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'm amazed I'm doing it. They're going! Haha! I'm able to work ahead in micro so that's what I'm gonna do this week my husband is home. Hopefully I'll be able to do it all, fingers crossed! Then I can just focus on A&P.
I can't work when my husband is home. He's home right now and every night it's "What do you mean you have to study? You're only taking 2 classes, why do you have so much work? You just started on Monday."
Dude, do you have any idea the pressure you put on me to do well and be a role model to our kids about working hard in school? Do you know how hard it is to study with 3 kids?
I'm amazed I'm doing it. They're going! Haha! I'm able to work ahead in micro so that's what I'm gonna do this week my husband is home. Hopefully I'll be able to do it all, fingers crossed! Then I can just focus on A&P.
You will do it all! We're all going to keep tabs on you little miss future FNP. We expect nothing but greatness!
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I can't work when my husband is home. He's home right now and every night it's "What do you mean you have to study? You're only taking 2 classes, why do you have so much work? You just started on Monday."
Dude, do you have any idea the pressure you put on me to do well and be a role model to our kids about working hard in school? Do you know how hard it is to study with 3 kids?
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD ANATOMY IS?!?!?!
Omg! I KNOW! My husband never graduated from any college/trade/cert nothing! I have to keep reminding him that science classes are like taking 2 classes because not only is there a lecture portion but there is a lab as well. Ugh. Every time I see him, I explain this.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Why don't I get to be a little miss future FNP?
Discrimination.
Kidding kidding, IDGAF.
I'm just sick of studying at the moment.
Yeah me too, especially looking at everything I need to complete for micro. Granted I'm doing it to myself but, ugh. I need to do it so it can all be over with. >.
Gosh, I see you guys talking about school, and your homework assignments, and I start to think, maybe I should give school a go. I'm only 58. I should be able to get my DNP by the time I'm eligible for Medicare.
And then I sit down, put my feet up, take a sip of Amaretto, and the feeling goes away...😜
Seriously, though, I'm proud of all of you. You're good people, and it might not be easy, but it will be worth it.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Gosh, I see you guys talking about school, and your homework assignments, and I start to think, maybe I should give school a go. I'm only 58. I should be able to get my DNP by the time I'm eligible for Medicare.
And then I sit down, put my feet up, take a sip of Amaretto, and the feeling goes away...😜
Seriously, though, I'm proud of all of you. You're good people, and it might not be easy, but it will be worth it.
HAHAHAHAHA! I know it's tough but I can't wait to be done with the pre-reqs. Ahhh the bane of my existence! I'll probably be complaining when I'm in nursing school but I want to be there, I just want to get in. So on & so forth for the rest of my nursing education.
You make me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.
Farawyn
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By FAR do you mean Far?