Laughter is good for the soul and body. Click on this link and read the first column. If you have a background in the medical field you may laugh twice as hard.
http://www.twincities.com/bulletinboard/ci_5579185
Years ago, when I was night supervisor at a community hospital, I would read charts when I had time to appraise the nurses' charting. These were nurses whose performance reviews I needed to write. One nurse was a young mom who worked nights and got less than optimum sleep. One night she charted something close to this: "The patient ambulated well and went outside and urinated on the bushes." When I asked her why her patients were wandering outside at night to relieve themselves (likely himself) , she was horrified and had absolutely no recall of charting it. No one had left the hospital. This nurse was not a screw-up, but a great nurse who went on to become manager of a busy unit. You can't underestimate the importance of a good night's rest.
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