt9506

    4 жыл бұрын

    PREACH

  • @queentinadoire6931

    @queentinadoire6931

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. We are not rich.

  • @FrankeyVoodoo
    @FrankeyVoodoo5 жыл бұрын

    I knew I was a real nurse when I was eating potluck, stopped to change a nasty code brown amd then went right back to potluck without a second thought.

  • @laurazacharias210

    @laurazacharias210

    5 жыл бұрын

    HahahHa yes!!!!

  • @lro001

    @lro001

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup!

  • @jillbatesRN

    @jillbatesRN

    5 жыл бұрын

    How about chewing gum with a chest cracked open looking at a GSW in the pulmonary artery directed by a very excited ER doc

  • @ayolovephat

    @ayolovephat

    5 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @TheFalconsdback
    @TheFalconsdback2 жыл бұрын

    Married a nurse and found that the best way to get through all of these was to just go to nursing school myself.

  • @deo3367
    @deo33676 жыл бұрын

    Watching this after a terrible, HORRIBLE 14.5 hour shift with no lunch. I am so emotionally drained that I started crying when you talked about how much you love nursing. And nurses are caring and love our community. That is why I got into nursing. Thanks for that reminder!

  • @Laurinska08

    @Laurinska08

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rachel Weber girl I feel this was stuck at work during a snowstorm and ended up being on the floor from 7am to nearly 1am because the person who was supposed to relieve me called out 13 hours in advance. Even worse, they knew they had no one to relieve me but didn’t tell me to the last second. On top of that was supposed to finally leave the floor and my pt fell of the floor into the Mat. The understaffing on my subacute ventilator unit is insane

  • @eddiesmith9556

    @eddiesmith9556

    5 жыл бұрын

    I understand because I work as a housekeeper at saint Francis medical center

  • @njthepanda7912

    @njthepanda7912

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Laurinska08 That was very horrible and exhausting. I couldn't imagine myself surviving that. I don't know you but I feel like I want to give you a hug. But it's because of people like you, that nursing has become such a noble profession. The system sucks especially the understaffing in your unit. They should really try to fix that because we, nurses, deserve better. I hope you recover from that. Wishing you all the best!

  • @daniellew3260

    @daniellew3260

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes we definitely need reminders why we became nurses in the first place... I think he sums it up well.. because we're amazing!!

  • @CandyisAwesome86

    @CandyisAwesome86

    4 жыл бұрын

    That should be illegal.

  • @ktbug8a2
    @ktbug8a24 жыл бұрын

    “We don’t spend money wisely, we spend it on shopping.” 🤣

  • @taricataylor6312

    @taricataylor6312

    3 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @connieh1736

    @connieh1736

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cause we know how fragile life is, but bills ain't going nowhere.

  • @sunrae7680

    @sunrae7680

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. It was a question on the NYCLEX. 😉

  • @karli4074

    @karli4074

    2 жыл бұрын

    hahah this part killed me bc it sounds like my friend who’s a nurse lmao

  • @shaz263
    @shaz2636 жыл бұрын

    When people wake me up while I'm sleeping after a 12 hour shift it's the worst thing in the world. It's my worst nightmare.

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shonge Chekenyere I HATE being woken up!!! I am such a bear when I get woken up!! My poor husband 😂

  • @victoriarandle5190

    @victoriarandle5190

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do back to back 16’s on the weekend and I want to smack anyone who wakes me up or moves me or even dares to breathe near me the following day

  • @jenniferholland225
    @jenniferholland2254 жыл бұрын

    Married for 20 years a nurse for 19 years, and MY HUSBAND STILL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND I NEED SLEEP! 🙄😂

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays41863 жыл бұрын

    I was raised by a nurse. At one point she worked the graveyard shift. Sometimes, I'd be leaving for school as she was just coming home. And yes, she did share nursing stories. And yes, she loved her coffee.

  • @isabellamelisko
    @isabellamelisko6 жыл бұрын

    My profs always play your videos in class to break up lectures😂😂❤️

  • @NurseBlake

    @NurseBlake

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's so awesome!!

