One of the most interesting side effects to working at a health care organization is the change in my lexicon. Now that any and all words relating to psychology, industrial orgnizational psychology, and any and all references to the San Francisco dot-com boom are long gone... there's all kinds of space for new and exciting HEALTH CARE words. Aren't you excited to read the rest of this post? Bet yer knickers you are!
For example.
The word "assessment" to a psychologist means something FAR different to a doctor or patient.
Scenario 1: "Thank you for coming to this job interview. Here's a pencil and paper, please take the next hour to finish this assessment and we will get back to you after you promptly commence with the breath holding.".
Scenario 2: "I'd like to proceed with a full assessment today because these tests are looking mighty suspicious. That's it, turn your head and cough, mkay? Heh, I see you've done this before. *wink wink*"
Words like "factor, behavioral, competency, weightings, scales, adverse impact, and narratives" have been replace by words like "phlebotomy, bariatric, and triage".
Aren't you dying to know what phlebotomy is? I KNOW I WAS!!! (And before you go there, no. It doesn't have anythign to do with phlegm, cuz I know that's what you were thinking.)
It's the person who draws your blood! They have a whole word for that, and it's phlebotomist.
Dear Jonathan,
I have a new boyfriend now. He's a rich phlebotomist from Transylvania who's a COUNT! I would have written you sooner to tell you you're dumped, but the Count and I spend our evenings out so late that I usually end up sleeping RIGHT through the entire day. I'm a night person now. You're not.
Why don't you go get a life and then maybe we can have a chat. The day after NEVER.
Love,
Mina
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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And to add to your level of geekiness, I distinctly remember an discussion on how to spell phlebotomist. Was it "Fle"or "Phle"? 'Member that?
On a side note, when I asked my mom if she knew what a phlebotomist was, she answered right away. Smart people are teh r0x0r.
for me to make such a immature statement like you accuse me of..........
Hey I got skills...num chuck skills and bow hunting skills.....girls like guys with skills
Yes, but are you a COUNT?
Ah ha, thought so.