One of my returned calls today:
Me: Hi this is RehabRN returning your call Mr. RehabEscapee (aka almost AMA).
Mr. RE: Yes, RehabRN, I know we need to do that appointment. (RE whispers)
Me: Sure, is it a good time right now? I notice you're talking lower.
Mr. RE: Well, I'm at the emergency room.
Me: For you or someone else? (I've gotten some weird calls before, but...)
Mr. RE: Oh no! I'm helping out. For someone else, so I have a few minutes and I figured I'd talk to you.
What Mr. RE doesn't realize that I have a long set of questions to ask him. And no, he might not want to answer them in the ER, since they can get personal.
If you're there to support someone else, wouldn't it be nice to pay attention to them?
I convinced Mr. RE it was. His wife might like him later if he does.
More later...
"Fear paralyzes; curiosity empowers. Be more interested than afraid."-Patricia Alexander, American educational psychologist
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Showing posts with label ER. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2016
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Just because...
As I mentioned in the previous post, reading Atul Gawande's Being Mortal should be a must, wherever you are in health care. A doctor from a family of doctors with a hospice experience of his own was just another example from which we can learn. I stayed up late last night just to finish it.
Want to know how to get your medical records? It might be a perilous journey! Check out this post from HIStalk. You don't have to be a health care informatics genius to see how crazy this can be. You have rights. If you local hospital HIM department tramples them, be sure to contact the nice people responsible for enforcing HIPAA compliance.
Finally, I saw this link on a blog I read. I could not believe it; however, having been in an ER within the last few months, I do now wonder.
It's almost February, so you can guarantee, I will GoRedforWomen. This bad attitude has to stop.
More to come...enjoy the remaining moments of this weekend, wherever you are!
Want to know how to get your medical records? It might be a perilous journey! Check out this post from HIStalk. You don't have to be a health care informatics genius to see how crazy this can be. You have rights. If you local hospital HIM department tramples them, be sure to contact the nice people responsible for enforcing HIPAA compliance.
Finally, I saw this link on a blog I read. I could not believe it; however, having been in an ER within the last few months, I do now wonder.
It's almost February, so you can guarantee, I will GoRedforWomen. This bad attitude has to stop.
More to come...enjoy the remaining moments of this weekend, wherever you are!
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Monday, October 6, 2014
I'm waiting for this one to come to RehabLand
My ER nurse colleagues can tell you it's a common way to get out of the ER--go AMA when you don't hear what you want to hear, or when you hear you'll go to jail, or get a bill.
Now, instead of all those things, we have ebola showing up in ERs around the US, thanks to the marvels of modern transportation.
Add them together and all you get is trouble.
That is all...stay tuned.
Now, instead of all those things, we have ebola showing up in ERs around the US, thanks to the marvels of modern transportation.
Add them together and all you get is trouble.
That is all...stay tuned.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
In the news: Byproducts edition
One of my friends posted recently, "I just got hit by C-diff and VRE all at once." Yes, the gross part of being a nurse sometimes stands out more than others.
Note to new nurses: always know where you can get an extra set of scrubs. If you have a good sized locker, this is something you may want to stash, along with an extra pair of underwear and socks. It's good for those gross days, as well as for those times when you have local emergencies, due to snowstorms (as we did recently.)
Blow up
Yes, if you have enough methane in the form of gas and belches, you can indeed cause an explosion, as these folks in Germany found out recently (thank you BBC).
Tales from the ER
I really enjoyed this post from Florencenightnday about gross stuff in nursing. Yes, the trick is really: don't breathe through your nose (sometimes you have to limit how much you breathe through your mouth, too.)
Take a picture
Someone did here. Yes, it's gross, but this is the holy grail of rehab nursing.
Not a nurse, but worried about caregiving?
The Visiting Nurses of New York have this article for you. Don't worry. They won't gross you out too much.
Last, but not least
Probably one of the mother of all poop posts you can find on the internet from jo at Head Nurse. Read the comments, too, they are valuable.
Note to new nurses: always know where you can get an extra set of scrubs. If you have a good sized locker, this is something you may want to stash, along with an extra pair of underwear and socks. It's good for those gross days, as well as for those times when you have local emergencies, due to snowstorms (as we did recently.)
