Favorite/helpful AN phrases...

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i have always gained pearls of wisdom from the posters here. I wish i had written them down

Here's some i do remember...

This is a conversation I'm

not willing to have

Thank you for pointing out** to me. I'll certainly take your POV under advisement

Can you believe you just said that outloud??!

What are your favs?

Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

Feces Eventuates.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Feces Eventuates.

That one took me a moment, but I can't wait to use it on my husband who is busy kicking himself from one end of the house to another for taking the mortgage money out of the wrong account, thereby overdrawing that account, bouncing the mortgage check and generating a $30 overdraft fee. Is all fixed now . . . with little harm except the $30 overdraft fee. And now he knows which account is for fixed expenses and which is for groceries. Hey, honey -- feces eventuates!

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.

Everyone makes mistakes. Anyone who tells you they haven't is either lying or too stupid to realize they've made one.

Pee when you can, you never know if you're going to get another chance!

There is no nursing shortage.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Never, ever trust a 35 weeker.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Everyone makes mistakes. Anyone who tells you they haven't is either lying or too stupid to realize they've made one.

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Hey that one is mine! Thank you -- I feel honored!

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.
Hey that one is mine! Thank you -- I feel honored!

Gotcha .....I wondered if you might recognize the verbiage from a May 30, 2010 post!!!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
Is this the hill you want to die on?

Best. Pearl. Ever.

And ANYthing a COB states-it's either going to be appreciated, or debated. ;)

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Specializes in ED; Med Surg.
"All bleeding stops.....eventually."

But the poop goes on...and on!

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Gotcha .....I wondered if you might recognize the verbiage from a May 30, 2010 post!!!

I'm sure it's been in more posts than just that one. And you dug it up to quote it. Thank you for the compliment.

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

This isn't an AN one, but I went in to a surgical suite and noticed the surgeon muttering and peering into the patient; I gloved and went to adjust the light, and he moved back a second and looked amazed, smiled, went back to work on the patient. He said, "Oh, well, anybody​ can do it if they can see....."

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At the jail I work at we get lots of fakers, so my go to line is "your vitals are fine, drink plenty of water and take it easy. let us know if it gets worse." This works for everything from a cold to cheat pains. ^.^

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Specializes in hospice.
Who peed in your Cheerios?

-Red Kryptonite

I'm honored. I can't take credit for inventing that, just using it liberally.

Sometimes it's the only valid response to a sourpuss.

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