Wise One Liners

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

The use of Wise One Liners helps me when I'm needing to make decisions, especially at work.

Here's a few examples crediting the person from which I first heard it:

If it ain't broke, don't fix it." -Dad

"The worst enemy of good is better." -Dr. M

And from Dr. ABC:

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Got any Wise One Liners you like to use?

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

This too shall pass.

All bleeding stops eventually.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

The enemy of "done" is "perfect"

Time is a tool

Keep 'em alive until 7:05

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
1 hour ago, klone said:

Keep 'em alive until 7:05

We can't clock out until 7:23 without getting docked 15 minutes, so I say, "...7:25."

About a week ago, I was giving report to the day shift after dealing partially or completely with a total of 12 admissions, among other things, during my MN shift. Seven of those incompleted admissions were left from the preceding day shift.

The oncoming nurse told me that I needed to complete one of the admissions and I replied,

"My shift ends when my report ends".

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There are no big deals....

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two of my other favorites

fake it till you make it

and

I can do anything for 12 hours!

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Specializes in CMSRN, hospice.

On my unit, we always say, "You don't have to be happy, you just have to be quiet."

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

Never, ever say the Q word!

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"Even crazy people can have heart attacks."

-unknown ED Charge RN after a cocky new paramedic whose initials are CF brought in a patient having a psychotic episode (unworthy of running an EKG). Patient kept talking about being in the hospital and it turned out she had been in that very ED two nights before with an NSTEMI. Fortunately for the young paragod, this time it was just indigestion.

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11 hours ago, klone said:

Keep 'em alive until 7:05

One of my favorites! It’s a corollary of “That’s a day shift problem.”

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

Not my circus, not my monkeys. Said nearly every day.

A corollary for those of us in Texas (or farm country everywhere): Not my barn, not my cows.

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