Blow up
Yes, if you have enough methane in the form of gas and belches, you can indeed cause an explosion, as these folks in Germany found out recently (thank you BBC).
Tales from the ER
I really enjoyed this post from Florencenightnday about gross stuff in nursing. Yes, the trick is really: don't breathe through your nose (sometimes you have to limit how much you breathe through your mouth, too.)
Take a picture
Someone did here. Yes, it's gross, but this is the holy grail of rehab nursing.
Not a nurse, but worried about caregiving?
The Visiting Nurses of New York have this article for you. Don't worry. They won't gross you out too much.
Last, but not least
Probably one of the mother of all poop posts you can find on the internet from jo at Head Nurse. Read the comments, too, they are valuable.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Choices
My travelling partner was not feeling well Monday. Her blood pressure was up when I checked it the other day, by machine and manually. She came in because we are short of staff. "This vertigo won't go away." she said. Yesterday, it was so bad, she went to the ER. They admitted her.
He was one of our regulars. A mustachioed man with a syrupy accent so heavy, I was occasionally called in to translate (because I'm good at translating) for the new nurses who don't recognize the cadence and drawl from his part of the South. One nurse I worked with had known from the time he was injured. He knew our programs so well he could have taught them, she said. We were the safety net: if he got sick, he always came to us (even drove himself this time).
But he was more than sick: he was septic, so the Hotel was not the place for him. We sent him on to Washington for more acute care, and he got worse. He survived some crazy cardiac stunts, but the last procedure set off a cascade from which he did not survive. His car sat on the parking lot when I arrived the other morning. The family came and picked it up yesterday.
Today, I read this story, passed along from one of my coworkers. He didn't want to live like many folks do at the Hotel. He just wanted to die, and with his family, he did. It was so sad because he chose to leave when his wife was pregnant with his first child. "He'll never hold their child.", the article said.
He'll never see that child, either, or make a difference in his/her life. That is the part, to me, which is the saddest. I have worked with rehab patients who have raised children (yes, they need help), and they do parent them. They do discipline them. They do care, even if they cannot lift a finger.
The choices we make can change things forever.
He was one of our regulars. A mustachioed man with a syrupy accent so heavy, I was occasionally called in to translate (because I'm good at translating) for the new nurses who don't recognize the cadence and drawl from his part of the South. One nurse I worked with had known from the time he was injured. He knew our programs so well he could have taught them, she said. We were the safety net: if he got sick, he always came to us (even drove himself this time).
But he was more than sick: he was septic, so the Hotel was not the place for him. We sent him on to Washington for more acute care, and he got worse. He survived some crazy cardiac stunts, but the last procedure set off a cascade from which he did not survive. His car sat on the parking lot when I arrived the other morning. The family came and picked it up yesterday.
Today, I read this story, passed along from one of my coworkers. He didn't want to live like many folks do at the Hotel. He just wanted to die, and with his family, he did. It was so sad because he chose to leave when his wife was pregnant with his first child. "He'll never hold their child.", the article said.
He'll never see that child, either, or make a difference in his/her life. That is the part, to me, which is the saddest. I have worked with rehab patients who have raised children (yes, they need help), and they do parent them. They do discipline them. They do care, even if they cannot lift a finger.
The choices we make can change things forever.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
A topper
I really did think when I called my friend N. on the Left Coast, that I really did have a story that could top anything that happened to her.
N. is a manager of a Borg Pharmaceutical vendor, who will remain nameless.
My day was fine and dandy until Mr. and Mrs. Lost came to my door. I figured it was a simple, direct-them-to-the-SU kind of thing that normally happens. Nope.
Mr. Lost told me that he was going to kill someone. (Ding, ding, ding -- alarm bells) To top it off, he had a plan.
Hello...there went my beautiful boring morning. Calm Mr. and Mrs. Lost down and call the psych people.
No one is answering their phone. (Maybe that lunar eclipse thing messed them up?) So I went looking for the mental health staffers on our team. After much searching, I found one.
Mr. Lost stayed in my office while J., our mental health staffer, called the "Heightened state" team. Chief says, "Send Mr. Lost to the ER for evaluation."
