Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

[DutchgirlRN]

Patient had chest pain at beginning shift, 2 hours behind all day, got a heart cath, tech lazy,dinemapp problems, I was sweaty, transfused blood, families OMG!, too many accuchecks, now they're locking the refrigerator where insulin is, where's key? IV's infiltrated, pager not working, 6 patients, I love my job!

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

89 yo breast CA w/ bone mets-horrible pain

88 yo AMS, feeder, inc

39 yo s/p abd abscess I&D took 18" Iodoform to pack

45 yo n/v/d DM, crappy veins and low BS

68 yo NH pt w/ brain CA- diarrhea X 1wk- Cdiff+

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

Post op LTKA, one fragile IV-juggled constavac, PCA, IVPB

Post op RTKA, constavac reinfusionx3, nausea with morphine-on-call doc in surg, phenergan knocked out p zofran didn't work, held oxy 40, scoped for foley then low UO, Pox keeps dropping

Post op LTKA, freaky family thinks she is my only post op for the day, no UO p 3000 IV-doc doesn't care, reinforced dsg

Life is fun at Ortho Camp, can't wait for OB today!

sounds like a nightmare!

[DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN]

Started with 5, DC'd 3, 4 direct admits, family members surprisingly nice,

never stopped all day, charted morning assessments at 1700, interrupted during lunch 3 times, finally gave up, feet tired, glad it's over.

[tinderbox]

Floated to bone marrow transplant floor, 2 pts, IVIG gtt- VS every 15 minutes for 2 hours then every half hour. Other pt had platelet infusion, rigors, HR 160s, SOB, high fever, my first time experience with rigors- was scary. No break, ate 2 protein bars for my "meal" while charting, wondered how much longer I can handle this.

[DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN]

Unusually fantastic day! Started out with 5 easy patients. Kept 5 easy patients. We all actually had a chance to sit a few times and catch up with each others lives. Everyone had a good day. Wow!

[jollygreenRN]

Hmmm...let's see.

6 patients, one quiet, one drug seeker with attitudinal girlfriend, one hypermanic, one full code non responsive, two confused. IV's, PCAs accuchecks and TPN. Computers crashed. 2 codes on floor and fire alarm all at same time! One less hour to get it all done. My feet hurt.

[LoriAlabamaRN]

lady fell out of bed again, CNA refused to work, TV fell off wall onto laundry guy, new admission left for me to do, tough to get medical history from confused man who thinks I stole his cow.

[Lorbun]

10.4 INR won't take blood, nose bleed q15 min dressing changes, and lots of K Psych pt on top of it. trach pt - family comes in - gives water - pt choking -now the fun begins. 400 lb pt - 5 person assist to turn - nec fas contact precautions w/rectal tube- yeah! Two lovely TAH's pain meds only great pts. What a Day!!!! Back again tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

3 nurses short @ shift change. ended up w/ 6 pt's.

*confused Reverend in restraints

*350lb mentally ill pt s/p ankle fx (fell off a ladder)

*35yo hx of MI and CVA- stopped ENT from doing a bedside I&D of *tonsil abscess cause INR was 9.2

*ARF legally blind pt that only spoke Arabic- no family around

*70 yo pt s/p CVA on Hep. gtt.

*walkie talkie

Construction snafu: elevators broke- food trays hauled up via stairs. no suction in whole hospital- scrambling for portable units, on emergency power- had to plug everything into red plugs

over 50 words...sorry!

[porterwoman]

Five words:

From the depths of hades.

Yeah, it was bad. But it's over now!!!

[unknown99, BSN, RN]

Not again!!! We are an inpatient acute rehab unit... not a geriatric psych floor!!! No wonder I quit full time floor nursing to go to telephone triage!!!

[porterwoman]

*19 YO with osteomyelitis in foot, easy

*85 YO + rotavirus, no poop all shift!?!

*64 YO female with CHF, DM, breathing easier, diuresing, whew

*Admit 40 YO female with N/V & Aspergers while Dr. sends fresh post-op hip with pulm edema to ICU, WHEW

Sure, I'll come back on Thursday!