Andrew RN (@nurse_andy) uses humor to describe what it's like to be a male nurse.
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Andrew RN uses humor to describe what it's like to be a millennial Asian male nurse. Andrew's experience is unique for many reasons: the average age of a nurse is 50 years old, and just under 10% of nurses are men.
Andrew doesn't hesitate to be realistic about his lifestyle as a nurse. In one TikTok, he joked about how he tells his patients drinking damages their livers, yet posts to his Snapchat about going out on the weekends.
Plus, he even describes all the benefits of dating a nurse — with free healthcare chief among them.
RC (@thatonenursein.como) can be found showing off her latest dance moves around the hospital.
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RC's TikTok primarily consists of using her breaks at work to show off her dance moves in hospital hallways and supply closets.
Plus, she used one video to leave a heartfelt message to patients: "When a patient downplays or exaggerates their symptoms, we have to think the WORST, because your life is LITERALLY in our hands."
Kojo Sarfo (dr.kojosarfo) is a nurse practitioner with a lot of degrees and a lot of personality.
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Kojo Sarfo is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with a doctorate degree who posts about all his years of schooling, debunking mental health myths, and paying off his student loans. One of his most popular videos jokes about how passing his nursing school classes were a breeze, but actually using the skills he learned was a little trickier.
Sarfo also spreads positive words to other healthcare providers, like making sure they take care of their mental health with rest and exercise.
Nurse Friend Tasha (@nursefriend) knows nursing school isn't a walk in the park.
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In one of her TikToks, Nurse Friend Tasha describes trying to survive nursing school like jumping over fires and snakes in the phone game Temple Run. Along with some funny posts about nursing school, she offers practical advice to other students like getting a study group and remembering not to procrastinate.
Georgie, MSN, RN (@nurse.georgie) dances to upbeat music while giving out medical advice.
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Osteoporosis, or fragile bone disease, impacts 50% of women over 50 years old, but can be prevented by staying active. I learned this after watching a TikTok video of Georgie dancing to Ángela Aguilar's song "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in leopard-print workout shorts.
Avery Parks (@apsr89) describes her hectic life as an ER nurse.
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ER nurses never really get to go on lunch break before hearing someone call "Nurse!" according to Avery Parks, a 30-year-old nurse in an ER. Parks posts TikToks about working as an ER nurse, as well as jokes about dating and getting "ghosted."