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.
P.S. That Ragtime Gals version of Talk Dirty to Me is the only ALMOST acceptable lack of adverb usage. ALMOST. My god it's still painful to hear, though.
It took me forever to realize what The Blue Side even was! But I do like it. I've been half tempted to join the book club, but I know for a fact that I would let my Foundations book get too dusty if I picked up any sort of fiction.
Surely you have read To Kill a Mockingbird in high school? Come ON!
OCNRN63 is really running it. I just took over the last 2 weeks because she wasn't up to par.
Surely you have read To Kill a Mockingbird in high school? Come ON!
OCNRN63 is really running it. I just took over the last 2 weeks because she wasn't up to par.
(Vajazzle)
I read it about five years ago, so it's a little fuzzy. I suppose I could google a summary of each chapter and pretend that I actually remember all the details 😜
I've learned a thread can go 292 deep with no smut.
I offer you classy smut. And I dedicate it to my Farawyn, the one classy AN dame who has experienced this loony toon after a margarita bigger than my head. :)
Far, I've seen you say you miss inpatient a few times today. Seems like change is in your future. What's stopping you?
*geeky hand clapping for the vid*
My husband has a Man Crush on Jimmy Fallon, I have seen it all.
What is stopping me? Well, I have always wanted to be a School Nurse. My mom was a SN and she is my, well, my MOM, and I admire her (She stalks me here, BTW, as a retired RN, ER and school, say HI to mom!) I love the kids, I really do.
I feel I have to give it time. I'm not a 1 year and out girl.
My husband has a Man Crush on Jimmy Fallon, I have seen it all.
What is stopping me? Well, I have always wanted to be a School Nurse. My mom was a SN and she is my, well, my MOM, and I admire her (She stalks me here, BTW, as a retired RN, ER and school, say HI to mom!) I love the kids, I really do.
I feel I have to give it time. I'm not a 1 year and out girl.
I can tell it's not my thing though.
Yes. Change is in my future.
You got this, chica. And sometimes it's okay to be a year and out girl. Heck, in other industries, there's no obligation beyond a two week notice. If you're not happy, you're not happy. Being away from home isn't worth the pay if you don't like what you're doing enough to want to go.
There was one a while ago that wasn't removed, but edited, and I did not appreciate that. I would rather have it completely removed. My post ended up sounding like a sappy unicorn wrote it.
Mine get edited and they lose their wit. The admins do not get my dark sense of humor...
Sent from my iPhone -- blame all errors on spellchecker 😉
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
^^^ Simultaneously thinking "Cool!" and "Ouch!"
Lol. Yeah but it didn't hurt as much this time since it was a touch up. But I will get my other foot tattoo'd to put my other kitty there. Tattoos are addicting!
Tattoos are addicting!
ixchel
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P.S. That Ragtime Gals version of Talk Dirty to Me is the only ALMOST acceptable lack of adverb usage. ALMOST. My god it's still painful to hear, though.