Joyel

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1. The Nightingale Pledge - Still relevant today?

   Joyel replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Professionalism

   What's wrong with purity. I think it separates modern nurses from pre-Nightingale hookers. That's who and what " nurses" were before dear Flo came along to set some standards.

2. Happy Nurses Week!

   Joyel replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I am spending my time this week making arrangements to get a renal lithotrypsy done next week. This is the fate of old OR nurses. No time to drink water or eliminate it if you do manage to get a sip now and then. I have quite a "pet rock" collecti...

3. Words You Hate

   Joyel replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

   Preventative. Somewhere along the line a silly syllable was added. Most of my life the word was " preventive". Have they decided that more syllables make them seem wiser?