Wise One Liners

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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?

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

When you start out with junk, you end up with junk.

Specializes in Travel, Home Health, Med-Surg.

It is out of my hula hoop

Specializes in kids.
7 hours ago, CharleeFoxtrot said:

"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.

Paragod...I'm dying here!!!!!!!!!!

Specializes in kids.

Do your best and hope for the rest!!

"Life is too short to deal with a**holes." -my dad

"I just work here." -me

Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.

“I can do anything for 12 hours.” (My current motto as a float nurse)

The only thing constant is change.

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

When a coworker complains about their job, I like to quote Super Chicken:

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics.

We can DO this. ?

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

In the Spring of 1979, I informed my Dad of the lining of the planets and the possibility that the world might end. He replied a Wise One Liner that I tell myself to this day when I have to accept a situation as it is:

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

When I was about 16 years old, I wanted to discuss a sensitive subject with my Dad.

I said, "I don't know where to start".

His Wise One Liner was:

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