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.