By 
Galina Barskaya | Veer
As a nurse, “book learning” can only getcha so far! Here are the top 10 things nursing school can’t teach you as told by Scrubs’ Facebook fans. Don’t worry, you’ll surely learn all of these things in your first few years on the job (if you know what’s good for ya)!
The top 10 things nursing school can’t teach you
1. Bladder training
—Mandy Jacobs
2. That real people move
—Kim Miller-Varney
3. How to prioritize what is truly important (and what is not!)
—Kathie Brown Carpenter
4. How to prevent the dreaded “foot in mouth”
—Lucie Palumbo
5. That sometimes it’s better to listen than talk!
—Schelly Owens
6. You never get lunch…let alone those two 15-minute breaks!
—Miriam Cote
7. To trust your nursing intuition or judgment. That comes later—one of the true gifts of nursing experience.
—Wendy L Cohan
8. Defense training
—Mandie Vick Miller
9. How nurses “eat their young”
—Kimmy Siebens
10. That nursing school is just a foundation!
—Angela Choulat
Seasoned nurses: What else does nursing school NOT teach you?
