Drama returns...

Ah, yes, it's just so much fun when you get melodramatic patients...and nurses.

One patient came to us after a stay in the ICU due to respiratory issues. Patient had a very productive cough, thanks to some aggressive respiratory treatment.

"That nurse beat me! Don't do that!" was the response when I asked if I could do chest PT when the patient was turned. Nice. Said patient did let me do a quad cough, though.

The Slug was back recently. "Oh," he/she said to a patient, "I had to move all of my relative's heavy wooden furniture. I didn't let anyone take breaks." Guess what...he/she made up for it while at work.

It wasn't a surprise, but one of my favorite charge nurses will be gone in May. S, one of the nice, sweet regulars will be going to an area with less heavy lifting since her back is going out. We will miss her.

I will be so glad to be off this weekend. I get to dye eggs with Bubba for a party. Fun!

Stay tuned...

Nuggets for November 22

I should be thankful that things are not worse, but it's been busy at work lately. Fall is turning to winter and that means we're heading into pneumonia season. We've got a couple of cases all ready. Lots and lots of coughing going on! Chest PT for everyone!

Now for something completely different....here are a few tidbits of interest I've run across in the blogs this week.

This penis reconstruction story makes me think of Fournier's gangrene again. (from Highly Trained Monkey)

What's wrong with nursing (from My 2 Cents)
One of these days...

Sometimes the best therapy is a long-drawn out rant (from Spook RN)

An ingenious Christmas gift you gotta see (I found this thanks to ER RN)

Thinking of going back to school? Some of those professors will be talking about YOU if you aren't very nice...I really loved the "who's the geekiest" post recently.