Musings of a Nurse (my work life)
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Unsure if it was just a joke she used to tell or a legit story but my mother told me about a patient who she had to carefully explain that it was pronounced anlˈjēzik, not ˈānl jēzik and that the pills worked better when taken orally.
He/Him
“If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.”
― Xenophon
“If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.”
― Xenophon
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LOL. I love the way patients sometimes pronounce medical terms or medication names. Just make me grin and want to hug them.
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
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My coworker nurse had a patient come in with like a thousand staples in his urinary catheter bag. I never figure that one out except to wonder if it was so it would fit better into his pants leg.
About a year ago, I had to tell my nurse coworker about the pickle factory. Every now and then as a nurse, you run across a patient you need for your fellow nurse to take the call or do something for the patient because a patient crosses the line a bit. I asked her to please call the patient back. Had to explain after I blurted out I couldn’t deal with the little pickle factory.
Ya’ll stop me if I need to stop.
About a year ago, I had to tell my nurse coworker about the pickle factory. Every now and then as a nurse, you run across a patient you need for your fellow nurse to take the call or do something for the patient because a patient crosses the line a bit. I asked her to please call the patient back. Had to explain after I blurted out I couldn’t deal with the little pickle factory.
Ya’ll stop me if I need to stop.
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
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Do you know the difference between a rectal thermometer and an oral one?msnobody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:38 amMy coworker nurse had a patient come in with like a thousand staples in his urinary catheter bag. I never figure that one out except to wonder if it was so it would fit better into his pants leg.
About a year ago, I had to tell my nurse coworker about the pickle factory. Every now and then as a nurse, you run across a patient you need for your fellow nurse to take the call or do something for the patient because a patient crosses the line a bit. I asked her to please call the patient back. Had to explain after I blurted out I couldn’t deal with the little pickle factory.
Ya’ll stop me if I need to stop.
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Why do I get the feeling I’ve heard this before? What’s the difference?Father Francis wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:48 amDo you know the difference between a rectal thermometer and an oral one?msnobody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:38 amMy coworker nurse had a patient come in with like a thousand staples in his urinary catheter bag. I never figure that one out except to wonder if it was so it would fit better into his pants leg.
About a year ago, I had to tell my nurse coworker about the pickle factory. Every now and then as a nurse, you run across a patient you need for your fellow nurse to take the call or do something for the patient because a patient crosses the line a bit. I asked her to please call the patient back. Had to explain after I blurted out I couldn’t deal with the little pickle factory.
Ya’ll stop me if I need to stop.
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
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Medical training must not be as rigorous as I thought.msnobody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:21 amWhy do I get the feeling I’ve heard this before? What’s the difference?Father Francis wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:48 am
Do you know the difference between a rectal thermometer and an oral one?



He/Him
“If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.”
― Xenophon
“If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.”
― Xenophon
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I thought you were telling us a joke. My bad!
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
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The flavormsnobody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:21 amWhy do I get the feeling I’ve heard this before? What’s the difference?Father Francis wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:48 am
Do you know the difference between a rectal thermometer and an oral one?
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Ewww! I’m a nurse so I can hear your joke and go on eating my lunch!
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
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I hate to tell you, but you’re not going to get back to your hot 20 year old body by taking Ozempic without making some lifestyle changes.
And he made from one man every nation of mankind… having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.