r/nursing • u/KeepAwayTheNargles RN - PICU 🍕 • Jan 06 '24

Nursing Hacks I’m Watching House

…and he just said, “Get me 40mg of furosemide so I can intubate!” I know medical shows are notoriously inaccurate but that one felt especially ludicrous. I died. The patient did not.

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u/RoboNikki BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 06 '24

I know someone like this, she went to nursing school, graduated, jumped into OR and immediately left.

Last I heard she’s aiming for a 9-5 in an outpatient setting once she starts working again.

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u/Lington RN - L&D Jan 06 '24

There's not a single nurse doing anything in that show

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 06 '24

That's not true. They are there to have sex with.

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u/Long-Jellyfish1606 CNA 🍕 Jan 07 '24

I want to upvote your comment, but you’re currently at 69 upvotes, and this time it feels appropriate to comment rather than upvote lol

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u/ElfjeTinkerBell BSN, RN 🍕 Jan 07 '24

Nice!