How many IVs did I start today for the clinic? How many times did I say, "Hold still while I put on these EKG pads."?
Things really slowed down, though, when we had both the neurology resident AND the med student with us. Thank heavens our patients realize we're a teaching hospital!
So glad we got out on time...now I just have to wait for Evil Accrediting Agency to show up this week. At least, the doc and I will have fun with it...if our boss doesn't intervene.
More to come...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Chilly!
Fall is here in Rehab Land, even if the leaves aren't turning yet...brrr!
Not surprisingly, the unit is still unseasonably warm in many areas.
Now it's off for another day of adventures with specialists and protecting the patients (and ourselves) from the new resident (Dr. Haroompf) who's still learning how to use our computer system.
Stay tuned!
Not surprisingly, the unit is still unseasonably warm in many areas.
Now it's off for another day of adventures with specialists and protecting the patients (and ourselves) from the new resident (Dr. Haroompf) who's still learning how to use our computer system.
Stay tuned!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Full moon falling
Yes, it's not a full moon or even a double moon anymore, but don't tell our patients that. They think it still is, reality or not.
We have a couple of guys, Oscar and Felix, who are roommates. Oscar gets out everyday since he has a standing appointment. Since he gets up, Felix thinks he should, too. Lo and behold, I get to work and the duo is in our patient lounge area watching the big screen TV. Both ask if I'm their nurse. Nope. Much grumbling ensues. Oscar and Felix go to the charge nurse and ask if they can have a new nurse. Why? Because they compare us when we're not in the room and they have their "favorites". Their assigned nurse was not their favorite, alas, the charge nurse wouldn't budge, and Oscar and Felix had to deal with their nurse.
My people were good. Pepsi Man (because he always gets a case when his family comes) finally realized he needs to drink more water. Pepsi Man got lots of encouragement, so forcing fluids was a breeze. My other patient, Mr. Go (because he's always going somewhere) is happy about going on the latest out trip. Won't be long before we only see him when he comes to visit.
From the "Thank goodness we don't have too many residents like this file", Mr. S. told me about his experience getting a PICC line at one of our other network hospitals, which happens to have lots of residents. Mr. S. told me a resident, showing off to some of the nurses on his/her dressing change ability, dislodged his PICC so far, that he required a new one. Yes, July 1 really wasn't that long ago, and here's proof!
Stay tuned...there's always excitement around every bend at the Hotel.
We have a couple of guys, Oscar and Felix, who are roommates. Oscar gets out everyday since he has a standing appointment. Since he gets up, Felix thinks he should, too. Lo and behold, I get to work and the duo is in our patient lounge area watching the big screen TV. Both ask if I'm their nurse. Nope. Much grumbling ensues. Oscar and Felix go to the charge nurse and ask if they can have a new nurse. Why? Because they compare us when we're not in the room and they have their "favorites". Their assigned nurse was not their favorite, alas, the charge nurse wouldn't budge, and Oscar and Felix had to deal with their nurse.
My people were good. Pepsi Man (because he always gets a case when his family comes) finally realized he needs to drink more water. Pepsi Man got lots of encouragement, so forcing fluids was a breeze. My other patient, Mr. Go (because he's always going somewhere) is happy about going on the latest out trip. Won't be long before we only see him when he comes to visit.
From the "Thank goodness we don't have too many residents like this file", Mr. S. told me about his experience getting a PICC line at one of our other network hospitals, which happens to have lots of residents. Mr. S. told me a resident, showing off to some of the nurses on his/her dressing change ability, dislodged his PICC so far, that he required a new one. Yes, July 1 really wasn't that long ago, and here's proof!
Stay tuned...there's always excitement around every bend at the Hotel.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sometimes...
"You wanna be where everybody knows your name." Gary Portnoy & Judy Hart Angelo, Cheers theme song
Around the Hotel, it's a little like Cheers. We have lots of people who come to see us...over and over. We're not just a Hotel, really, but also an office building, as our clinics and offices are in the same hospital complex. So we really do see people, coming and going.
Today's admission is a regular. If he could sit on a bar stool, he'd be like Norm with one reserved for him and if he drank, a cold one waiting. Alas, NotNorm doesn't drink and he's just staying for a short time with us for a procedure, then going home. NN managed to arrive bright and early for his admission and he regaled everyone with his recent adventures, which also included a near-miss with heavy traffic in his neighborhood, due to a wheelchair gone awry.
When he wasn't keeping the natives in stitches, NN also gave our new resident fits, because he/she was worried about his skin due to a number of moles. So Dr. G. came down to check out NN, and point out to the resident, that those moles were actually seborrheic keratoses. On top of it, Dr. G. complimented my notes while he/she was in the room. It's nice to hear compliments, when everyone else is giving you a load, literally and figuratively.
