tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post5576892103417742828..comments2023-06-15T03:30:17.871-06:00Comments on Musings of a Highly Trained Monkey: It's not just about the tasksMonkeyGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05735317323208263354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-29186485448439932412007-10-25T03:50:00.000-06:002007-10-25T03:50:00.000-06:00MG, One acronym...WTF?Love ya,RRNMG, <BR/>One acronym...WTF?<BR/>Love ya,<BR/>RRNRealisticRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578587938149321482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-87724492094791281302007-10-23T21:48:00.000-06:002007-10-23T21:48:00.000-06:00Reminds me of the little girl on the beach throwin...Reminds me of the little girl on the beach throwing back starfish..."it made a difference to that one!" Hope you know the story or it won't mean anything to you. I am proud you are my daughter...you are good people!bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377280797747018138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-76842488466983140522007-10-23T14:05:00.000-06:002007-10-23T14:05:00.000-06:00Actually, Monkeygirl (now that I have a replacemen...Actually, Monkeygirl (now that I have a replacement modem for the one that blew up the other night, I'm just catching up)- I thank you for your comments here, and you do "get it." I've always tried to plant seeds here and there when people come through and it's not something that takes a whole lot of time to do. It's just part of the communication we have with these folks - particularly the one we see over, and over, and over, again.<BR/><BR/>Apparently several people have assumed that other referenced post was about a specific blogger whose stuff I barely even bother to read, I guess because I went off at her in the comment thread; not taking into account the fact that I might encounter such people on a regular basis through my work, that they drive me absolutely nuts, and that I might occasionally need to rant. I just shrug my shoulders at those people. Small minds live in small worlds. If the comment thread is read in its entirety, it's easy to note that quite a few people have recognized their own relatives and bosses in that same rant. It's universal.<BR/><BR/>Nurse K, I don't think you're right there next to Satan. I just choose not to engage in discussion with you if I can help it. As to comments, I take no issue with respectful dissention - I oo, however, take issue with people out there just trying to start stuff for their own amusement.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604068110452745043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-33311762190329462762007-10-22T18:54:00.000-06:002007-10-22T18:54:00.000-06:00Fine. I do have more to say on this topic in gene...Fine. I do have more to say on this topic in general though and--pfeh--I don't have my own blog anymore:<BR/><BR/>I do think it's important to address the reasons why frequent flyers especially visit the ER over and over, whether it's for drugs or for seemingly inane medical complaints. Oftentimes, the patient has under or unaddressed depression or anxiety, for instance. Other times, they are uninsured and are just using the ER as primary care/convenience clinics for asthma or arthritis or endometriosis or whatever and don't know that there are reasonably-priced primary care clinics you can go to and simply need a 1-minute pep talk on the importance of primary care. <BR/><BR/>I don't feel like looking for citations, but I remember hearing that when a doctor or nurse counsels a patient to quit smoking (even if it's just saying that, "Smoking has been shown to increase heart disease, and since you are having chest pain, we recommend that you quit smoking to reduce this risk") that it oftentimes has an effect on the patient's decision to quit, especially if the patient is in the ER or hospital for a smoking-related problem or a problem that could be affected by smoking (such as wound or surgical healing).<BR/><BR/>Also, relatedly, it has been shown that patients/people in general are more likely to heed your advice if you use the word "because" in your advice. Once you say "because", the chances of that advice being heeded goes way up. "Take this prednisone with food because it will keep your stomach from getting upset." "One you pass your kidney stone take it to your clinic to be analyzed because finding out what the stone is made of is important in figuring out how to prevent them from happening again."Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-61397489535422302832007-10-22T16:55:00.000-06:002007-10-22T16:55:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.MonkeyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735317323208263354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-21415537985985740422007-10-22T16:31:00.000-06:002007-10-22T16:31:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206950351545432700.post-4297542607231844352007-10-22T16:14:00.000-06:002007-10-22T16:14:00.000-06:00I agree. Now if I could just find the time....I agree. Now if I could just find the time....NocturnalRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897522065495303540noreply@blogger.com