Nurse Definition of Multi-Tasking

[Joe V]

Nurses have the unique ability to multi-task. We are well grounded, quick on our feet, and possess critical thinking skills during crisis situations. So when we are mired down in blood, feces, or vomit, we can oblige a fellow colleague when they need a STAT lunch break. Hmmm...?

Anything like this ever happened to you?

[Joe V]

Ever happened to you? ?

[Daisy4RN]

HaHa, i am usually the one that needs the STAT lunch, and not usually bc of those type pt care issues but bc of their families, i guess over the years i have developed a low tolerance for the grief they like to throw at you lol

[Davey Do]

A loud psychotic, acting out, verbally and physical abusive patient who would hit, spit, kick, and tear up anything and everything was given three different atypical anti-psychotics, two anticonvulsants/mood stabilizers, and one benzodiazepine and another anxiolytic was awake, as he and I chimed together in a bass tone during his good moments, "All night long". He could be sweet as pumpkin pie one second and mean as a snake the next.

The patient was a 1:1 assigned to male staff members only. Another male RN and I took turns on the 1:1 throughout the 12 hour MN shift. While the other male RN was off the unit, the patient snapped, became agitated, and tried to punch me.

Now, I'm nearly 62 years old but I work out with weights and do aerobic exercise just about every day so I was able to take him down on his bed and get him into a therapeutic hold. It was quite a struggle and a female staff member who was making rounds came to the door of the room and asked, "Do you need anything?"

"Yes!" I replied, "I need to be 30 years younger!"