Our Manglement has decided that nursing may not be paid expenses to attend conferences, even when invited or selected on the conference curriculum as faculty. We can get approved absence from work, but no travel expense payment. This won't stop our leader and a few cronies from attending (their expenses are from a different pool), but as nurses, we've been told we can only go if we pay our own way. Traveling partner and I have some ideas, but we've basically resorted to checking with a few resources with our hats off and hands out. We'll see how it goes, since apparently the old maxim is true: no good deed goes unpunished.
So off I go to prepare the "Can you help us?" letters, since standing out on a curb with a cardboard sign is really just too hard since it's hot here right now. Thank goodness I have years of experience selling stuff!
Want to send two really interesting nurses to a conference and see your name on their suits as they present? E-mail us!
(Not really, but it's a start...not sure if any NASCAR people are showing up to this conference.)
Stay tuned...I may have to think up a blog-a-thon, if the letter writing campaign is unsuccessful.
Around the Hotel, it's a little like Cheers. We have lots of people who come to see us...over and over. We're not just a Hotel, really, but also an office building, as our clinics and offices are in the same hospital complex. So we really do see people, coming and going.
Today's admission is a regular. If he could sit on a bar stool, he'd be like Norm with one reserved for him and if he drank, a cold one waiting. Alas, NotNorm doesn't drink and he's just staying for a short time with us for a procedure, then going home. NN managed to arrive bright and early for his admission and he regaled everyone with his recent adventures, which also included a near-miss with heavy traffic in his neighborhood, due to a wheelchair gone awry.
When he wasn't keeping the natives in stitches, NN also gave our new resident fits, because he/she was worried about his skin due to a number of moles. So Dr. G. came down to check out NN, and point out to the resident, that those moles were actually seborrheic keratoses. On top of it, Dr. G. complimented my notes while he/she was in the room. It's nice to hear compliments, when everyone else is giving you a load, literally and figuratively.
Our Manglement has decided that nursing may not be paid expenses to attend conferences, even when invited or selected on the conference curriculum as faculty. We can get approved absence from work, but no travel expense payment. This won't stop our leader and a few cronies from attending (their expenses are from a different pool), but as nurses, we've been told we can only go if we pay our own way. Traveling partner and I have some ideas, but we've basically resorted to checking with a few resources with our hats off and hands out. We'll see how it goes, since apparently the old maxim is true: no good deed goes unpunished.
So off I go to prepare the "Can you help us?" letters, since standing out on a curb with a cardboard sign is really just too hard since it's hot here right now. Thank goodness I have years of experience selling stuff!
Want to send two really interesting nurses to a conference and see your name on their suits as they present? E-mail us!
(Not really, but it's a start...not sure if any NASCAR people are showing up to this conference.)
Stay tuned...I may have to think up a blog-a-thon, if the letter writing campaign is unsuccessful.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Nuggets for October 1
Here are a few goodies I've encountered on my meanderings on the internet recently. Enjoy!
From the blogosphere...
Hell on White Clogs had this crazy scenario involving Google and residents on fhe floor of one unit. All I have to say is...I'd have to say no to that cath if I didn't see the "real doc" with experience, thank you very much!
ImpactEDnurse had this post about helminth therapy...ugh! I think I'll have to show my allergist this one. I'd be scratching my eyes out, too.
Code blog has this story of the Bigger Picture. Oh, yes, I go there so many times. What do they not understand?
Out in news land...
The Chicago Tribune had this recent article about ways to combat compassion fatigue (aka burnout) among nurses.
The NY Times is running a special section called Decoding Your Health. In today's installment the author discusses using the internet to get medical information. I particularly like this line, "The goal is to find an M.D., not become one."
TV station KTTC of Rochester, MN ran this article about nurse practitioners recently on their web site. It also points out that Nurse Practioner Week is November 9th through the 15th.
NursingLink has this article about avoiding back injuries, which is a good thing, no matter what type of setting.
A subject near and dear to a rehab nurse's heart...bowel routines. Since it was recently National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, this article discusses how one Delaware hospital works with patients to relieve constipation.
From the blogosphere...
Hell on White Clogs had this crazy scenario involving Google and residents on fhe floor of one unit. All I have to say is...I'd have to say no to that cath if I didn't see the "real doc" with experience, thank you very much!
ImpactEDnurse had this post about helminth therapy...ugh! I think I'll have to show my allergist this one. I'd be scratching my eyes out, too.
Code blog has this story of the Bigger Picture. Oh, yes, I go there so many times. What do they not understand?
Out in news land...
The Chicago Tribune had this recent article about ways to combat compassion fatigue (aka burnout) among nurses.
The NY Times is running a special section called Decoding Your Health. In today's installment the author discusses using the internet to get medical information. I particularly like this line, "The goal is to find an M.D., not become one."
TV station KTTC of Rochester, MN ran this article about nurse practitioners recently on their web site. It also points out that Nurse Practioner Week is November 9th through the 15th.
NursingLink has this article about avoiding back injuries, which is a good thing, no matter what type of setting.
A subject near and dear to a rehab nurse's heart...bowel routines. Since it was recently National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, this article discusses how one Delaware hospital works with patients to relieve constipation.
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