As I lay in bed sick from the next stomach bug that has circled its way around to my body, I think of how lucky I am to have a mom who is a nurse, until she comes in my room to hound me for not drinking enough fluids and tells me that "just because I am sick doesn't mean my room can be a mess." Then, I do not feel so lucky anymore. All moms have this innate ability to go into nursing mode when a child is sick, but having a mom who holds a nursing position and goes into mom mode is a whole separate level of nursing. Nursing moms can be the best thing and also the worst.
1. Nothing Fools Them
Having a nurse as a mom means that nothing gets by them. Trying to stay home from school sick is unheard of! If you are not running an actual fever, and by that I mean definitely over 100.0 none of that 99.5 stuff, look on the verge of death, and physically incapable of moving, then you are going to school. There is not such thing as "pretending" to be sick, because nurses know all the signs of a faker. So go ahead and wake up and get ready for a long day, because you are not fooling them!
2. There Better Be Blood
I remember yelling for my mom when I would fall and scrape my knee and her yelling back, "There better be blood or I am going to be mad!" To be fair I would scream bloody murder no matter the situation, a tiny scrape or a bone sticking out, so I can understand why my mom would say such a thing. However, working in a hospital, it seems my mom is not the only one who agrees that when it comes to yelling for mom, there better be blood!
3. Take Some Ibuprofen
The famous words of my mother whenever I would fall, have a broken foot, headache, etc were always, "Suck it up and take some Ibuprofen!" Nurse moms are not quick to whisk you away to the nearest emergency room or sign you up for a doctors appointment. First things first is the OTC (over the counter) medicines. I suppose it is a good thing nurse moms do not always rush you to an emergency room just because you have a stubbed toe. Even though their child is ill, nurse moms still put logic first and try to work out what needs to be done before seeking further advice.
4. Nurse Moms are the Best
When all is said and done, nurse moms are the best. They mock your boo boos, tell you to suck it up, and brush off your injury, but at the end of the day they are the ones you want by your side. Nurse moms come with an extra stash of caring for the ill, so on those days when you are stuck at home in bed, it is nurse mom to the rescue even if it is just to rub your head while you go back to sleep. They remain calm when you break bones and make sure you know everything will be alright. They will look at all those weird bumps you find on your body, or clean up your bloody knee, they will stand by you will you become best friends with a toilet, will hold a wet cloth to your head as you sleep. Nurse moms are the best of both worlds, because you not only have your own personal nurse, but you have your mom right by your side too. You better have a good reason to be needing her though, or they will be mad!
