One year ago today(ish) saw the birth of WILTW. In that time, we've been able to grow together as people and nurses, and it has been awesome!
I've been wanting to put together this massive, awesome recollection of each week, but then I realized how ridiculous that would become. So, I wont do that. But, I did want to peek back at some of my more monumental lessons, and encourage you to peek back, too, if you would like.
As always, please share present day learnings, too.
What I learned, over the last 52 weeks...
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/this-week-i-991434.html
Making sure your nurse knows you have breast implants can prevent an embarrassing ICU transfer when a dislodged boob looks like a hematoma.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/what-i-learned-998813.html
If you're going to give a nonresponsive patient a titty twister in an attempt to establish they are actually responsive, warn the other people in the room first.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/9-5-what-1007775.html
When you read a patient's chart notes and see they couldn't be stopped from punching and spitting on staff with 25 mg haldol and 10 mg Ativan, you might actually think to yourself, "thank god he's only felt me up this shift".
9/12 What I learned this week...... | allnurses
This is one of the threads that was moved to blue. It is, however, the first WILTW after Brian died, and feels worth it to include.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/10-31-what-1021192.html
Herpes can literally get in and on every part of the body. I'm glad my innocence was already shattered by sidepockets because for real, people. EVERYWHERE.
(It was in the lungs.)
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/12-5-what-1026131.html
If a coworker is charting in a darker, quieter space, YES, they are are hiding. Go away.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/12-19-what-1028089.html
Never remove an African American woman's wig.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/1-9-what-1030794.html
This thread was linked on social media and people were royally pissed off by it.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/2-27-what-1038754.html
This week, I learned the end of a patient story and I celebrated with a happy cry.
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/3-19-what-1042681.html
If you shave your dog to determine if she has a heart block, you may be a little unbalanced. (And that stethoscope I mentioned? Gone. Thanks, AHole.)
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/4-16-what-1047607.html
Why is the end of a straight cath ribbed? It certainly is NOT for her pleasure!
(Incidentally, my husband learned how to change an instead cup post op.)
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/5-21-wiltw-1053097.html
It comforts me to know my LEO hubs and his coworkers have devised an apocalypse plan. I also just realized being nurses makes us all valuable (like, save the nurse, kill that guy instead, valuable).
And what have I learned this week?
5 hours of driving in a day when almost 6 weeks post op from lumbar fusion can make the rest of the week complicated. So can carrying a ~15 lb load of groceries.
My time away from work could be as long as 6 months. I miss it, and I don't miss it.
When a person awakens during a focal epilepsy seizure, they will potentially continue to interact as though in the dream still, while also interacting with their real surroundings.
So, friends, with that I say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILTW! You all have been wonderful to share my nurse growth with. Every time we get new posters, I feel the excitement of this weekly installment growing. What began as sort of a journaling process for me has become a highlight for many on AN, and I love that! Thank you all!
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calivianya, BSN, RN
2,418 Posts
AAAAAUGH.
I had my interview for the transport gig this morning. The interview person opened the folder with all the resumes of people who had applied... and while she flipped through, I recognized three names. Two from the critical care float pool and one guy who works days, who is the chillest dude ever, and has at least five years more critical care experience than I do. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MAN, WHY?!
So I learned that there is pretty much no way I'm getting that job, but interviewing was fun.
On a related note, I learned that the critical care transport people have to be able to handle ANY emergency in the back of the truck - so, if selected, I would be trained to intubate, do needle decompressions, and do emergency crichs. WHAT. I have never wanted anything so badly in my life. Why must MORE AWESOME people with MORE AWESOME EXPERIENCE than me apply to jobs I want?
I am fully expecting a rejection call from HR next week.
Yep, just going to take my non-fancy self and go hide under a rock now.