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Jo’s laws of nursing: revised and updated!

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Third Law: When in doubt, stop and shut up.

Take a step back and look at what’s going on (do you sense a theme here?) if something isn’t working out as you’d like it to. If a patient is becoming fractious or a doctor is getting annoyed, stop what you’re doing, don’t say a word and just wait. People will tell you what they need if you give them the chance to do so. Sometimes what they need most is for you simply to be present without doing anything. Sometimes they just need you to look interested and keep your ears open.

Patients aren’t first –>

Agatha Lellis
Agatha Lellis is a nurse whose coffee is brought to her every morning by a chipmunk. Bluebirds help her to dress, and small woodland creatures sing her to sleep each night. She writes a monthly advice column, "Ask Aunt Agatha," here on Scrubs; you can send her questions to be answered at askauntieaggie@gmail.com.

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