  • @Dbf1339

    @Dbf1339

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please don't say profs it's so cringe

  • @grey9919

    @grey9919

    5 жыл бұрын

    My profs totally should😩😩

  • @amber_m_clarke

    @amber_m_clarke

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Dbf1339 It's cringe that you spelled survivor wrong in your username >_>

  • @yeseniasandoval332
    @yeseniasandoval3326 жыл бұрын

    “When I talk to my dog I talk about nursing” 😂

  • @janetttyminski7295
    @janetttyminski7295 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been a nurse for 29 years. I started in a cardiac ICU. What has allowed me to avoid burn out is reducing the number of hours I work. I’ve known nurses who work 4 & 5 - 12 hr shifts per week. By the 4th shift they’re a mess. Not me! Two 12 hr nite shifts & one 8 hr evening shift was perfect when I had a school age child. Now I work 4 - 8hr shifts in cardiac rehab. At 67, I absolutely love my job & do not plan to retire anytime soon.

  • @jonjeys1
    @jonjeys16 жыл бұрын

    How about a nurse dating a nurse? My wife and I are both RNs

  • @Namronnnn45

    @Namronnnn45

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jon Jeys are y'all wealthy?

  • @Dbf1339

    @Dbf1339

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Namronnnn45 money isn't everything

  • @Dbf1339

    @Dbf1339

    5 жыл бұрын

    Really cool did you guys meet at school or work? Or was it just something else.

  • @tirupathireddy5958

    @tirupathireddy5958

    5 жыл бұрын

    www.innovatenursing.com/

  • @tirupathireddy5958

    @tirupathireddy5958

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Dbf1339 www.innovatenursing.com/

  • @madisonbuehrle2427
    @madisonbuehrle24275 жыл бұрын

    I died when he paused and then said “I eat a lot of snacks”. IF THIS ISN’T ME 😂😂😂

  • @Tomatohater64
    @Tomatohater646 жыл бұрын

    After 32 years as an RN, my idea of a good day off is: #1: 3-4 hours at my favorite Barnes & Noble. #2: No company whatsoever. #3: No company whatsoever. #4: NO COMPANY WHATSOEVER! The money is good; the career blows. I laugh when I hear various nurses complain about money. I had to leave Pittsburgh to make serious money, but my girlfriend and I were traveling Operating Room nurses for years. We made "stupid money" working throughout New England. Our best assignments were working small O.R.s up and down the coast of Maine. I made well in excess of 100k annually in those years. For a single guy without children living in Pittsburgh, I saved and invested enough to be comfortably retired by the time I turned 55. And we never worked 12 months a year - not even close.

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Pruszenski that’s awesome!! I hope one day I can be that way with finances. I’m trying to budget and save but I do have kids 5 of them! So it’s a lot harder for someone like me.

  • @leannepaxton5012

    @leannepaxton5012

    5 жыл бұрын

    Amber Gray , wow! 5 kids?! Yeah, that will be hard to replicate what the original commenter has managed to do! And to be honest, not many nurses would be able to do that anyway. Usually the best money to be made, working as a nurse, is through an agency. Or work as a casual employee. At least that is my experience working as a RN in Australia. Agency nurses get paid way more than nurses who have a contract to work either full time or part time in a specific hospital. And with 5 dependants, it is better to have the consistency of a contract and guaranteed regular shifts. At least in my opinion. However, I would be very happy for you if you somehow managed to make enough money as a nurse to retire at 55. I don’t have any dependants/kids or husband, and I can’t imagine how I would be able to retire early. Although, that would be an absolute dream! That would be so good!! 😃

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Leanne Paxton lol!! It would be amazing!! I don’t know I’ll be able to come close but at least I will support my kids! That’s good to know about agencies! Thanks for that information. And yes 5 kids is hard work on top of school and a full time job while going to school full time! But I’m doing it with the help of my husband thank god! If it weren’t for my husband I don’t think I could pull it all off!! He’s absolutely amazing and so helpful and so supportive! He knows how much I love medicine and working in the medical field!!

