Sunday, May 12, 2019

Dumb Doctors and Nurses

In Hospitals they work long, strenuous hours.  Sometimes it shows up in the odd things they accidentally write in the patient charts.

The patient is tearful and crying constantly.  She also appears to be depressed.

On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared.

Bleeding began in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.

She is numb from her toes down.

The skin was moist and dry.

Social history reveals this 1-year-old patient does not smoke or drink and is presently unemployed.

Patient has two teenage children but no other abnormalities.

Of course, sometimes HR itself is the issue, thanks to some questionable workplace directives.

I'm a teacher, so I have a million stupid rules I have to follow.  But the worst one is that my performance evaluation is based on student improvement on a statewide literacy test.  I teach wood shop.

At my old job, HR held a meeting to tell us that there was too much swearing on the sales floor.  Someone pointed out that swearing is very common in our industry and that is the way that our customers speak.  HR later sent out a memo explaining that swearing should be limited to conversations with clients.

My workplace doesn't let you use the word problems.  Instead, we have to say challenges if something is wrong.

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