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The Walrus Said

The Walrus Said

06/28/2010

Regardless of the “sense and non-sense” and endless interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s writings, I have always enjoyed a certai

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Regardless of the “sense and non-sense” and endless interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s writings, I have always enjoyed a certain segment of the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter which is tucked away somewhere in the adventures of Alice Through The Looking Glass. The poem has been around since the 1870’s and I learned it from my grandmother and passed it on to my children. My grandchildren will not be spared. I have not done any great in-depth analysis of the poem, as many have, but often repeat these lines:
   The time has come, the Walrus said,
   To talk of many things:
   Of shoes..and ships..and sealing wax..
   Of cabbages and kings..
   And why the sea is boiling hot
   And whether pigs have wings.

We could have a great talk about sealing-wax. In my mind, I would love to see it make a comeback. However, the time has come to talk of many other things:
   Of early mornings that become endless days..
   Hallways that are racetracks..
   Opportunities, timing, choices.
   Bundles and sets
   Of Policies, Protocols, Politics & Patient Care
   Fear of falling; Fear of not falling; Fear of Failing; Fear of Succeeding; Fear of You
   Anagrams: ITYK
   Input, output, opinions, ideas, place
   Of crossroads, decisions, direction, self-evaluation
Oh, we could talk of many things! But, someone has to listen! Is that me or you?

And, we could talk of life. Of times when roads diverge and we are compelled to stop
and carefully analyze the complex maze of direction choices on the map before us. And, we could talk about what Alice really saw in the Looking Glass! Well, this is what I see: the cheese is moving, pigs are flying, the oysters are dead and after 17 years on 4-medicine, I’m moving to the Mother Ship. Why? Because the Walrus said, “The time has come”!

What is in your Looking Glass?

Sherry

Sherry Holden, BSN, RN
Associate Partner, 4South, IU Hospital

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I Am a Staff Nurse, Bedside Nurse, Nurse Clinician, and Asso ...

I Am a Staff Nurse, Bedside Nurse, Nurse Clinician, and Associate Partner Everyday

04/07/2010

  I lost the month of March! I had a major interior house project done and my computer was shut down. A month of e-mails is a terrible thing to fac[...]

  I lost the month of March! I had a major interior house project done and my computer was shut down. A month of e-mails is a terrible thing to face! This whole situation raises the question: what would you do without technology for a month? No desk-top, lap top, T-3’s, I-3’s, cells or for that matter, TV. I found myself in the garden and I caught up on some reading: what a novel idea! Nursing journals: oh, my! It’s enough to make your head swim.
 
 I was particularly interested in one snippet in NurseWeek that was a simple letter to the editor from a retired nurse in Michigan. She was concerned that the nurses receiving recognition were administrators, managers, educators, practitioners - everyone but the “everyday nurse.” She went on to describe the “everyday nurse” as the person who was everything to everyone all of the time. From patient and family care to linens, floors & garbage, she drew a picture of the “everyday nurse” and felt they needed more recognition.
 
 I didn’t disagree with any of that, but I was a bit perplexed regarding the terminology “everyday nurse.” It was new to me, and for some reason, I didn’t like it. It reminded me of everyday shoes or everyday “wash and wear” or an everyday hair-do. Naturally, when something niggles me, I want to know what other people think. I guess I need verification that I am not an odd-ball! I did a random survey on 4-Medicine, assuming there were no odd-balls there, and discovered the same response. People did not like it, but they weren’t sure why. The terminology itself seems to have negative connotations for people. Over-time I have been a staff nurse, bedside nurse, nurse clinician, associate partner…Of the mix, people seem to like staff nurse the best. It has a stellar tone.
 
In reality, when it is all said and done, I am an “everyday nurse.” Just don’t call me that!
 
Oh, and whatever my title, I need recognition.
 
Sherry
 
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