does anyone else on night feel like days thinks we do nothing? Often when I give report I end up feeling like I've done nothing all night when I didn't even have time to eat my lunch. No I don't know what time the pt is going down to IR. IR isn't here at night. umm. No I didn't get the admission questionaire done. The pt looked pretty tired after that 10 hour surgery. UHh.. I have no idea if the docs want such and such. they don't like to be woken up unless its an emergency and i don't think such and such would be considered an emergency. and so on and so forth. I realize that these things are all important. I get that. But I just can't call a doc or a dept that isn't here whenever I want. I have to figure out if it can wait. and if they are breathing okay rhythm looks good and they aren't about to code. it can probably wait.
Nevermind the fact that i have had 3 transfers in and out, I had to call the pharmacy 3 time to get a med. i had to enter orders for all those new pts(no secretary) and check the chart and call pharmacy a fourth time because they sent the med I called about earlier to the floor the pt used to be on.( only one pharmacist on noc vs 4 on days) then I have to call that floor and ask them to send it to me. I had to call for the IV pumps.i had to draw 30 ml of blood from a pt that only wanted to give me 2. the pt down the hall won't stop pooping and thought itd be a good idea to pull out the ng tube and I am pretty sure thats not chocolate on my shoe. I had to get all your paperwork ready and make sure all my ducks were in a row before the drs come in 30 mins mins before the end of my shift and write another ten orders that I have to get done before I leave, and I will probably have to call pharmacy again becaus the nurse on the other floor where they sent the med sent it to a dept that wont open til 8. so yeah, I couldn't get to that. sorry. Oh and i did it all in the dark!
I always feel horrible when this happens. I am doing the best I can. But does anyone else feel like day shift thinks we can do everything they can at night??? these people they use all day long are not there at night. No one puts in my orders for me no one lifts pts for me and dr don't just stroll by all the time so I can ask them things.
why do I leave without feeling like I have done nothing when I haven't had time to pee in 7 hours??? I have more pts at nite too!! geez!! I guess you don;t know til you work nights