  • @leannepaxton5012

    @leannepaxton5012

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@amberdean374 , I'm really pleased that you have a supportive husband, because it would be so incredibly difficult to do everything you are doing, along with having 5 kids to look after without that support. I can only really speak of agency work in Australia, it may be different in other countries, however, one of the reasons why agency work is so well paid over here, is that through an agency you don't get paid holiday leave or paid sick leave or paid maternity leave. Also you are not usually guaranteed shifts or a set amount of hours to work per week. But if you are willing to work in any area of nursing, and you live in an area with plenty of hospitals close by, you should be able to get plenty of work. If you specialise in a specific area, one that not just any agency nurse could go work in for a day, you will be even more in demand. For example, I have worked as a RN in renal dialysis for 12, almost 13 years, it's an area that only experienced dialysis nurses can work in. No dialysis unit would accept any nurse to work there without the experience. Also having experience in intensive care nursing is a huge bonus. Emergency room nursing experience will always be a benefit. Find an area of nursing you love and go from there, get experience first. But if it happens that your passion is in a specialized area, not just on a regular ward (not that there is anything wrong with that , ) you will be in demand. One last thing, I know you have kids, but if you are willing to work public holidays, weekends, nights or even just the evening shift, you should get a higher rate of pay, depending on what country you live in. Especially public holidays. Where I work, agency and casual staff get double time and a half for working public holidays. So if your hourly rate is normally $40/hour, on a public holiday you would earn $100/hour. That's a decent amount of money for one day of working! Anyway, good luck out there. I hope you do really well. 😀

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Leanne Paxton thank you so much! I have thought of PEDs and PICU and NICU as well as OR and trauma. There’s so much to think about!

  • @ethanjarom621
    @ethanjarom6215 жыл бұрын

    Dating a nursing student, I myself am an EMT/Fire major. I think our two careers are the best because we both have these same traits and we both will understand each other and be there for each other

  • @JAH.1103

    @JAH.1103

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nurse and police/fire are a good match!

  • @Strawberrycherriess

    @Strawberrycherriess

    5 жыл бұрын

    mmmm... maybe I should date a fire fighter

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    That’s great!!

  • @svetlanacharny4055

    @svetlanacharny4055

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have a question If a person has a headache what’s the best way to get rid of it and what’s the best thing to do for it ?

  • @svetlanacharny4055

    @svetlanacharny4055

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was wandering if we can talk on the phone and about nursing I volunteer but I love to tell u about it just ask for my WhatsApp number if u want?

  • @monicaoviedo5743
    @monicaoviedo57436 жыл бұрын

    "We ain't make that much money" lol favorite line!! 😂😂

  • @NurseBlake

    @NurseBlake

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @shesaballer35

    @shesaballer35

    4 жыл бұрын

    but we SHOULD I mean what would the world do without us

  • @shelleyhillier7581

    @shelleyhillier7581

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NurseBlake I thought you were going to say just kidding after you said that one. I make alot of money and am ebarrassed each time we have to renew our contract and we ask for MORE money!!!

  • @lucascooper3613
    @lucascooper36136 жыл бұрын

    I literally had a guy tell me I'm too much for him or too stressful for him because i told him I need me time after I leave work at the hospital since I need time to decompress -_-

  • @beccaw74

    @beccaw74

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not a nurse, but I do understand the need to decompress after work. I actually thought it was a normal thing, so screw that guy. 😂

  • @itzelmontalvo6645

    @itzelmontalvo6645

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is not the right one.

  • @lovelyhumanbeing261

    @lovelyhumanbeing261

    3 жыл бұрын

    He definitely isn't the right one.

  • @TheNanabanana127

    @TheNanabanana127

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re answering call lights, running with a crash cart, giving report, last-minute code brown and pumps beeping at you all the way down the hall and almost to the time-clock. You can’t go from that straight to watching The Voice and eating popcorn. You need CISD. A (critical incident stress debriefing) and a cocktail to unwind all that!

  • @ClaireCarmichael
    @ClaireCarmichael6 жыл бұрын

    I love sleep!!! 🤣 No one understands what it’s really like to be us nurses haha thanks for sharing!

  • @NurseBlake

    @NurseBlake

    6 жыл бұрын

    Haha! Thanks for watching.

  • @Nilyore

    @Nilyore

    5 жыл бұрын

    The sleep is SO TRUE... And I feel like maybe its because we spend so much mental energy thinking at a critically high level for such a very long time that it can take hours to DAYs of sleeping to truly process and sift through it all enough to where we feel like we are healthy humans again.

