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

Specialties Med-Surg

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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!

Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

Charge - Acute Care Med/Surg/Tele, started out short, 2 called in sick, full census, got a ICU float nurse, WHAT !? "you want me to take 2 patients? Both new admits, that's crazy", puhlease.....! Oh please get a grip!! Phones ringing, charts piling, call lights ringing, Doc's wanting to do bedside procedures. 4 Fiorinal in 12 hours to keep head pain away. 12 hours later...home very tired, passed out on couch! Nursing.....it's an adventure!

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Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.

12 hours on medical/oncology... non-compliant DKA frequent flier "I want cookies", LOL w/ N/V Fleets, many code browns but she feels better, leg cellulitis hx a-fib converts to sinus now it's Mobitz 2:uhoh3: put the crash cart in her room doc falls asleep on the phone BP stable, ETOH pneumonia has PSVT ABG's better low K+, Endocarditis feeling better, no break, I miss my old McDonald's job...

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
12 hours on medical/oncology... non-compliant DKA frequent flier "I want cookies", LOL w/ N/V Fleets, many code browns but she feels better, leg cellulitis hx a-fib converts to sinus now it's Mobitz 2:uhoh3: put the crash cart in her room doc falls asleep on the phone BP stable, ETOH pneumonia has PSVT ABG's better low K+, Endocarditis feeling better, no break, I miss my old McDonald's job...

Isn't nursing just sooo much fun? Rewarding?!!!

Fun, well, I'm not so sure but occasionally it can be very rewarding but I have to say those times are getting fewer and fewer as the years go by and the patients and their families are getting more demanding and unappreciate than ever before.

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Specializes in med-surg.

Hmmm, went to work, started to get report, felt like dogs**t, told chargenurse I'm going to ER, went to ER and had a heart attack; had cardiac cath, headed for CCU; not my worst, but not a great day.......

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Specializes in Emergency.

sweating profusely, chest pain on the monitor with oxygen at 2 liters/minute, to the cath lab. red leg huge and swelling with pain. banana bag x 2 on a hospice patient. screaming of death when a 20g iv inserted and jerking her arm...............

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/ER.

New Nurse here....floated to geriatrics M/S unit...5 pts, Yahoo!!! One was Hospice told me I know the end is near....I asked her did she know the Lord, replied I don't know, I ask her do you want to pray, she said yes I do. I explained what she needed to do to be saved, and prayed with her. After we prayed she looked at me & said I will be ok. I had cold chills, & cried w/her. It just cannot get any better than this!

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I am having a real knee jerk reaction to your note. I know you meant well in your heart but I feel you 'led the witness' projecting your own beliefs system on her. In asking her if she knew the Lord, wanted to pray, how to be saved...you automatically assumed she believed as you. What if she had been Jewish, Hindu, athiest?

It is not your place to assume each pt will have a religious belief as you. It would have been more appropriate to ask "What can I do to help you? What would bring you comfort at the time? Are there any special things you might like - ie. prayer, visit to a chaplain, music, etc." and then let her answers guide you.

As a CHPLN, Certified Hospice & Paliative Care Licensed Nurse, I respect each and every one of my pt's beliefs or lack of beliefs. It's all intensely personal, nor more so that at the end of life.

Please learn these differences - and you will become a very compassionate and caring, supportive nurse.

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Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.

(please, let's don't argue on this thread, I like this thread cuz it's great for venting)

7p-11p tele: 3 COPD exacerbations, 1 CHF, 1 OD waking up only talks to PCA; 11p-7a med/onc: pancreatitis, intractable pain, urosepsis, uncontrolled HTN, renal ca with mets lung,spine,brain- dialysis nurse a jerk one of the better nights I've had in a while

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Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.
New Nurse here....floated to geriatrics M/S unit...5 pts, Yahoo!!! One was Hospice told me I know the end is near....I asked her did she know the Lord, replied I don't know, I ask her do you want to pray, she said yes I do. I explained what she needed to do to be saved, and prayed with her. After we prayed she looked at me & said I will be ok. I had cold chills, & cried w/her. It just cannot get any better than this!

:yeah:

My day...

Two confused elderly women, both had c-diff *sigh*, one told me to get away from her because I was trying to steal her pillow :uhoh3: ; other confused lady almost hit me b/c she didn't want to move q2hrs.; both had IM meds (barely got to give them)...

I'm only a nsg. student and haven't even begun Psych rotation completely. :rolleyes:

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Hey Ashera,

Just wanted to let you know your post is an inspiration. God Bless you.

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hell

there. that's one word.

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