Would Flo Have Used a Segway?

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Flo would work smarter, not harder. So yes I think she would.

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In this age of increased (unnecessary?) charting activities in almost all areas of nursing, I think that Flo would see importance in the physical activity related to patient care. I hear my father's voice saying "what, are your legs broken?" But that may just be me. 

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Judging from all the recent school essays or hopeful-writer columns that have been posted here it seems Flo probably wouldn't have done what the essayist doesn't currently approve of.

When I saw your post title I thought, "Oh, no....he spelled segue wrong!" Cause I thought maybe you were going to comment on some of the interesting segues in these essays.

Hmmmm. So did you post about the Segway because of the segues?

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1 hour ago, JKL33 said:

 it seems Flo probably wouldn't have done what the essayist doesn't currently approve of

Profound perspective, JKL: molding the individual to fit the essay.

I found the articles here on allnurses to be rather stimulating reading. So much so, that they inspired me to do a little more research on Ms. Nightingale, and found her to have been an extremely intriguing individual. I mean like, heavy-duty out of this world intriguing!

One of Ms. Nightingale's quotes, of numerous interesting quotes, that I would like to discuss:

"The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower."

This is a concept that I've considered over the years, but had not seen it so well put as into words until I read Ms. Nightingale's.

What do y'all think?

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14 hours ago, SmilingBluEyes said:

Flo would work smarter, not harder. So yes I think she would.

 

10 hours ago, JBMmom said:

In this age of increased (unnecessary?) charting activities in almost all areas of nursing, I think that Flo would see importance in the physical activity related to patient care. I hear my father's voice saying "what, are your legs broken?" But that may just be me. 

Wow.

Two opposite opinions and I can agree with the premise of both: Prioritizing the expenditure of energy vs. the need for the Nurse to stay fit.

Interesting!

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