(Forgive the early submission this week. Got a busy day tomorrow and last week's thread has just changed its code status to DNR, with a discharge to hospice. Thankfully, most of the family agrees. Unfortunately, one person thinks I'm trying to get more inheritance than Farawyn, but thankfully that's what probate lawyers are for.)
This week, I have learned:
Creatinine can go from 9 to 1.9 in 12 hours. Then 0.65, 24 hours after that, with 13,000 mL out in two shifts.
If you're prepared to ask if your patient group can be split up tomorrow, be prepared to be made out to be an a-hole in front of the rest of the staff just for asking.
My legs are a-holes.
Furry woodland creatures are terrifying.
Metoprolol is a hell of a drug.
Cardiologists should consult nephrologists for beta blocker dosing once a creatinine hits, like, 2.
Some patients would rather walk across the room to pull the code blue button rather then push the nurse call button on their remote they've had glued to their hands for days.
It appears the end of August is "Celebrate Right Before Shift Change Disasters" season.
There are two miserable ladies who post in every thread. But now I'll never know who they are.
There is a person with an STD in their colostomy stoma.
An iPhone can delete all of your contacts in one area code and rename all of your contacts 'Steve'.
I am incredibly frustrated that hospitalists don't clarify code status at admission. Families are SHOCKED to consider that just because their kids know what they want, doesn't mean we'll know.
The State Highway Administration employs archaeologists.
My baby turns 8 tomorrow. I remember feeling impatience at the end of that pregnancy because I wanted to KNOW her. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and has grown more so with every passing year. As fulfilled as I am by being a nurse (I was one of those disgusting "called to it" nurses. Wear gloves when you read my posts, friends. That icky stuff might be contagious.), being Mommy is my one true superpower. :)
After you went to bed the other night, someone was in the magical vitals thread and your name got auto corrected to OrganizedCheerios and they couldn't get it to go back to OrganizedChaos. I have decided that this is your name now.
(Now that I'm thinking on it I'm not 100% sure it was that thread. I'm only about 98% sure.)
Oh, and thanks to this thread I thought of all of you because of a pt coming in with not one but two ostomies leaking today. On one patient. Two side pockets.
I learned (this morning) which window I have to sit by with my laptop in order to skate off the neighbor's unprotected wifi. Waiting for the place to open to replace my router.....
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Try to do your pre-reqs online. Let him get used to a couple of hours with a sitter, instead of starting with a whole day. Don't give up on him or you!
I am so that's good for me but right now because of the oil field & the economy in general we can't afford a sitter & I have to start looking for work.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
After you went to bed the other night, someone was in the magical vitals thread and your name got auto corrected to OrganizedCheerios and they couldn't get it to go back to OrganizedChaos. I have decided that this is your name now.
(Now that I'm thinking on it I'm not 100% sure it was that thread. I'm only about 98% sure.)
I shall NEVAR sleep again! I like OrganizedCheerios. :)
ixchel
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After you went to bed the other night, someone was in the magical vitals thread and your name got auto corrected to OrganizedCheerios and they couldn't get it to go back to OrganizedChaos. I have decided that this is your name now.
(Now that I'm thinking on it I'm not 100% sure it was that thread. I'm only about 98% sure.)