Because of the energy drinks. 
It could not have been a more cliche moment. The conversation topic kicked off with the nurse commenting on my bestie’s vape. And how it was so much more dangerous than smoking, with a detailed description of popcorn lung (if you need a reminder) and that people were being put on respirators and still being unable to catch their breath before dying.
She then followed this up with an incredibly passionate, heart wrenching account about the state of things in medicine and how they’re seeing more and more young folks coming in with maladies typically reserved for the elderly… you could have copied and pasted her warning with that of a CC influencer; heart attacks, strokes, etc 19 year olds coming in with things for people in their 50s, yada, yada. All the hits… right up until she concluded on how it’s the fault of energy drinks.
Meanwhile, I’m just sitting there in my n95.
Fast forward later in the night, to the end of this poorly written scene, with the nurse giving me a fistbump and telling me she ‘hopes I feel better’ as we said our goodbyes.
And no, i did not get into it. It was my besties bday and it was not a scenario in which me getting into a debate was going to end well.
So, yeah. I’m just sharing this to remind y’all that there are people are out there in the medical field noticing something is wrong. And that you’re doing the right thing by masking… and/or not drinking energy drinks, I guess. Lol🤷
Anecdotally, I’ve heard some of the most shit medical takes from nurses. Even doctors have shown complete ignorance regarding people’s immunocompromised status.
i think it’s the combination of having a very limited scope medical education, but still significantly more than the average member of the general public
so if they get a bizarre medical idea in their head, they aren’t going to be talked out of it by someone who isn’t also a nurse, or a doctor or something
Right! And then the combination of confidence and arrogance that leads to this type of mindset.
Your banner still makes me laugh every time I see it.
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It’s not like I remember every comment vividly, but you post quality things is my general impression so it’s always a fun misdirection right at the end to see a fun little shit post. Keeps the Internet fun and weird, and I’m grateful for it!
Through colleagues, I an acquainted with an antivaxxer who became a nurse lmao. I think she got kicked out when she refused to get the COVID vaccines.
I know a nurse who would complain incessantly about the vaccine mandate and their hospital. Coincidentally, the same person who was all over facebook yelling about sharia law in Michigan.