Quotation for Tuesday 12th May 2020

Hi everyone,

Tucked away in my bookcase is a battered and yellowed little book, that's accompanied me around the world and back for the past 53 years, called 'Really, Nurse!' It was presented to me as a gift from my youth club when I left home to begin my nurse's training in the mid 60s.

It's a compilation of 'howlers' made by student nurses in their exams and I thought it might be fun to use a couple of them as quotations on this International Nurses' Day.

'The response to cold varies from person to parson'.

'The patient complained of panes in his head'.

'The nurse took great care to clean out the naval base on the patient's abdomen before his operation'.

Bless em! I too made my share of howlers in training! It's a busy job and never more-so than right now.

So I'm wishing everyone a great day today but especially nurses, the world over and past and present. It's an absolute vocation and one that we'd be lost without. 🙏

photo courtesy of Luke Jones Unsplash.com

[sassy59]

Very good quote Callendersgal and thank you for bringing a smile. Thinking of you and nurses everywhere and wishing everyone a good day. Xxxx😀😘💖💕❤️

[daveh121]

That’s great!

We have a similar one called: Oh, Ranger. With a bunch of questions that people have asked and their responses.

I wonder how many books like that there are.

[Hidden in reply to daveh121]

I bet there are quite a few daveh121. Somehow those gremlins always catch us out!😀