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27 reactions every nurse experiences in a 12-hour shift

5. When you find out that you two have been assigned different units:

 

6. When you’re down to your last pen and someone asks to borrow it:

 

7. When everything around you is falling apart but you still manage to put on your “resting nurse face” :

 

8. When a not-so-pleasant patient threatens to sign an AMA:

 

9. When a patient starts quoting WebMD:

 

10. When you find and stick a nice juicy vein on the first try:

 

11. When you catch an NPO patient trying to sneak a bite of food:

 

12. When you try different tactics to convince your stomach that it’s not empty:

 

13. When you stop to catch your breath for a second and realize you’re not doing as well as you thought you were:

 

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