mikesnotes

  Nurses are a special bunch.  For the last 18 months, I have dealt with quite a few.  Following are my top ten facts and observations. 10)   For the last twenty years Gallup has conducted a poll of the most trusted professions and nurses have been number one every year and it hasn't been close.  Not surprisingly, doctors are generally second beating out your grade-school teachers by a slim margin. 9)    Florence Nightingale (see above pic) is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing training.  Her book "Notes on Nursing" written in 1859 remains as relevant today as the day it was written.  Nurses Day around the world is celebrated on May 12 which is Nightingale's birthday 8)    Recent experience has taught me that hospital gowns are not the most fashionable or modest piece of clothing and clearly, they are not intended to be.  Having said that, I feel sorry for nurses - how many butts can one see in a lifetime? ...

  Some facts are unique, some are funny and many produce this type of response "wait, what."  Here are a few examples! 10)    Start off with my personal favorite fact - according to a recent Swedish study, playing golf will add five years to your lifespan.  FORE! 9)    Take one penny and double it every day for 30 days and you will have over five million dollars by the end of the month. 8)    There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.  7)    Dolphins and mobsters sleep with one eye open. (I made up the mobsters part.) 6)    Speaking of mobsters, have you ever noticed how much the electric chair looks like the chair in your dentist office.  That's because it was developed by a dentist. 5)   Elvis was born with blond hair, but wanted a more edgy look and dyed his hair black- he used black shoe polish to touch it up. 4)    The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting on red light...