  • @amberdean374

    @amberdean374

    5 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love sleep too!! Haha

  • @yany.7679

    @yany.7679

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NurseBlake Talking about working 5 12 (well more like 13.5 without lunch) shifts in a roll, slept for 29 hours until my cat started to bang the door and thought I was dead. LOL

  • @KLB1218
    @KLB12183 жыл бұрын

    Being with a police officer is like dating a nurse. I’m married to a Captain Police Officer whose always at work 24/7

  • @kariwells9652
    @kariwells96525 жыл бұрын

    That's one of the biggest downfalls to nursing. I LOVE what I do... but why do we only get a 30 minute lunch when we work 13 hour shifts??? 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @nude_cat_ellie7417

    @nude_cat_ellie7417

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or it’s just “eat when you can”

  • @Fitzy-0915

    @Fitzy-0915

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nude_cat_ellie7417 or “eat if you can”. 😂

  • @lorrainewilhelm6555

    @lorrainewilhelm6555

    6 ай бұрын

    You should also get 1 or 2 15 minutes breaks. But good luck in trying to do that as well

  • @Somnavira
    @Somnavira4 жыл бұрын

    I have no intent of being a nurse but you all have my respect 101%. You guys seriously are heroes, tough as hell, and I more than appreciate all of your hard work!

  • @barefootadrianne
    @barefootadrianne6 жыл бұрын

    Couldn’t be more accurate. My partner of 11 years (9 while I was in school; 2 as an RN)agrees 100%. If not for him, I wouldn’t be a nurse today.

  • @NurseBlake

    @NurseBlake

    6 жыл бұрын

    Aw! :)

  • @greyyyyyyys
    @greyyyyyyys4 жыл бұрын

    One time I was so tired and just came home after my morning shift and as soon as I entered the door ( girl, I didn't even put down my bag yet ), my bf asked me if we have food!! Dang I swear I lost it and he saw the side of me he never wanted to see! 😅

  • @vanessabayardo9788
    @vanessabayardo97884 жыл бұрын

    The irony of it: doctors, nurses, and trainers recommending us not to have caffeinated drinks because of the risk of kidney stones. Doctors and nurses NEEDING caffeine. 😒😒

  • @ItsAllAboutPerspective375

    @ItsAllAboutPerspective375

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget telling patients that "several to nine hours of sleep per night is mandatory for good health, not a suggestion". Then never experiencing it. Lol

  • @jeremiahparker1858
    @jeremiahparker18584 жыл бұрын

    Our bodies will naturally wake up. For real!!! Don't wake me up early. 🙄

  • @scrapinmomma
    @scrapinmomma6 жыл бұрын

    You need a PO box so we can send you some love and snacks!

  • @sarahstinson2547
    @sarahstinson25473 жыл бұрын

    I’m lucky that my boyfriend is in it for the long haul. I’ve just started prereqs for nursing. Second semester starts this month. And we’ve got a long road ahead of us. And he’s 100% supportive of me and my career and I couldn’t be more grateful for him and his support. ❤️

  • @shounavue
    @shounavue Жыл бұрын

    As a nurse, this is 100% true!! ❤

  • @falcodaindustries5068
    @falcodaindustries50685 жыл бұрын

    Nursing is a lifestyle.

  • @alexisbond5392
    @alexisbond53926 жыл бұрын

    I'm starting nursing school in August and I'm so excited

  • @HI-xt4di

    @HI-xt4di

    5 жыл бұрын

    Still excited? lol

  • @lro001

    @lro001

    5 жыл бұрын

    2nd semester w/ med surgical....it’s murder now.

