Caitlin DoughtyAs a general rule, if anyone ever asks you to put stockings on a ninety-year old deceased Romanian woman with oedema, your answer should be no.
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If anyone ever asks you to put stockings on a ninety-year old Romanian woman with oedema , your answer should be no. This quote is popular among nurses, who are often asked to do things that are beneath them. Ask a nurse to do the most menial of tasks and their response will often be no. The nurse has probably been doing it for years, but it's still beneath them.
It's worth pointing out that if someone asks you to do something that is beneath you, you should talk about it, not take it personally. It means they are not offended by your refusal, but rather think it's beneath you. The nurse in this case has probably done the task many times before without complaint, but has buckled under the pressure of being asked again and again by people who think they know better than the nurse how to clean their elderly relative's legs.
The same applies where you are being asked to do something for anybody who asks you to do it.
Source: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From The Crematory
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