Sometimes patients wake up with the flu and just know they can't go to work. What are the signs that someone is too sick to report for duty?
- When they answer the telephone by saying, “Hallo Jeannette here” and the person on the other side says, “Good morning, Sir.”
- When they have used up the month’s supply of toilet paper – on their noses.
- When the thought of getting up out of bed to phone their boss, takes more mental preparation than the Comrades marathon.
- When they are prepared to take a second bond on the house to get you to make a housecall.
- When your patient's husband seals off half the house and has the Health Department put up Quarantine notices.
- When your patient reaches the point where she doesn’t care that the presentation she has worked on for 6 weeks will now be delivered by the assistant secretary.
- When they feel that their lungs are about to volunteer themselves for organ donation.
- When their families stop saying “Bless you”, as they might become hoarse.
- When they feel as if they have been volunteered for medical experiments without their knowledge.
- When your patient is not recognised by the family dog.
- (Susan Erasmus, Health24)