I was at a friend's house the other day. This friend of her husband's was there. He had a similar injury to what I sustained last winter and I hadn't seen him since I was in the early stages of recovery. He said "How are we doing today?" LOL.
I knew he was referring to my injury, but ignored that and said "We are doing fine. and how are we doing?" I couldn't help myself, I just have decided to be a smarty pants from now on in life. Then he got more specific and had we had a nice talk about our injuries, comparing notes.
Yet, when I talk to my patients, I find myself just naturally slipping into the same vernacular. "How are we feeling today?" "We're going to need a urine sample" yadda yadda yadda...
Why do we just naturally talk this way to patients. It's like nurse baby talk. Any thoughts?
Once, I was helping a lady walk back from the bathroom to her bed. She grabbed my hand weakly, I switched to a more appropriate stabilizing technique and then said, "This is how we walk you." I have rarely been more disgusted with myself ...
I have been guilty of the "doll" and "dear" thing as well as "dude" and "man"... It's like my mouth can't decide if it wants to offend by being nauseatingly southern or overtly hippie... I almost swallow my tongue every time those words slip out...
Sisyphus_01
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Once, I was helping a lady walk back from the bathroom to her bed. She grabbed my hand weakly, I switched to a more appropriate stabilizing technique and then said, "This is how we walk you." I have rarely been more disgusted with myself
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