  • @kayz7077

    @kayz7077

    5 жыл бұрын

    I too wonder how the excitement level fares 😭😂😊

  • @conversekitty3378

    @conversekitty3378

    5 жыл бұрын

    I started in August. I'm still excited. I'm just dead inside and sick. 🤣😂

  • @ShaunaTfranklin24

    @ShaunaTfranklin24

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to hear how you're going now 😂 I find out tomorrow how I got on in my exams, if I did well enough hopefully I start in September 😬

  • @figursk8r4evr
    @figursk8r4evr4 жыл бұрын

    Me, a nursing student hearing that nurses get to eat snacks throughout the day instead of meals, which is what I do anyway: 👁👄👁

  • @chrisl9608
    @chrisl96084 жыл бұрын

    My fiancé needs to watch this video three times 😂😂😂😂

  • @kimrojas8712
    @kimrojas87126 жыл бұрын

    you can have one doritos but not all my doritos lol

  • @ericariebe5690

    @ericariebe5690

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kimberly Rojas no wiser words have been spoken! 😂

  • @KingNeutral1
    @KingNeutral16 жыл бұрын

    Gurl, u are so right. Especially the part about nurses ONLY talk in about nursing all day..drives me nuts!

  • @arlensimone-nr3qe
    @arlensimone-nr3qe Жыл бұрын

    Love it!!!!! Especially the part of tying any conversation back to a nursing story. My husband hates that 😂

  • @emilyportillo1848
    @emilyportillo18484 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I’m pre-nursing I felt kinda bummed out about how much I’m missing out with life but you really brought me back to how much I’m passionate about this subject and how I thrive to learn more about nursing. Thank you!

  • @zechariarothke6380
    @zechariarothke63804 жыл бұрын

    Mom: how was work today Me: starting a graphic story Mom: STOP!

  • @lorrainewilhelm6555
    @lorrainewilhelm65556 ай бұрын

    Been an RN for 53 years. You are spot on. Retired now and miss it

  • @ladygrey8707
    @ladygrey87075 жыл бұрын

    I love the "it says 10 servings, but for me it's about 1 serving" omg I can totally relate

  • @dulceleonardo2879
    @dulceleonardo28794 жыл бұрын

    I used to work 16 hour shifts as a caregiver in a retirement home and took care of two floors with just 1 other person😕

  • @grey9919
    @grey99195 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry is there anything to talk about beside nursing ??😂😂 Someone could be talking about their meal and say "there's too much fat in this" and I'm gonna end up saying "you mean adipose?"

  • @LimitlessLuz

    @LimitlessLuz

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nicole Grey you wouldn’t really say adipose in reference to food though 😅

  • @JayJay-zt6cw

    @JayJay-zt6cw

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't it be like lipids?? But lmao that actually made me laugh

  • @rachelt.7408

    @rachelt.7408

    4 жыл бұрын

    I need an order of lipase STAT

  • @TheNanabanana127

    @TheNanabanana127

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rachelt.7408 lipase or lipose? 🤔

  • @shannonrose4451
    @shannonrose44514 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! Sleeping is my favorite thing in the world!!!! My husband finally figured this out!!!!

  • @HalweJakkals
    @HalweJakkals5 жыл бұрын

    Number 6 goes for all healthcare people. The hospital becomes the conversation...period.

  • @kaitepie
    @kaitepie6 жыл бұрын

    You popped up on my feed today! Loveee this! 😁

  • @tirupathireddy5958

    @tirupathireddy5958

    5 жыл бұрын

    www.innovatenursing.com/

  • @debbie7771
    @debbie77714 жыл бұрын

    Nurses are the best people EVER. I’m not a nurse but really enjoy your videos. Thank you to all the nurses.

  • @Melodyloveshorses1
    @Melodyloveshorses14 жыл бұрын

    My fav nurse is Barry; I "think" his specialty was/is something like (I'm sorry I can't remember exactly!) But he was the nurse who took care of my dad after he had a massive brain tumor removed- he was a surgical nurse of some kind- he retaught Dad how to do everything before PT & everybody else ever got ahold of him! I mean, this dear man taught him to swallow his meals, how to use a straw again, got him up & walking...took out his main line (it was intense!) I mean- & made us all laugh! Then, he's chatting to us, teaching a nursing student to be excellent- then a pt next door starts screaming, swearing, and seizing- he runs over there & takes care of that poor guy! (There's A LOT of swearing on the brain trauma/surg floor, folks- pts just swear a lot & don't care- they have damaged brains on that floor) but we just adored him & still talk about him. I think God gave him the best post op, surg nurse! He carried a fanny pack on his waist full of everything including a flash light- he was just so cool! ❤❤❤Thank You, Barry. We never forget your awesome care! You inspire excellence in skill, care, and kindness!

