W
hen you're a nurse, you view
the world through the lens of
nursing. The experiences
you've had and the lessons you've
learned pop up everywhere, like in
these sayings.
"I see dead people." —The Sixth Sense
Me and my co-workers every
Monday morning at 0630.
"The cold never bothered me anyway."
—Frozen
Damn, we're out of scrub jackets.
Again.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear
itself." —Franklin D. Roosevelt
Obviously, FDR never had to work with Dr. McNasty.
"Water, water every where / Nor any drop to drink." —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Knee deep in shoulder arthroscopies and I haven't had a sip of water
(or a bathroom break) all morning.
"Houston, we have a problem." —Apollo 13
Hello, IT? The EMR is frozen on this flippin' computer again.
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You Know What They Say …
Insights on surgery from outside the OR.
Behind Closed Doors
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
"You're gonna need
a bigger boat."
—Jaws
The specimen was
supposed to be a simple
hernia sac. What the heck
is that attached to it?