Surprisingly, Mr. Lost was okay with that. J. stayed with him until the ambulance came. Mrs. Lost went home to collect some things and call Mr. Lost's daughter.
And so, J. had a teaching moment with the student today.
I'm so glad I got to be the lucky person...stay tuned for more.
N. is a manager of a Borg Pharmaceutical vendor, who will remain nameless.
My day was fine and dandy until Mr. and Mrs. Lost came to my door. I figured it was a simple, direct-them-to-the-SU kind of thing that normally happens. Nope.
Mr. Lost told me that he was going to kill someone. (Ding, ding, ding -- alarm bells) To top it off, he had a plan.
Hello...there went my beautiful boring morning. Calm Mr. and Mrs. Lost down and call the psych people.
No one is answering their phone. (Maybe that lunar eclipse thing messed them up?) So I went looking for the mental health staffers on our team. After much searching, I found one.
Mr. Lost stayed in my office while J., our mental health staffer, called the "Heightened state" team. Chief says, "Send Mr. Lost to the ER for evaluation."
Surprisingly, Mr. Lost was okay with that. J. stayed with him until the ambulance came. Mrs. Lost went home to collect some things and call Mr. Lost's daughter.
And so, J. had a teaching moment with the student today.
I'm so glad I got to be the lucky person...stay tuned for more.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Boarding
While I was waiting with a relative in the ER recently, I learned about this term. He/she was lucky enough to get a room with a door and some privacy. The others in the ER were in the hallway on stretchers.
He/she needed some help, so I stuck around and provided it. I don't bug staff, especially, when this was a level one trauma center and they were calling out the incoming customers with much frequency. After that, it was noisy, since there's some construction on the edge of the unit. The sounds of drills were right outside his/her room in the morning.
I was so happy when he/she got a bed. We just missed being there 24 hours.
He/she needed some help, so I stuck around and provided it. I don't bug staff, especially, when this was a level one trauma center and they were calling out the incoming customers with much frequency. After that, it was noisy, since there's some construction on the edge of the unit. The sounds of drills were right outside his/her room in the morning.
I was so happy when he/she got a bed. We just missed being there 24 hours.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Off the clock tour of duty
Yes, I got to see the other side of the fence when Bubba broke bones during his soccer game. Dahey and I were less than five minutes from the nearest peds ER, and so we whisked him off the field and down the road, with cardboard splint and ice in tow. Our nurse Kim kept him quiet and happy. Gotta love a little morphine!
The whole crew was amazing. All you peds ER folks--nurses, techs and the man with the hands, aka the ortho doc who guided those bones back into place--you rock!
The whole crew was amazing. All you peds ER folks--nurses, techs and the man with the hands, aka the ortho doc who guided those bones back into place--you rock!
Monday, June 21, 2010
To all the ER nurses out there...
If you had a patient with a cardiac history who presented to your ER with nausea, vomiting and recent intractable pain, would you put a monitor on him/her?
Just wondering for a friend...we're having a discussion at work.
Just wondering for a friend...we're having a discussion at work.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Nuggets for March 16
Ah, yes, it's eagerly anticipated in our house...the month of March. Birthdays, St. Patrick's Day parties and most of all, basketball. Dahey looks so happy to grab the paper each day to read the latest and follow his faves online. While his teams didn't make it this year, he's eagerly following the fun.
So while yours truly is a basketball widow for a while, I'm surfing the 'net looking for goodies. Here they are in no particular order.
Another reason why I'm glad I'm not in the ER
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out (from www.nytimes.com)
What comes first, the chicken or the egg strikes again. Hello, all you folks in the state legislatures, give the ER people a break. Give enough reimbursement to the docs so at least some of the people will stop using the ER as primary care.
From the blogosphere...
Some things aren't what they seem, according to this recent post from Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous. No one EVER does that here do they? (fingers crossed and tongue firmly in cheek).
It's short, sweet and to the point. I love it when Tex has a great post like this one called Band-Aid Bunny.
ER stories had a great one recently about the guy who just has to go to the bris. Could be a damper if he does. I'm with you, doc!
NYC RN retells his muffin top story, and it's not taking place at Panera Bread, or your favorite bakery, either.
