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Show Motherlunge a novel 42 fall is an unplanned descent to the floor, with or without injury to the patient." Here, my task would be to double-check the definition in my bound copy of the regulations. (Correct.) We wrote for physicians, and I scrupulously enforced the passive voice: "In the absence of key indicators, clinical judgment should be applied in the determination of disease presence." We wrote for patients: "Even with urinary incontinence, you can still lead a full life." In this case, I would elect to change 'full' to 'active'. j I liked this job. In Supernal, I could never have earned real money correcting 'their' and 'there' or replacing 'doctor' with 'healthcare provider'. It was a relief after waitressing, my only job since college graduation, at which-despite sincere and ) sustained efforts-I was bad, hypocompetent Now that I had the job at QmedCare, I could finally admit to myself how I had dreaded my restaurant day shift full of brisk small talk, eye contact via food-spattered glasses. I had always feared having to carry three plates at a time; I had real difficulty reciting the daily specials with a straight face. And oh, the forgotten condiments, the poorly timed coffee refills! Verily I was glad to get away from all that, the feeling that I was disappointing someone every day. Life in the big city was far easier than life in a small college town, I was finding. Why do people tell you otherwise? |