1. I've decided to keep a tally of most critical labs in one admission, starting today (not including renal failure patients): hgb, glucose, potassium, chloride, PT and INR
2. Farawyn's what I learned thread was way cooler than mine are.
Adding an 80s song makes any thread way cooler.
3. Don't trust a 0600 portable chest X-ray to tell you if pulling a chest tube at 1600 is a good idea. It really sucks to tell someone they have a pneumo still.
4. If someone has q4h benzos and opiates, bring both when they ask for one because they'll just ask for the other after you've already run to the med room twice for them.
5. When someone's paracentesis site is still actively dripping rather steadily, it makes me want to squeeze that sucker and see how far I can shoot the fluid out.
6. This week, it actually was sarcoidosis.
7. I know what sarcoidosis is now.
Sarcoidosis sucks.
8. Doctors really need to stop saying, "we're going to go ahead and discharge you," without adding, "this afternoon", especially when they know full well they won't be putting in discharges anytime soon.
9. I think I've realized that the best docs we have actually enjoy my unit the best because they chart there.
I've learned/realized that I took WAY too many credits this summer and will NOT be doing that this fall. This means less financial aid for fall classes but more time doing things I enjoy so it will be worth it...or so everyone keeps telling me :) . I want to graduate (again) but not at the cost of everything else...
My text went off late last night and after looking at it I checked my AN app IN MY SLEEP- what popped up was a thread about "deers" and deer stampedes. I thought I was dreaming, until I looked at my phone this morning and saw I actually posted in said thread.
Wood stain remover will give you chemical burns if you get it anywhere near your skin
Adding milk, eggs, a box of pudding, cream of coconut and sour cream to boxed cake mix gives you the most ridiculously moist, perfect cake you will ever eat. Seriously.
My text went off late last night and after looking at it I checked my AN app IN MY SLEEP- what popped up was a thread about "deers" and deer stampedes. I thought I was dreaming, until I looked at my phone this morning and saw I actually posted in said thread.
Wood stain remover will give you chemical burns if you get it anywhere near your skin
Adding milk, eggs, a box of pudding, cream of coconut and sour cream to boxed cake mix gives you the most ridiculously moist, perfect cake you will ever eat. Seriously.
I've learned I'm going to secretly think of you as "Bug Lips" now.
My text went off late last night and after looking at it I checked my AN app IN MY SLEEP- what popped up was a thread about "deers" and deer stampedes. I thought I was dreaming, until I looked at my phone this morning and saw I actually posted in said thread.
You're a witty poster even in your sleep! Now that takes talent.
I have learned to always keep copies of any paper work that must be sent to the nurse managers office at another site, everything is lost there.
I also learned that I do have the will power to stay away from the table loaded with the most yummy looking home made from scratch cakes at a 95th birthday party. (recent DM type 2 dx) I want to be that aunt one day, mind sharp as a tack, gets around well and still rides a horse!
AllieSparksRN
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I've learned/realized that I took WAY too many credits this summer and will NOT be doing that this fall. This means less financial aid for fall classes but more time doing things I enjoy so it will be worth it...or so everyone keeps telling me :) . I want to graduate (again) but not at the cost of everything else...