It Means, Um … Give Me a Minute… Tweet According to medicine.net: “Abbreviation meaning ‘when necessary’, from the Latin “‘pro re nata’.“
Initial Assessment Tweet I think of this every time I have to do an “initial assessment” of a patient at work. I mean, it should take like 2 seconds, right?
Sync Tweet This one was inspired by my work as a hospice chaplain. We were given new tablets last year which require sync’ing several times a day. This strip went over very well at work, even with the bosses.
You Are What You Eat Tweet As you probably already knew, flamingos are pink because of all the shrimp they consume. I just wondered what would happen if a flamingo ate lots of guacamole. I’m guessing it would die, but would it turn green first?
Important Information for the Doctor to Have Tweet At the medical office where I work, I happened to notice there was some Italian dressing in the fridge that was “best if used by” six years before. I almost felt bad throwing it out, considering it had survived at least three corporate mergers and a buy-out.
Fun With Catheters Tweet When sitting in interdisciplinary team meetings, I’m the one cringing when the talk turns to catheters, as it often does.
New Pillow Tweet I have a coworker who really likes her bamboo pillow. I have not tried one, yet, because the mental picture I have of one does not seem comfortable. I am, therefore, the definition of ignorance on the matter, except in that pandas really do eat bamboo.