Wednesday, January 21, 2009

zzzzzzz

I'm boring myself at this point. So here's a basic post, because they don't really change these days:

zzzzz....wake up...get to work...oh my god look at all these patients why is it so busy...IV's meds assessments...help I need some help here there's no pulse...chest compressions, meds, shock, ok nsr, write notes....give meds....get yelled at by patients....get yelled at by director of ED "WHY CAN'T WE BRING THOSE PEOPLE IN FROM THE WAITING ROOM I DON'T CARE DOUBLE THEM UP!...no beds upstairs, no ICU beds...more ambulances...stuff some food in mouth...oh great there's some nice vomit on the floor/bed/wall...duck, crazy man on the loose, grab him...more meds more IVs more fluids more orders more assessments more ambulances more problems more patients...go home lather rinse repeat.

4 comments:

artillerywifecq said...

Oh yeah, right there with you. Its not just your ER that is feeling the heat this week. We have not hit cap alert 2 yet, but will by the end of the week. I have discovered the chocolate espresso beans make it all worth while.

geekRN said...

Ah, the life of an ortho nurse: shower before going to work, chat with the healthy patients, give a little fentanyl, send them home. "Chest compression" .... what's that? :)

WhiteCoat said...

You need some Calgon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvE65VOcAL0

shrtstormtrooper said...

take me away...