Nursing Voices

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction. Period.


HowManyOfMe.com
LogoThere are:
8
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

So what are the chances that I would care for a patient with the same first and last name as me?

Because I DID. About 4 years ago, I was pulled to the antepartum unit for a four-hour stint, and one of the patients in my assignment was... me! Well, same name anyway. Slightly different age, way different skin color. Huh. I wonder what the statistical probability of that happening would be.

6 comments:

Susan Palwick said...

This site says that there are ZERO people with my name. They've never heard of Palwick. (There are lots of Susans, of course.)

Wos. Does this mean I don't really exist?

apgaRN said...

Hmmm Susan... Have you looked in the mirror lately?
LOL,
N

Iris said...

The probability thing is kind of hit and miss

A dear friend of mine is Jr. He and his father both live in the US, and yet, it shows as 0 for his name too

Funny thing, his name, in Canada would be as common as John Smith!

Anonymous said...

I know for sure there is no one with my name. I think my husband's family is the only one in the USA!

btw, funny eye pic-- thought you hated eyes? LOL. I helped dissect a cow's eye today. blech.

apgaRN said...

Yeah, I figured the name thing was a little off... just found it funny.

I know, the eye thing. Don't mind looking at them, just can't stand the thought of TOUCHING them!

LOL.

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