Meltdown moment...when was yours?

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So as a new nurse, I officially had my meltdown moment yesterday. I had high hopes for the day since I had the same patients the previous day and thought I knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong. Here's what was happening when I had my meltdown: one patients BP was dropping, 80's/40's, lethargic, difficult to arouse, another patient was getting prepped to receive 2 units of PRBCs and blood bank called to say they were sending the blood (they never work that fast, and patient was not yet premedicated), and I was about to get started on paperwork to discharge a pt when the ambulance showed up for him-half an hour early, and this guy had lots of discharge instructions. Everything hit me and I was done. Now I am laughing at it, but believe me it was not funny at the time. So what was your meltdown moment? How long were you in nursing at the time?

Specializes in Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care.
Alright now that is hilarious. He actually tried to commit another doc? LOL:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

I wonder if WE all agreed IF that would GET IT DONE?

Hmmm.....

;)

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Specializes in Geriatrics, med/surg, LTC surveyor.

Too many to count. I may feel like crying but I wait til I get home. I have to keep functioning.

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