http://www.legalnurse.com/vickiesblog/2009/12/toms-tuesday-tech-tip-the-best-defense-is-to-watch-not-only-what-you-say-but-where-you-say-it/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.legalnurse.com/vickiesblog/2009/12/toms-tuesday-tech-tip-the-best-defense-is-to-watch-not-only-what-you-say-but-where-you-say-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2617 Joy Vincent Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:36:09 +0000 http://legalnurse.com/vickiesblog/?p=5779#comment-2617 I first learned the importance of this as a student nurse back in the dark ages when I was assisting a surgeon. Out of the corner of my eye I saw an instrument slip off the sterile field. My "oops" elicited a rap on the knuckles by the surgeon: "He might hear you. How would YOU feel if you heard someone say 'oops' while you're paralyzed on the table?" The wrong word said in the wrong place at the wrong time can rattle around one's brain for an eternity. There's a cute Sunday School ditty that says: "Be Careful Little Mouth, What You Say...." I first learned the importance of this as a student nurse back in the dark ages when I was assisting a surgeon. Out of the corner of my eye I saw an instrument slip off the sterile field. My “oops” elicited a rap on the knuckles by the surgeon: “He might hear you. How would YOU feel if you heard someone say ‘oops’ while you’re paralyzed on the table?” The wrong word said in the wrong place at the wrong time can rattle around one’s brain for an eternity. There’s a cute Sunday School ditty that says: “Be Careful Little Mouth, What You Say….”

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