Who worked New Years? How was your shift?

xoCrash · Jan 1, 2016

Sent a lady out 911 with O2 at 70% on 10L via mask. She had a recent dx of UTI. I'm going to bet on sepsis. I floated so that's about the extent of what I know about her. Oh.. And short staffed all over the building with call outs. Our sub acute unit, which I usually work, ran with two nurses instead of three with 5 new admissions, no desk nurse and a total of 65 patients by the end of the night.

...so glad I'm on vacation now.

xoCrash · Jan 1, 2016

Oh and got clawed by a LOL. She drew blood [emoji31]

SmilingBluEyes · Jan 1, 2016

Worked yesterday; working today and on break. So, far, so good. Nice and quiet out there. Guess the drunks are passed out somewhere, which is good cause the roads were very icy today. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

Farawyn · Jan 1, 2016

Seeing 5 patients today in HH.

I have to pack a labia wound!

Happy New Year!

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 1, 2016

Put an "impossible" IV in and was told that it was one of the best New Year gifts ever. Poor thing was mentally prepared to the usual torment of 5 or 6 shots.

Happy New 2016!

BSNbeauty, BSN, RN · Jan 1, 2016

I wouldn't know sincebi called out today. Have a fever and feel pretty icky. Not how I wanted to start the new year....

endykem · Jan 1, 2016

I'm working evening shift ,my ward is so calm with few patients

pebbles049 · Jan 1, 2016

I worked New years eve. I work as a pool nurse in drug and detox. I was never oriented to 3 to 11 and have been on 11 to 7. Unfortunately the regular nurse had a fit when she saw two pool people that she really did not want to work with. Her words were, I'm working with you two? I know it would have been nice to work with people who knew it all but come on. I have been a geriatric nurse for 18 years and we get our share of brand new staff. The brand new staff drive us crazy but obviously want to help if they picked up a shift and I would rather try to help than not have them come back because maybe after a few shifts they would be stronger. I wanted to slap that girl in the face. If you want staff to work with you treat them nice and try to help. ( I dont mean to do their job). It would be perfect to work with staff that was experienced but it does not happen all the time.

I am tired of running into nurses out there who think that they are so wonderful and have attitude. We are all unique in some way or another please remember that when new staff comes into help.

Ruger8mm · Jan 1, 2016

Provided comfort cars for two residents who may not be alive when I get back there in two hours. Other than that, pretty par for the course.

Jensmom7, BSN, RN · Jan 1, 2016

Back up on call New Years' Eve, primary on call today (scheduled visits to 2 patients who had issues yesterday-they're my patients, so it's all good and one SOC this afternoon), then back up on call tomorrow.

Editorial Team / Admin · Jan 1, 2016

Have been on call since end of my shift yesterday and will be on call until start of my shift Monday. Finished 2015 with a bang- scheduled surgery patient who crumped while at the same time ruining the evening for the back up call team when an emergent CABG came in the doors. Also started 2016 with a bang- people, a holiday (well, any day really) is not the day to ignore your chest pain to the point that you are so unstable you have to go straight from the cath lab with a balloon pump to the OR for emergent CABG. You will require half the stock in the blood bank to combat the blood loss and Plavix loading that has you bleeding so much the floor turns bright red. Waiting to see what else the weekend brings me. At least the paycheck will be a good one!