Just because

Just because I could...

I got one nurse's assignment changed, even though I wanted to him/her suffer, since the lazy a$% is off the next two days. Why? Because I like the patient, and he asked nicely. Slacker Nurse was really a pain over the last few days, and even though he/she had a lower acuity assignment, he/she was perturbed about not texting friends every 10 minutes or so per usual.

I helped one of our students (Student 1) find some research articles related to a patient. And yes, kids, this is considered business-related use of the internet at the Hotel. Student 1 said, "I always feel weird doing that. What if a call light rings?"

"Go answer it and come back to your research when you have time, " I said. Simple. Patients always come before any research. Period. Besides, most of those happy patients didn't ring the light much the last night when I worked with you.

I got Student 2 some networking info from a nurse I never met in another state. Connection? A national  nursing organization and Facebook. Since the job market is so crappy, I don't mind paying back the help I got myself when I was a Almost Done Nursing Student. (Thankfully, the market was great way back then!)

I got one of our patients his/her favorite snack. I brought it in myself.

I got everyone's care done in a timely matter one night recently. Why? I wasn't herding cats that night, i.e. dealing with primadonna doctors and nurses, as well as crabby patients.

Just because, I like to do the unexpected. It really messes some folks up. At least, it keeps them on their toes.

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