Michele McGinnis

Defaulting to surgical masks in health care settings in 2025 is one of the most dissapointing examples of reluctance to change despite overwhelming evidence.

Even defaulting to KN95 style would significantly increase protection of the most vulnerable.

Infuriating inertia in the HC industry.

I’m seriously afraid that if I don’t see myself, I’ll forget I’m on camera and I’ll start picking my nose, my teeth, my butt. Any advice for that?

I don’t think Celebrex is an antiviral; I believe it is an NSAID.

Does using printed measurements on an NGT vs a tape measure improve patient safety? Lol, wanted only SRMAs.

Let’s see some of that playlist

Yes! When I ask nurse investigators if they already have a benchmark paper, they usually don’t, but when they do, it’s from a newsy or trade story found via Google. I swear, two nursing questions can wreck my day.

Thank you for your incredible work. What does ED X 10 mean?

Haha! Condiments?

Perseverating indulgence until I’m bored with myself. You had me at pickle sandwich. Tell me more.

I recently peer reviewed a manuscript for a publisher about reporting quality of registered protocols. It did not reference PRISMA or PRISMA-P.

Underground hip-hop, who should I listen to?

Sloe Jack giving me a Beastie Boys/Fugazi vibe. Lol, my references are old. Good music to systematic review to.

YouTube video by AwakenWithJP Puppy Yoga - Ultra Spiritual Life

I could not find an episode about music on his YouTube channel. But here’s another distraction. m.youtube.com/watch?v=YbqW...

There’s so few places to find quiet. Yoga class should be one. I never played it in mine. 

Talk

For me, it’s inches of awkward.

Not to one-up your vendor, but I was today years old when I learned that criterion, not criterium, is singular for criteria. I need an editor for my life. 🥴

I was today years old when I learned criterion -not criterium - is singular for criteria. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’m curious if you’ve tested phrases using hyphens instead of quotation marks?

Greeley, CO PD concerning turkeys: “These birds are basically tiny dinosaurs with attitude problems. If you make eye contact, it's already too late…One minute you're taking a peaceful walk, the next you’re in a low-speed chase with a puffed-up gobble monster who thinks you're invading his turf.”

#STFU

Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property

Good on ya #SaltLakeCity and #Boise

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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It’s both of them. There’s a song.

Mr. Poopy Pants. Nobody likes it. Not even me.

Check out the Columbine variety called Songbird Dove.

Hot yoga is the worst. 🥵

A brilliant zine

newlevant.com/covidzine

Already a subscriber, but would like to help. Not sure how to do that. You can DM.

Every time I look in the mirror, I think all that sunbathing, all that baby oil, now look at my cutaneous parameters.