Nobody prepares you for the, "But I can't take all of these at once," or "I can't take these on an empty stomach," or the "I don't take any of that at home..." or when you're patient's away from the unit for 3 or 4 hours doing a stress test. But the most surprising thing that nobody warns you about is when EVERY SINGLE PATIENT tries to dump the pills in the cup into their hand instead of straight into their mouth, and the pills spill everywhere. After 16 years, this one still gets me. Good luck future nurses!
I keep wondering why professionals (especially in the USA) wear their wrist watch while carrying out clinical procedures. Very poor infection control policy, presumably!