  • @belleburberry9539
    @belleburberry95395 жыл бұрын

    When you said you like to eat life savers and you got that excited look on your face I really thought you were going to spot the irony in that . You are what you eat ! Life savers !

  • @michellegrasby6689
    @michellegrasby66895 жыл бұрын

    Preach Nurse Blake! You definitely speak the truth. Sleep is my bestest friend!

  • @jordanthreatt7533
    @jordanthreatt75336 жыл бұрын

    OMG you kill me haha I love this so much! "You can have one Doritos but not all my Doritos".

  • @NurseBlake

    @NurseBlake

    6 жыл бұрын

    hahaha!!

  • @sarahdarwiche8580
    @sarahdarwiche85806 жыл бұрын

    Story time!! Definitely my favorite. And he's right, can't stop my mouth when it starts

  • @samanthawilmeth7701
    @samanthawilmeth77014 жыл бұрын

    My health assessment prof introduced me to your channel and now i can’t stop watching

  • @felicitousfeline9956
    @felicitousfeline99564 жыл бұрын

    This is so true--I'm married to a nurse and one of our daughters is a nurse!

  • @19musicgirl89
    @19musicgirl894 жыл бұрын

    I love you and your videos. I’m a CNA/ Unit Secretary in the OR and what you said in this video is so true. Keep the videos coming I share them with all my friends and family even if they are not nurses. 💕

  • @sarahgoodman8456
    @sarahgoodman84565 жыл бұрын

    aaaaah! I needed your energy and smiles😄😄👏💕 Just a 2nd semester nursing student trying not to freak out 97% of the time😱

  • @michaelschmidt1223
    @michaelschmidt12233 жыл бұрын

    💯% You are spot on! I've been a nurse since 1998. I love your videos. Thank you for adding some realness and humor to our profession. Keep up the great content!

  • @rachaelgrain8803
    @rachaelgrain88033 жыл бұрын

    My mom works 5-6 12 hour shifts a week :/ she hasn’t had thanksgiving or christmas off for 6 years and always has to pick up overtime so we can afford college. Appreciate your nurses!

  • @allisoneuph1
    @allisoneuph15 жыл бұрын

    This also applies to teaching. Love your videos. It’s not just 8-5. We do so much more.

  • @elizabethperez1322

    @elizabethperez1322

    4 жыл бұрын

    Allison’slibraryknook i always said nurses, teachers & first responders are soooo under pair & under appreciated!!! Very grateful for you teachers.

  • @chempanda6388
    @chempanda63886 жыл бұрын

    Or.. how about dating in nursing school? Don't do it unless you're ready for the consequences of it not working out. Pros vs cons, seriously

  • @laurent1144

    @laurent1144

    5 жыл бұрын

    Other students? Yeah, no. Don't do it.

  • @jen98640

    @jen98640

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup....

  • @samanthafabela5626

    @samanthafabela5626

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean my relationship is pretty good but like he said we sleep when we hang out Bc I’m so drained from school 😅

  • @grigql
    @grigql5 жыл бұрын

    Nursing student here 🙋 Former crisis psychotherapist, I see patients as they come, no ratio 😥. Charting keeps me at least 1 unpaid OT. You nailed it. Work every other weekend and I treasure sleep and lazy days. Most romantic first date, a guy meeting me at my local Starbucks to hand me over a venti almond milk latte and a plain bagel, as I rushed to school 😍

  • @terezjordon2290
    @terezjordon22904 жыл бұрын

    True, true, true...All raw truth! I’m glad you’re educating others on our lifestyles as in being nurses. People could take our natural responses personal, interpret them as ignoring them. I didn’t really think about how some of these things I do in being a nurse effect those around me in my personal life :Especially the greeting after work( as much as I love hugs, I don’t want any right after a shift: I head straight home, strip my scrubs off in the garage before walking into the house and go straight to the shower.... germaphobe!) Also, the need for decompression, sleep , the longer than 12 hour shifts, missing out on holidays and weekends. Kudos to you for your videos.

  • @Dara3840
    @Dara38409 ай бұрын

    Best video of all time. So spot on!

  • @proudtwobehackiing
    @proudtwobehackiing5 жыл бұрын

    I’m studying to work in a hospital lab and this is all super applicable to us too lol. Thanks for the great video!!

