Since I had one here in the SU (I'm only here for a day...) I thought I'd get this latest one out while I was thinking of it and since the last two patients just cancelled due to weather (the "too wet" excuse, of course!).
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Dear Gen Y Coworker:
Yes, this is a gravy job. You make way more money than in your previous job as a driving instructor (who had personal experience with DUIs). This job means you can take all sorts of groovy trips every freaking month because of your 12 hour shifts and regale all the old people with them, since they view you with a sense of awe and contempt.
But please stop telling me how "boring it all is" today. I'm tired of answering all your call lights while you text the latest paramour about when you're leaving to gas up the car and pick him/her up.
And just a tip, asking to leave early, "just because" won't work with the charge nurse. You'd need to think of something else, like that "almost perforated appendix" story from a month ago.
Don't forget your AAA card in case your rider can't change a tire, or look cute enough to stop traffic.
Sincerely not,
RehabRN
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday, May 4, 2009
Stuff you just don't want...
We've been having a few discussions at work about assorted stuff. Here are some of the goodies.
1. The dreaded triple A (abdominal aortic aneurysm). One of our patients has one and since his/her H&H has been up and down lately, we were crossing fingers once they went for scanning to see if it was leaking. Thankfully, it was not.
If one blows at our Hotel, just call us "Hotel California", 'cause you won't be checking out!
2. The CABG x 4. I know it's not Red Dress month anymore, but if you're female, please realize, heart disease is THE number one killer of women. Not that we don't like fighting breast cancer, but when they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, start with the Quarter Pounder.
3. People messing with patient acuity and staffing. I consider myself very lucky to work in an area with mandated staffing ratios. When I talk to other people who don't have that luxury, I realize that I am a very happy nurse compared to my previous days before that happened. Very rarely do I feel that I don't have enough time with patients. That is a very important aspect of nursing today.
1. The dreaded triple A (abdominal aortic aneurysm). One of our patients has one and since his/her H&H has been up and down lately, we were crossing fingers once they went for scanning to see if it was leaking. Thankfully, it was not.
If one blows at our Hotel, just call us "Hotel California", 'cause you won't be checking out!
2. The CABG x 4. I know it's not Red Dress month anymore, but if you're female, please realize, heart disease is THE number one killer of women. Not that we don't like fighting breast cancer, but when they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, start with the Quarter Pounder.
3. People messing with patient acuity and staffing. I consider myself very lucky to work in an area with mandated staffing ratios. When I talk to other people who don't have that luxury, I realize that I am a very happy nurse compared to my previous days before that happened. Very rarely do I feel that I don't have enough time with patients. That is a very important aspect of nursing today.
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