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21. Funny! Where was this originally found?

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Sun Jun 3, 2012, 06:35 PM

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Have you read a hospital chart carefully? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 OP

Nurses, and some really sweet, good ones, all seem to be non-caucasian, engrish speaking these days. WingDinger Jun 2012 #1

Philippines largest export; People, particularly nurses. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #4

Um...no... cynatnite Jun 2012 #33

no shortage here riverwalker Jun 2012 #39

Well, this data says even in MN there is a shortage... cynatnite Jun 2012 #42

Sorry, I know that's the rap but it just ain't so, or at least it isn't Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #41

I do know they're not going to hire just anyone for those jobs... cynatnite Jun 2012 #44

I'm talking about nurses with years of experience that can get in the door for an interview, Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #46

I don't know where you are at so I can't comment on that specific area... cynatnite Jun 2012 #47

We're here in Vegas Baby! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #51

So many slurs in so few words. A-Long-Little-Doggie Jun 2012 #5

Try this reference: kentauros Jun 2012 #10

Does referring to "non-standard English" make it less slurish? It's the SAME truth. nt patrice Jun 2012 #24

That's not really a slur, it's a phonetic representation of pronunciation Mairead Jun 2012 #60

Actually, we do, in a way, encode word meaning in our tone use, Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #63

I agree that we encode emotion in tone, but Mairead Jun 2012 #64

Great!! Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #65

*snork* Mairead Jun 2012 #66

A good 90% of the calls we receive regarding Code Gray (out of control patient) rustydog Jun 2012 #27

I know an over 40 yr old Nurse Practioner who is saying that what's coming out of the nursing patrice Jun 2012 #29

I know it's anecdotal, but I have also talked to nursing students who said that they were patrice Jun 2012 #31

Some hospitals also try to mislead patients and families by leaving titles off name taqs. dflprincess Jun 2012 #40

Still trying to figure out what was meant in #17. K&R LOL! n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #2

They were just trying to be thorough. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #7

Patient's thyroid is in an unusual place! treestar Jun 2012 #9

Or maybe the proctologist grabbed the extra, extra long colonoscope? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #15

Subsequent exams revealed normal elbow, ears, shoulder blades, and uvulae. NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #16

Priceless! Sherman A1 Jun 2012 #3

I'd like to see those x-rated x-rays! randome Jun 2012 #6

hahaha treestar Jun 2012 #8

#17 = WTF??? Odin2005 Jun 2012 #11

Looooooooooooog skinny arms. nt Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #12

K&R! Funniest thing I've read all day! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #13

Another example why US healthcare is simply scary. nt shcrane71 Jun 2012 #14

Circus sized? Can you convert that to inches? Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #17

That must of been one heck of Riftaxe Jun 2012 #35

Do you want that in English measure HillWilliam Jun 2012 #43

Either one will do, since we've always been told that Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #49

Oh, AOL inches then HillWilliam Jun 2012 #50

This happens because nobody respects English Majors. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #18

That's more true than many people assume. Imagine the confusion for ESL cohort anywhere and patrice Jun 2012 #26

Those are great! Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #19

Talk about the 'fickle finger of fate'! progressoid Jun 2012 #25

Ay-yi-yi-yi! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2012 #20

Funny! Where was this originally found? LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #21

#19: "(P)atient...is still under our car for physical therapy" rocktivity Jun 2012 #22

And now for something completely different: Reading car accident reports rocktivity Jun 2012 #23

True story. It happened to me. justgamma Jun 2012 #28

It's good to have surgeon with a sense of humor. LiberalAndProud Jun 2012 #58

Possible reasons: silverweb Jun 2012 #30

Looks like something that the nurses unions should step up to the plate on. Who best to patrice Jun 2012 #32

Nurses can complain, certainly. silverweb Jun 2012 #34

I guess what I'm thinking here is something more formal process-wise, something with actual power, patrice Jun 2012 #37

Possible, I'm sure. silverweb Jun 2012 #52

The hospital I used to work at used VR for a good portion of their doctors... cynatnite Jun 2012 #45

Probably a combination of factors. silverweb Jun 2012 #53

No... cynatnite Jun 2012 #54

Congratulations on starting nursing school! silverweb Jun 2012 #62

"Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid." OUCH!!! TahitiNut Jun 2012 #36

Hilarious malaise Jun 2012 #38

Funniest thing I've read in a long time! Stinky The Clown Jun 2012 #48

charts more likely to read something like this: Pt w/ hx cvd, dvt, c/o chest pain. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #55

Are you the Post Police? Are_grits_groceries Jun 2012 #57

looks like you are, actually. all i was saying was that medical personnel typically chart using HiPointDem Jun 2012 #59

Translation. silverweb Jun 2012 #61

Ahahaha... this made my day! fruitsmoothie45 Jun 2012 #56