  • @erikabydavinci7086
    @erikabydavinci70863 жыл бұрын

    Dude, this is SO THE #TRUTH!! I am sharing this with my husband! I have explained all this ... I LOVE this!! 💕🥰💕

  • @IOU1080
    @IOU10804 жыл бұрын

    LOL story time, yes! I just had my gallbladder taken out 2 days ago, and while I was in the recovery room I heard ALL kinds of stories (most of them complaining about irresponsible patients that gave them extra work) that the nurses were telling each other. I managed to remember them (I was very loopy with all the meds), brought them home and entertained my family for these 2 days with those 5 hours worth of stories. It was great. It made the misery of post op pain worth it.

  • @emilycrocker8622
    @emilycrocker86224 жыл бұрын

    When the rice pudding you're eating reminds you of this wound you cultured... Makes for GREAT story time on date night

  • @connorbruce9834
    @connorbruce98346 жыл бұрын

    YES!! I'll be in nursing school soon, but I work in the ED and all of these are so true! Especially all the stories at inconvenient times... But all the stories are so good!!!! I see your Malibu Club College Work Week 2016 sweatshirt!!!! I WAS THERE TOO!!! So crazy! Great video!!! Defiantly subscribed!!

  • @poormanintexas
    @poormanintexas2 жыл бұрын

    Just met a nurse, that is awesome, watching these to get a real perspective on what its like. Thanks for the video.

  • @leannepaxton5012
    @leannepaxton50125 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is amazingly accurate worldwide. I’m a registered nurse and have worked in both the UK and Australia and every single thing you have said in this video applies to me 100%. I have to share this video with my family and everyone who is in my life, because I think they believe that it is just me that is like this. But to have this validation that this is just what a nurse’s life is like actually means a lot to me. Thank you so much for making this great video, Nurse Blake. I appreciate you. 😃😘

  • @leat6707
    @leat67075 жыл бұрын

    Love this sent it over to my daughters boyfriend , he truly needs to understand!

  • @LoveAuntieJan
    @LoveAuntieJan4 жыл бұрын

    PREACH!!!! 👍 Spot on, Nurse Blake...I was a lab tech for 100yrs (it feels that long!). I had to do cultures on some really gross, infected wounds...you know what I’m talking about without going into details! Clipping 4” nasty curled-under, 78yr old toenails harder than granite, that haven’t seen the light of day in the past 20rs, for fungal studies! Working as a Pathology tech was my favorite!!! Like you said, we can be at a fancy night out/dinner, everyone’s eating, and it’s so normal for us (ppl in the medical field) to talk about the amazing teratoma we got in from OR and all the teeth/hair, etc. that we found upon sectioning it! Or, the really interesting post (autopsy) we did that day! I think it’s hard to socialize at times with “normal” ppl not in the medical field...bc we spend SO MUCH time with our “own kind” and it’s how we exist, and why we rarely get invited out with non-medical ppl or they quickly learn NOT to ask about our day after awhile! Lol ❤️👍😇🤕🤒😷🤢🤮💩😬

  • @shebarhey9024
    @shebarhey90245 жыл бұрын

    I got the job as a nurse today... So happy 😊.... I 🙏 for this

  • @modest_melon3164
    @modest_melon31643 жыл бұрын

    This is so relatable.. I remember when my family was not used to me having overtime. My father went straight to my supervisor and ask me to go home on the dot. It was so embarrasing after explaining to my family about we make sure our patient is safe before we off to work they became more understanding a little bit😅..

  • @kelyph4046
    @kelyph40465 жыл бұрын

    Right on! Love it! I so need a laugh. Thank you.

  • @DONNAASAURR
    @DONNAASAURR4 жыл бұрын

    So true of what you say. I'm not a nurse but I know how busy you guys are!

  • @susanboyle5049
    @susanboyle504911 ай бұрын

    Still watching this 4 years later and STILL making me laugh out loud. Can't wait to see Blake live August 26th!!! ❤❤❤

  • @nursinglikeaboss5611
    @nursinglikeaboss56116 жыл бұрын

    So true!!! Live it, love it, and love to talk about it at the worst times 😁

  • @bethnelson8497
    @bethnelson84975 жыл бұрын

    I loved the 30 seconds where you listed the snacks you eat

  • @jenniferbond7073

    @jenniferbond7073

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aka junk food pollozza!

