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By: Paula Watkins, RN
Published: 3/14/2022
Working in health care is a noble profession of the utmost importance, but some say you need a slightly sick sense of humor to make it in the OR. They might be onto something because we spend the better part of our days in high-stress surgeries up to our elbows in blood and guts. During tough times, we sometimes laugh to keep from crying.
Thank goodness for the socials! The jokes about surgery posted on Pinterest and the in-the-trenches stories folks share on Facebook and LinkedIn mean there’s no shortage of perioperative parody available to bring smiles to the faces of weary staffers. I have my own Pinterest board dedicated to operating room decorum (or lack thereof), and I’m constantly adding to it. Here’s a small sampling of the gems I’ve discovered over the years:
Keep on keeping things light, dear readers, because people with a good sense of humor have a better sense of life. I got that off Pinterest, too. OSM
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