In the news
Sure the 2010 Winter Olympic Games may be over, but check out the 2010 Paralympics for some great coverage of winter sports for people in wheelchairs that is running in Vancouver from March 12 to March 21.
It's no urban legend
Some urologists are marketing vasectomies during March Madness. Doesn't hurt to stay home and watch TV while something good is on TV, now, does it?
Happy March Madness to all and to all a good night!
So while yours truly is a basketball widow for a while, I'm surfing the 'net looking for goodies. Here they are in no particular order.
Another reason why I'm glad I'm not in the ER
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out (from www.nytimes.com)
What comes first, the chicken or the egg strikes again. Hello, all you folks in the state legislatures, give the ER people a break. Give enough reimbursement to the docs so at least some of the people will stop using the ER as primary care.
From the blogosphere...
Some things aren't what they seem, according to this recent post from Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous. No one EVER does that here do they? (fingers crossed and tongue firmly in cheek).
It's short, sweet and to the point. I love it when Tex has a great post like this one called Band-Aid Bunny.
ER stories had a great one recently about the guy who just has to go to the bris. Could be a damper if he does. I'm with you, doc!
NYC RN retells his muffin top story, and it's not taking place at Panera Bread, or your favorite bakery, either.
In the news
Sure the 2010 Winter Olympic Games may be over, but check out the 2010 Paralympics for some great coverage of winter sports for people in wheelchairs that is running in Vancouver from March 12 to March 21.
It's no urban legend
Some urologists are marketing vasectomies during March Madness. Doesn't hurt to stay home and watch TV while something good is on TV, now, does it?
Happy March Madness to all and to all a good night!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Nursing practices and current trends
It surely sounds like I'm ready to go into an infomercial, doesn't it? No, I just got out of my state's "What's new in nursing" continuing education class recently.
The first part of it was, "Here's what YourStateNursingAssociation is doing in the Legislature", which is often very dry. When they started going over how a bill turns into law which turns into nursing practice, I had to imbibe in my highly caffeinated soda, since I got sleepy. Thankfully, we got a break right after this part.
After the break, we had the biggest, most rousing part of the seminar--the use of Propofol and nursing section. I almost felt like I was in the new Harry Potter movie, since the presenter and some others referenced "the recent case" (about Michael Jackson), but they never said any names. This issue is a big deal, not just for nurses, but also for physicians who use this drug. Just reading the package insert opens up a whole new world of liability if CRNA is not after your name in the right setting. Lots of ERs in our state are using this for small procedures, like dislocated shoulders, bone setting and stabilization, etc.
We also had fun stuff, too. A collegue of one of my mentors in nursing school gave a presentation on electronic records which was really cool, especially the one that compared drug prices for patients in our area. The disparity was glaring. Atenolol 20mg in one county was $3 for 30 days and in another section of the same county, $30. There were a couple of glitches in the presentation, as happens with just about anything technical. It would have been even more interesting if all of the government websites she referenced were actually working. I guess those pesky hackers are still loose!
Outside of that, I'm still taming the paperwork monster. I'm starting to view our paperwork queen for scholarships as Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. One day, it's one thing, the next day another. I'm not sure why Paperwork queen wants all this stuff now, when I was told to wait for a cold day in the hereafter mere weeks ago, but I'm pushing the paper back and forth as fast as I can. They must have unearthed some money somewhere, somehow...and I'm not questioning it.
And school starts in a few weeks....and I already have homework. I'm so glad vacation is coming soon.
More later...
The first part of it was, "Here's what YourStateNursingAssociation is doing in the Legislature", which is often very dry. When they started going over how a bill turns into law which turns into nursing practice, I had to imbibe in my highly caffeinated soda, since I got sleepy. Thankfully, we got a break right after this part.
After the break, we had the biggest, most rousing part of the seminar--the use of Propofol and nursing section. I almost felt like I was in the new Harry Potter movie, since the presenter and some others referenced "the recent case" (about Michael Jackson), but they never said any names. This issue is a big deal, not just for nurses, but also for physicians who use this drug. Just reading the package insert opens up a whole new world of liability if CRNA is not after your name in the right setting. Lots of ERs in our state are using this for small procedures, like dislocated shoulders, bone setting and stabilization, etc.