  • @Apex_grind562
    @Apex_grind562 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, you are spot on!

  • @SharongudaRN-BsN
    @SharongudaRN-BsN4 жыл бұрын

    Nurse Blake..is the reason I owned my name as Nurse Guda..I watched you a whole year and this year I started my channel..I always believe I will get there

  • @devanrichardson3516
    @devanrichardson35162 жыл бұрын

    I FREAKING LOVE YOUUUUUU. ❤️ Thank you, so much. So, so, so, much.

  • @wew5499
    @wew5499 Жыл бұрын

    Total doll. Thx Blake 😘

  • @Kandishea
    @Kandishea4 жыл бұрын

    Your points are on point

  • @juliosaenz1567
    @juliosaenz15674 жыл бұрын

    You’re the best Nurse Blake ✌🏼

  • @LadyAbby
    @LadyAbby6 жыл бұрын

    I had to hit subscribe once you talked about snacks... I knew you spoke truth lol

  • @kamrynclark4723
    @kamrynclark47235 жыл бұрын

    Malibu Club!!! My favorite place! You’re such an inspiration 👏🏻

  • @ruggeriIII
    @ruggeriIII4 жыл бұрын

    Ha - Love this. :) I am a brand new ABSN student and I have really enjoyed your content! Thank you for inspiring many.

  • @marylou391
    @marylou3914 жыл бұрын

    Why are you just like my favorite youtuber ever!!!!!

  • @moisesgonzales5620
    @moisesgonzales56204 жыл бұрын

    At first thought i was scared to take up nursing... But your videos are so motivating and fun to watch.. I kinda feel like i'm going to love this career path 💖

  • @enthusiasticabbi1154
    @enthusiasticabbi11546 жыл бұрын

    It can be especially hard for the nurses who have kids. My aunt has a little boy and used to work night shift. So it was very hard for her to find time to hang out with her son because during the day, she was usually too busy recharging for her next shift.

  • @SYN4456
    @SYN44565 жыл бұрын

    Stories is definitely me. They always seem to pop up in my head at the weirdest times and I have to share. And details, I HAVE to get into graphic details, especially if it involves any type of sebaceous cysts.

  • @showmegalusa4521
    @showmegalusa45212 жыл бұрын

    You are hilarious! It so real. I touched my first patient in 1969 and being a nurse hasn’t changed. Especially #4. My kids learned to tolerate my stories.

  • @leannepaxton5012
    @leannepaxton50125 жыл бұрын

    Definitely subscribing to you after watching this video, which is amazingly accurate to my life! Great and honest video, which does not exaggerate in the slightest. 😀

  • @elsirendon769
    @elsirendon7694 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, omg new nurse here, i have to constantly tell my family why im home later than supposed to 🤦‍♀️

  • @susancoreagamboa3575
    @susancoreagamboa35753 жыл бұрын

    You are the best!!!! I just discovered your channel!!! And I just love it!!

  • @naps_
    @naps_4 жыл бұрын

    So i just discovered this channel and now i NEED a Nurse Blake and Dr.Mike collab!!

  • @Laurinska08
    @Laurinska085 жыл бұрын

    Lol I work like most holidays 😭 and my 7 to 7 is more like a 7 to 8-9pm with all the documentation..the understaffing is wild out here y’all 😂

  • @greggorysullivan9047
    @greggorysullivan90475 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the help I’m going to school for nursing start in January 2019

  • @maybesophmaybenotsoph

    @maybesophmaybenotsoph

    5 жыл бұрын

    How's it going?

  • @klcpca
    @klcpca Жыл бұрын

    #8-- MANY times I didn't sit down to chart until 7:30 when the next shift took over my patients--- ALL 18!!!!! of them and I had to WRITE my notes with pen and paper!!!!! I very often didn't leave until 9: 00 or later.... sooooooo glad after 35 years, I have pasted that point in my career!!!

  • @hibaalsiyabi7098
    @hibaalsiyabi70983 жыл бұрын

    I’m obsessed with this channel