As a circulating nurse in the operating room, you sometimes need to run out of the room to get unexpected equipment, supplies, medications etc. One of our golden rules is don’t grab just one grab two. It is inevitable that it will fall on the floor, and you will need to run back and get another. Yes, we are a superstitious breed. We also learn productivity and how to walk less steps. I know strange thinking in a world trying to increase steps. Nurses don’t need to do that. We walk many miles. We learn to step efficiently. I use this thought at home. If I need to walk to my bedroom to bring something to the kitchen, I do not go empty-handed. I pick up the jacket in the living room on my way and hang up in the closet. I let some items build up at the top of the steps (not for a long period of time) knowing I need to go to the basement. Then I take all those items down and gather what I needed rather than making several trips up and down. Now to reverse that thinking if you are not concerned about time and want the exercise then by all means take everything down one item at a time.
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