In the news, part 2

Amid all the fun and excitement running errands, keeping a little boy out of trouble and working on homework, I checked out some health-related goodies today on the internet. Hope you enjoy!

Disabled?
If you are, please don't get caught doing lots of heavy, manual labor like these folks. (courtesy of our friends at www.bbc.co.uk)

I guess JCAHO is messing with tradition...
Yes, doctor slang is rapidly disappearing according to this article.(also from our friends at the BBC)

Hungry?
If you need a snack and are getting tired of all these folks telling you what to eat, check out the latest hearty muffin recipes. (courtesy www.nytimes.com)

Nuggets for June 16

Here are a few of the latest finds from various blogs on the internet. Enjoy! Happy Monday!

Get some ed-ju-macation (or educating yourself in the blogosphere)

Spook, RN (aka Drug Pusher) talks about the vocabulary of the medical folks he found out there a while ago, called Gallows Humor.

Lost on the Floor has a link to another slang list you may enjoy, if you're looking for something in the same genre. Someone at Madison just told me about the 3H enema last week.

Although, it's not a nursing blog...

Stories of the Incredibly Stupid blog about life in the pharmacy has some really funny stories lately. My favorites are the Making it Fun series and Karma.