We also had fun stuff, too. A collegue of one of my mentors in nursing school gave a presentation on electronic records which was really cool, especially the one that compared drug prices for patients in our area. The disparity was glaring. Atenolol 20mg in one county was $3 for 30 days and in another section of the same county, $30. There were a couple of glitches in the presentation, as happens with just about anything technical. It would have been even more interesting if all of the government websites she referenced were actually working. I guess those pesky hackers are still loose!
Outside of that, I'm still taming the paperwork monster. I'm starting to view our paperwork queen for scholarships as Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. One day, it's one thing, the next day another. I'm not sure why Paperwork queen wants all this stuff now, when I was told to wait for a cold day in the hereafter mere weeks ago, but I'm pushing the paper back and forth as fast as I can. They must have unearthed some money somewhere, somehow...and I'm not questioning it.
And school starts in a few weeks....and I already have homework. I'm so glad vacation is coming soon.
More later...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
A note to all the civilians out there
Yes, your friends in the medical or healthcare industry may scare you.
I went out a while ago with some friends from high school. You could almost part the room by who's in a healthcare job and who is not or is not familiar with the healthcare industry.
Some interesting observations:
1. People with boys tend to know a lot about emergency rooms. One of my friends has several and rarely blanches when he tells the stories of Kid X running into the fancy glass table at the department store and getting a cut on his head or when Kid Y goes and has a compound arm fracture after some skateboarding stunt gone awry.
I just thank my lucky stars I don't work in the pediatric ER.
2. Allied health professionals often have their own interesting stories about doctors. One friend has a doctor she works with who asks her to call the special back office line so he can take care of whatever she needs for his patients right away. She can also tell you what doctors have the best staff in town.
3. Another one of my friends still works the night shift after several kids and 18+ years. I never cease to be amazed at how well she functions. I just shudder at the thought of 18 hours on the night shift, let alone 18 years! She works at a major teaching hospital, so she always has some funny stories about dazed and confused people on nights, especially the residents.
Sometimes I think she should have been a nurse. She'd be one kicka$s patient advocate. She is kind and pleasant and takes no crap from anyone.
4. One of my friends is a doc. I always think about this before I get really annoyed. Friend A has some great stories and some real heartbreakers, so I know the line Dr. K. told me a long time ago is really is true: "I have some patients I will never forget."
5. I am always surprised that these same healthcare professionals, who have years of experience tell me that they're amazed at what I do, and here I am, a newbie nurse. And no, I didn't pay them to say that. They work 24/7 just like we do. They've paid their dues and they've put on the flak jackets when some crazed MD or patient screams at them for no reason.
It reminds me that in many environments, nurses are on the front lines of healthcare. We are in the hospital trenches with patients. First, when things get down and dirty, we have to go and get whomever cleaned up and out of there. We're a little like infantry in that regard; a little like MPs, since we have to keep our guard up and watch out for trouble.
Finally, it gives me hope to know that these good people, doing their jobs in the other healthcare disciplines, are out there watching my back, too, even if they're not next to me in the trenches.
I went out a while ago with some friends from high school. You could almost part the room by who's in a healthcare job and who is not or is not familiar with the healthcare industry.
Some interesting observations:
1. People with boys tend to know a lot about emergency rooms. One of my friends has several and rarely blanches when he tells the stories of Kid X running into the fancy glass table at the department store and getting a cut on his head or when Kid Y goes and has a compound arm fracture after some skateboarding stunt gone awry.
I just thank my lucky stars I don't work in the pediatric ER.
2. Allied health professionals often have their own interesting stories about doctors. One friend has a doctor she works with who asks her to call the special back office line so he can take care of whatever she needs for his patients right away. She can also tell you what doctors have the best staff in town.
3. Another one of my friends still works the night shift after several kids and 18+ years. I never cease to be amazed at how well she functions. I just shudder at the thought of 18 hours on the night shift, let alone 18 years! She works at a major teaching hospital, so she always has some funny stories about dazed and confused people on nights, especially the residents.
Sometimes I think she should have been a nurse. She'd be one kicka$s patient advocate. She is kind and pleasant and takes no crap from anyone.
4. One of my friends is a doc. I always think about this before I get really annoyed. Friend A has some great stories and some real heartbreakers, so I know the line Dr. K. told me a long time ago is really is true: "I have some patients I will never forget."
