if i see anymore vomit or diarrhea, i don't know what i'll do:eek:
ever have an intestinal virus come to your unit and attack
everyone it meets except a few who are left to clean up??? well last night was the night of all nights and i'm not looking forward to going back tonight. a few people were sick during the night, but at 4:25, 5 minutes before we were to roll those med carts out for 5 am meds, a 300 lb very ambulatory, very continent resident lost it from the bottom all over his br floor, slipped and fell between the toilet and the wall and couldn't hardly move. we finally got him to where we could bring the hoyer lift in and get him into bed. after we cleaned him up, he lost it from the top all over the place!!!!!!!! at the same time, three other residents began vomiting and having diarrhea. vomiting is what freaks me out in nursing and if i had ear plugs i'd cram them into my ears so i wouldn't have to listen to all of the reeeeeetching! i found myself washing my hands every five minutes whether or not i needed to just to keep those nasty micros away from me! the 6am nurse called out sick at the last minute, so now myself and the other nurse had to split her hallway for the meds. one na walked out after cleaning one rez for the third time and proceeded to vomit for the fourth saying, "i've had enough, i can't take it no more!!!" then two more day nurses called out sick...i was still passing meds at 8:30 while the float nurses from other units were saying,"are you done yet so we can get report?" i just wanted to wack them...it seems that everyone i gave meds to brought them right back up. i was beginning to wonder if i'd ever see the light of day...alive. i finally finished and gave my big report. what report? everyone is sh!tting and pooping, mr so-n-so slipped and fell, mod examined, ordered x-rays of left hip and left elbow, documentation is done, incident report is done and i'm done. have a fun-filled day everyone and i left. as i walked down the hall to the elevator, a resident was sitting quietly looking out the window watching the birds. i pushed the button for the elevator. as i stood waiting for the "gates to heaven" to open for me to skip on in, the rez sitting by the window began to reeeetch. the doors opened, i ran in while stuffing my fingers into my ears and it was then that i realized there is a god b/c he brought me this elevator just in time. i thanked him......alot!
hopefully everyone is finished with their intestinal flu when i return tonight. what do you think my chances are of getting it???
i'd rather die than vomit.......................