Shout Out for Nurses working in the Hurricane

[Sehille4774]

Kudos to those working in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast this weekend, despite the weather.

Heres hoping the power stays on and the Flood Water stay low! So far so good in PA, though their are about 43000 people out of power around my area.

Any crazy hurricane stories to share?

[Roy Fokker, BSN, RN]

We lost power.

One of our floors upstairs sprung a leak. Water all over the place, cascading down one stairwell.

We coded three people - one of 'em was very, very young (I felt really bad not just for the kin but for the police officers who called it in. Both officers were very young and very shook up).

We ran out of food.

A couple patients were ****** off that we couldn't "find a ride for them" ("Why can't you call an ambulance?!" "I'm sorry sir/ma'm but because of the hurricane they're only doing critical care transport") after they were discharged for "back pain x 3 months".

Other than that, it wasn't too bad...

I don't have a crazy story...just something to share. I am an L&D nurse for a Naval Hopspital in coastal North Carolina. Worked a12 hour shift Friday, slept at the hospital Friday night, and worked 12 hours shift Saturday. Frid rallied, pulled together and made the best out of a bad situation. I'm so proud to be part of such a great hospital!

Is your hospital hiring?

cheers,