;Posted on 05/20/2013 4:47:34 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 5/20/13
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
fractious; adj.
1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. 2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man.
Etymology: fractious
1725, from fraction in an obsolete sense of "brawling, discord" + -ous; probably on model of captious. Related: Fractiousness
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
No work today, but I’m waiting for the AC guy to come fix something they neglected to fix right the last time they were here...
In a world that has gone mad
And countless scandals abound
It is no wonder so many of us
Feel the need to go to ground
As Obama’s fractious minions
Make enemies’ lists for the IRS
The leaks begin-where they end
Will be anybody’s best guess
Will a brand new Haldeman fall-
Maybe a Dean or another Liddy?
Whoever falls on Obama’s watch.
I doubt anyone has much pity...
I have to get my car’s AC looked at. The left side is putting out cold air, while the right is warm. It seems some door inside must be stuck open.
i don’t think using a term of endearment is babytalk. and hon, as far as terms of endearment go, is pretty tame. while it might be unprofessional for me to refer to my supervisor at work as hon, or him to call me that, a caregiver using it with a patient is just attempting to show kindness, IMO.
i am afraid that we are going to be disappointed and that there won’t be a huge brouhaha with any of these scandals. A+++
While many, even waitresses use the term “hon”....it’s laziness. You, as a patient, are not worth me using your real name. All become faceless patients with the same name. Sad.
dang, you people are harsh. If it’s my dr, that’s one thing, he/she’s not going to call me hon. though i have to say now that i think of it, my Iranian born internist, a woman, does call me “dear” and i have zero problem with it. It’s professional to you and to SG bc caregiving is your business. it’s not mine, and IMO any sign of compassion from a caregiver when you are hurting in any way is appreciated and not looked upon as babytalk. i know xshub has been called hon by caregivers at various times [prob not his doc] and he doesn’t take umbrage or even raise an eyebrow at it. and i assure you, ain’t no one calling him HON anywhere else.
I’m with you. I take no offense where none is intended.
i think most people feel very vulnerable if they are a patient and most acts of kindness, terms of endearment, are a comfort. if my dr/nurse were calling me Mrs XS or by my first name constantly, i’d find that a bit cold actually.
I haven’t used the AC in my truck-I’ve been so long without that luxury (the one in my car hadn’t worked for years) that I just don’t even think about it any more, and save the gas mileage instead.
I disagree completely. Patients are not your children and they should not be condescended to as if they were. It is not professional to address someone the same way you would address your spouse or family member. It assumes familiarity.
Nurses don’t like to be referred to as caregivers. That is a nurse’s aide or medical assistant description. It is a way to put everyone on the same level, regardless of their experience and educational level.
Thank you! I’m not counting on one either, but I think it is likely that this is only the beginning of the scandals.
There is blood in the water, and once that happens in the natural world, predators gang up to harass the targeted prey till it weakens, separating it from the herd-in this case, the handlers and the driveby media...
Your perspective is that from the caregiver side.i think that as in anything else, the perspective of the consumer of the care should trump.
i’m sure nurses don’t like it, but i am going to continue to refer to them as such in this discussion, because they are a member of the class of caregivers, as are doctors, aides, LPNs, techs etc. Anyone you deal with in a hospital, as a patient, is CARING for you.
when i send a card to my friend paula and her husband, i address it to Mr and Mrs. i do not address it to DR and DR. i sincerely doubt she gives a thought to it, bc she is not one to tout her credentials, but i wonder if it rankles her husband. i just thought of it the other day when sending them an invitation to xsbaby’s grad party. well too bad if it does, because their professional credentials do not play into our friendship, they are a married couple with whom we are friends, who happen to be doctors.
she is not that pretentious, half the parents of the hockey team never knew she was a doctor and the ones that did know, knew bc I TOLD THEM.
and it is a bit much to assume that someone in a hospital bed knows the various rankings of caregivers who tend to them and to expect RNs to be singled out and referred to as nurse. when i was hospitalized with each of the hip replacements i knew there were hordes of people coming in constantly but not what their various ranks were. and if someone corrected me as to how i addressed them, i would think them petty.
Fractious behavior could get you into trouble in the NHL playoffs…
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