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 I am doing well with my HH job as long as I am with my preceptor. I am seeing her again Saturday and she is teaching me so much. Nowhere near as crusty as me.
I've learned I am doing well with my HH job as long as I am with my preceptor. I am seeing her again Saturday and she is teaching me so much. Nowhere near as crusty as me.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I learned after my son hated daycare, balled off & on for 4 hours while at daycare which required me to pull him out of daycare. Now he is back at home while I'm trying to do my homework & he is fussy & clingy. I don't know what is up with him or what I'm going to do. I really hope plan B works out but I do have a plan C.
Thankfully I can work ahead in micro, so I plan to get all the work done, which will leave me only the midterm & final. That way I can focus on A&P.
I learned after my son hated daycare, balled off & on for 4 hours while at daycare which required me to pull him out of daycare. Now he is back at home while I'm trying to do my homework & he is fussy & clingy. I don't know what is up with him or what I'm going to do. I really hope plan B works out but I do have a plan C.
Thankfully I can work ahead in micro, so I plan to get all the work done, which will leave me only the midterm & final. That way I can focus on A&P.
Psst, think you meant "bawled". Unless he plays basketball, in which case, what a talented son!
Haha sorry for all the spelling corrections. I promise I'm not trying to be annoying. It just happens.
cracklingkraken, ASN, RN
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I learned this week..
If Grey's Anatomy is an accurate representation of how doctors spend their time on the job (probably not), I'm in the wrong profession.