Anyone ever have just one of those nights?.....Get on the floor...I'm at 12 patients(i'm a tech, btw).....4 knees, a hip, a VIP, some other family complaint person, somebody else who wanted medicine NOW(I can't make the nurse come any faster sir), Family on someone who's leaving who "watches" me get her dressed to make sure I'm doing it right, get a new admit who tries to climb out of bed with a back fx beacuse "I gotta pee..." (pan or bottle sir, no other choices)....who then proceeds to whip said urinal at my head when I tell him this.......finally goes to sleep at 4AM, arrived at 9PM....and I'm trying to take care of everyone else...have to move a pt so the family could stay...(was a good thing, but stilll).......
ARGGHHH...sometimes I feel like the "Best" care I can give isn't the "best" care I COULD give(if we were adequately staffed, and my patient load was realitively based on acuity..(which we supposedly are now....for nurses, not techs...techs are now wayyyyy more overworked then we used to be, and my nurses help, but they aren't there to be techs...they're there to be nurses.....)
OK, I'm done now...off to sleep and back for 1/2 a shift tonight(what was I thinking......) Thanks all.
PS 4 more months til gradutation, 4 more months til graduation.....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!:bugeyes::bugeyes:
Just as sure as God made little green apples, pomegranate margaritas were invented by medical personnel trying desperately to recuperate from the nights you describe...
If I knew you, I'd make you one myself! God bless you, sweetie - hold on, you're on the home stretch... :redpinkhe:redpinkhe:redpinkhe
Hmmm a VIP huh? George Clooney by any chance?? Just kidding. Hope it all gets better for you. And, well, there's always a nice ,tall, cold drink of something good somewhere.
dang skippy, I went right to the bar last night....being sunday, trying to sneak one in before last call....and just flat out told the bartender, look, I know last call was 10 mins ago, at 12:45, (now 12:50), but could I just get one beer...it's been a wild night, and I REEAALLLLY need a drink before I go home! Wasn't even for the company, only 1 other guy there......drank it down, left and hit the hay!!!! Here's wondering what i get hit with tonight......
I never thought of smothering anyone, nor did I ever find the need to go to the bar after work. I would much rather go home to a hot bath...guess im boring....
:bugeyes:
Just kidding. Hope it all gets better for you. And, well, there's always a nice ,tall, cold drink of something good somewhere.
carolinapooh, BSN, RN
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Just as sure as God made little green apples, pomegranate margaritas were invented by medical personnel trying desperately to recuperate from the nights you describe...
If I knew you, I'd make you one myself! God bless you, sweetie - hold on, you're on the home stretch... :redpinkhe:redpinkhe:redpinkhe