(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. :)
I laughed at the TFTB then went "I'm a horrible person" then laughed again.
I can't even laugh at that any more because my unit ends up with all of the TFTB patients.
I believe people who say true morbid obesity only hurts the obese person have never sat there trying to chart while an obese but otherwise healthy patient, only still hanging out with me because they're TFTB without vent support, bangs on the side rails... I think I lose at least a few months off my life every time I hear that sound. I am definitely harmed.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I've learned that being out of the nursing game can make me really nervous to go back. Especially for interviews! Cross all your appendages or pray for me! Eeeee!
Oh, my farawyn.... :) Girl I wish we were closer to each other. We'd be doing drinks on the regular, yo.
Mousy puppy kitty with sushi eyes, I think we can peacefully co-exist. :) Be sure to leave pre-nursing or student at the beginning of your title each week, and then we'll be sure to not have all the peeps confused. If you want to know the truth, you could probably make threads that grow huge if you made it a general student thread, not just pre-nursing. You'd probably get some great advice from the students further in, and get your eyes opened to what nursing school will entail.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Oh, my farawyn.... :) Girl I wish we were closer to each other. We'd be doing drinks on the regular, yo.
Mousy puppy kitty with sushi eyes, I think we can peacefully co-exist. :) Be sure to leave pre-nursing or student at the beginning of your title each week, and then we'll be sure to not have all the peeps confused. If you want to know the truth, you could probably make threads that grow huge if you made it a general student thread, not just pre-nursing. You'd probably get some great advice from the students further in, and get your eyes opened to what nursing school will entail.
I wish we could ALLLLLL get together for drinks. That would be so much fun!
calivianya, BSN, RN
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I can't even laugh at that any more because my unit ends up with all of the TFTB patients.
I believe people who say true morbid obesity only hurts the obese person have never sat there trying to chart while an obese but otherwise healthy patient, only still hanging out with me because they're TFTB without vent support, bangs on the side rails... I think I lose at least a few months off my life every time I hear that sound. I am definitely harmed.