This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

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I almost didn't start one of these this week because I did the "I am thankful for" list a few days ago, but I just love, love, love the way these conversations go! I'm keeping it rolling!

This week I have learned.....

1. A healthy young man who uses toilet time to escape the kids for 30-60 minutes a day can cause a bleeder that bleeds to the point of a 6.5 hgb and three blood transfusions during an inpatient stay.

2. I will always be so deeply touched and amazed at the endurance of humans who truly want to have it.

3. I married a person so colossally different from myself, which lately is starting to be more and more of a problem.

4. I'm really starting to lose patience and understanding for the young exaggerating patients. I had one this week in a room next to a 94 year old walkie talkie CVA that manages to have zero residuals and got frustrated because we wouldn't let her get up and move around as much as she wanted to at night. This other woman.... I can't tell if she's having some kind of somatoform disorder legitimately or if truly she was making it all up. What she said was going on, though, wasn't. She hit jackpot gold because her hospitalist was the one who does next to nothing anytime he can get away with it, so he'll turn what should be 2 night admissions into 6 nights just to pass the buck to the next guy. So lucky young lady got to soak up all the pampering at hotel d'ixchel with complete room service.

5. I want to precept. Like, I'm craving it. I know only a year in on this gig is too soon, but God I love working with the noobs. I had a brand new right off orientation nurse take report from me the other day and we shared a patient who straight up sounded terrifying. But really, he was just way more complex than we might see, even in a really sick patient. Heck, he might be the most complex I've had yet. But I loved helping her regain footing, walking her through how things aren't really as scary as they seemed, reassuring her that she will have the charge nurse keeping an eye out for her knowing she's going to be nervous anyway. *sigh* I think I've found my next adventure. Just not sure how I'll know I'm ready.

I don't have much this week. Been a bit boring! How about you? What have you learned?

Specializes in Behavioral Health.

Oh snap, I just realized RNs' names are bolded and non-RNs aren't. Maybe CNAs are, too, I have to go look one up. But sheesh... sorry, Ood. I like your posts, your Ood avatar catches my eye even if you aren't bolded.

I'm learning things left and right today.

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Specializes in critical care.

They get bolded??? I think I'll have to check this out on desktop. I post from the app - nothing is a different color and no credentials show up at all, unless the username itself includes them.

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Specializes in critical care.

I appear to be learning right now that 24-hour sudafed does, in fact, last 24 hours. OMG I want to sleep! I work in the morning!

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Oh snap, I just realized RNs' names are bolded and non-RNs aren't. Maybe CNAs are, too, I have to go look one up. But sheesh... sorry, Ood. I like your posts, your Ood avatar catches my eye even if you aren't bolded.

I'm learning things left and right today.

So what suddenly I'm not good enough for you because I'm a student?

You cut me deep, Dogen. You cut me real deep just now.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
They get bolded??? I think I'll have to check this out on desktop. I post from the app - nothing is a different color and no credentials show up at all, unless the username itself includes them.

Yeah, I have no idea either. I rarely go on the desktop site.

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Yeah, I have no idea either. I rarely go on the desktop site.

I never paid attention :(

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I never paid attention :(

The only way I know is if I look at the profile. Either way, I really don't care. As long as I can have a good conversation with someone (CNA, LVN, RN, student or not) it's all good! :)

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Exactly! That's all I care about too.

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Specializes in CVICU CCRN.

I re-learned that "reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope". (F. Scott Fitz, for those who like their citations.)

Someone really pissed me off at work...I was grinding my teeth all day....and then I found out (from them) that they were going through some serious struggles. Oops. Pretty much felt like a monster for the thoughts running through my head. 😣😣

I love George Carlin. I was lucky enough to be raised by a George Carlin look alike, sound alike, same-sense-of-humor whopper of a father.

I learned that when your needle count is one off and you're dealing with 183 sutures (some of them as small as 8-0) a vigorous game of trash bag treasure hunt will really get your pulse and temperature up. Check the bottoms of shoes first.

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.
So what suddenly I'm not good enough for you because I'm a student?

You cut me deep, Dogen. You cut me real deep just now.

Oh, Oody,* I like you just the way you are. With your tentacle face and your little brain in your hand. I don't read posts based on the boldness of your name, but on the boldness of your character.**

* I promise to never say this again

** this is one of those things that probably sounded better in my head

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Tee hee hee. I'm just messing with you. I even quoted Shrek.

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Oh, Oody,* I like you just the way you are. With your tentacle face and your little brain in your hand. I don't read posts based on the boldness of your name, but on the boldness of your character.**

* I promise to never say this again

** this is one of those things that probably sounded better in my head

I was just going to hug her little squigglyness and call her ((((((OOOOdles))))))))

And I may call her that again.

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