Found a pt. unresponsive, diaphoretic, doing routine MN vitals - had a blood sugar of 7... After 2 amps of D50, came up to 290.... Woke up and MAN was he P/O'ed - mad at all the people in his room at...
At my hospital, we have an IV team whose job is exclusively traveling throughout the hospital to start IV's.... it's a wonderful help, but when they get backed up, it can take up to 2 hrs to get one...