5. I am always surprised that these same healthcare professionals, who have years of experience tell me that they're amazed at what I do, and here I am, a newbie nurse. And no, I didn't pay them to say that. They work 24/7 just like we do. They've paid their dues and they've put on the flak jackets when some crazed MD or patient screams at them for no reason.
It reminds me that in many environments, nurses are on the front lines of healthcare. We are in the hospital trenches with patients. First, when things get down and dirty, we have to go and get whomever cleaned up and out of there. We're a little like infantry in that regard; a little like MPs, since we have to keep our guard up and watch out for trouble.
Finally, it gives me hope to know that these good people, doing their jobs in the other healthcare disciplines, are out there watching my back, too, even if they're not next to me in the trenches.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Nuggets for October 22
Yes, it's my day off and I'm again scouring the blogosphere for some good stuff. I've had a few people send me links to their blogs, so I'm adding those as I can, to share the link love. Check out the sidebar for some from the good ol' USA to Canada and even one from the Czech Republic about a nurse who snaps photos for fun while checking out nature.
In the MIA section
I'm also lamenting the loss of Podunk Memorial. Mielikki, where ever you are, I really enjoyed your blog. I wish you the best!
Terry at Counting Sheep sold www.everydaynurses.com, so I haven't seen anything from her in eons. Good luck Terry!
Here are a few things I found meandering today. Enjoy!
From the ER (ED, or whatever you choose to call it for the moment...)
Braden from 20 out of 10 has a great post on never events. Bayer may be right and the government may indeed be idiots if they buy this renaming thing. Why call it a never event if it can get renamed? Perhaps some funding in the way of adequate equipment and staffing from CMS might help. Naw...that would be too logical.
You can get more than you bargain for if you tagalong on a ER visit. CrassPollination has this great tagalong story you'll enjoy, even if you don't work in the ER.
From transplant city...
Donorcycle is one of my favorite transplant blogs to read. While there haven't been a ton of posts lately, I'd suspect she's busy. Some days are better than others according to this post. I really like the bird imagery, TC!
And finally, in the 'tis the season category...
Awake in Rochester has this great post about ghosts. My answer is yes....maybe not seen but have heard and felt some around me, and it wasn't even scary.
In the MIA section
I'm also lamenting the loss of Podunk Memorial. Mielikki, where ever you are, I really enjoyed your blog. I wish you the best!
Terry at Counting Sheep sold www.everydaynurses.com, so I haven't seen anything from her in eons. Good luck Terry!
Here are a few things I found meandering today. Enjoy!
From the ER (ED, or whatever you choose to call it for the moment...)
Braden from 20 out of 10 has a great post on never events. Bayer may be right and the government may indeed be idiots if they buy this renaming thing. Why call it a never event if it can get renamed? Perhaps some funding in the way of adequate equipment and staffing from CMS might help. Naw...that would be too logical.
You can get more than you bargain for if you tagalong on a ER visit. CrassPollination has this great tagalong story you'll enjoy, even if you don't work in the ER.
From transplant city...
Donorcycle is one of my favorite transplant blogs to read. While there haven't been a ton of posts lately, I'd suspect she's busy. Some days are better than others according to this post. I really like the bird imagery, TC!
And finally, in the 'tis the season category...
Awake in Rochester has this great post about ghosts. My answer is yes....maybe not seen but have heard and felt some around me, and it wasn't even scary.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Happiness is...
Only having two patients instead of three (one crashing) and a new admit. Why? Lots less paperwork for one thing! I only had two patients today, Mr. S.and Mr. M. and it was like heaven. No rushing, no fussing, everything got done, charted and I was out on time. Hooray!
Sadly, Mr. H. who I took care of a couple of months ago was back at Washington in the ER. Apparently, he was taking too many drugs over the weekend and developed a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He's now on a vent and not expected to make it.
I'm off tomorrow, so more fun starts later this week on evenings...stay tuned.
Sadly, Mr. H. who I took care of a couple of months ago was back at Washington in the ER. Apparently, he was taking too many drugs over the weekend and developed a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He's now on a vent and not expected to make it.
I'm off tomorrow, so more fun starts later this week on evenings...stay tuned.
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