A little dys-functionality

Ah, nothing like a few dysfunctional people in your life. That was the week that was for me at work.

Version 1: Patient gets discharged and finds out how really dysfunctional his/her family is. What a great epiphany for you, just getting out of the hospital! Nothing new for us...we've seen it all along. If the signs were any bigger, they would have been billboards.

Version 2: The Slug, who's been a thorn in my side the last few days, got smacked with some karmic retribution...ah! And did she look like an idiot! The plus side: I didn't have to do a thing...she did it all by herself!

Version 3: The ECU that sets off the call light...all night. I swear I have that routine and the sounds in my nightmares, because this patient refused to have the straw away from his/her mouth at night. "Nurse call, television, turn on, turn off...." over and over as they slept. Said patient finally got the discharge trip back to their neck of the woods and boy, were they excited...and so were we! It was so quiet once they were gone. To think it hasn't been that quiet in months!

And with that, I'm taking my leave for a week or so. It's the first big chunk of time I've had off since I was back in nursing school. I'm so happy I'll be puttering around the homestead and going with Dahey and Bubba wherever the spirit moves us. Staycation sounds so idiotic, but we will be staying around the homestead for this vacation. No new news from the Hotel Rehab, just from Vacationland wherever we are. No alarm clocks, no worries!

Have a great week all...and Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of our Irish (everyday and for a day, too) friends. I'll be raising a glass (or two) in your honor with my corned beef!

Irish Saint Patrick's Day Toasts

Saint Patrick was a gentleman,
Who through strategy and stealth,
Drove all the snakes from Ireland,
Here’s a toasting to his health.
But not too many toastings
Lest you lose yourself and then
Forget the good Saint Patrick
And see all those snakes again.

'Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!'
Happy St. Patrick's Day!