Appropriate Tweet This is actually a conversation from real life. I work in hospice and we have to “prove” that our patients are appropriate for the service. Sometimes, by regs, we have to take them off the service, then they die shortly thereafter, leading someone to comment, “I guess she was appropriate.”
Bananaesque Tweet Based on an actual bag of “banana chips” purchased at a local health food store. I ate them because, well, I’m a snacker, but they had almost no flavor and weren’t exactly crunchy.
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?
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.
Miss Diagnosed, 2018 Tweet Now that I think about it, that would be a good title for a beauty contest made up entirely of female doctors (until someone sues to make them include men).