"Hurry up. Go into 375. Patient crying."
"Room 345 wants to know if he can go have a smoke."
-Answer to that, always NO!
"Stat colace for 325." (Colace is a stool softner that takes a few hours to work...)
"Patient would like to see you." (no room number, no name...)
Friday, March 02, 2007
Better and Better!
I don't know why we didn't think of this sooner?!?!?! My favorite doctor pointed out the joys of Laser Tag!!!
Technology is my friend! And right now, I'm not "it."
It's good to be me.
Technology is my friend! And right now, I'm not "it."
It's good to be me.
Anna Nicole. Or "The Crud." Samething, different story
Everyone here at work is pretty much OVER the whole Anna Nicole thing. We are all just amazed that the drama goes on. But at least it gives us something to talk about. It's so yesterday though.
The latest topic...."The Crud."
It is going around the hospital, staff I mean. Not patients. Symptoms include mild cough, congestion, cruddy eyes, feeling lousy, and just generally sick. This is, of course, diffentiated from the last round of whatever, "The Junk." We like to personify what's going around. We have also had "The Wheeze," "The Flu," "The Other Kinda Flu", "That Throat Thing," and "Gastrointestinal Enteritis." Of course, the last one sounds the most impressive, and I guess it is when you have you know what shooting out of you know where. (Not puke.)
So we have about 40% of the staff running around with masks on and wearing glasses cause they can't hack contacts. That's "The Crud" for you.
I don't have it though, so knock on wood cause it's good to be me!
The latest topic...."The Crud."
It is going around the hospital, staff I mean. Not patients. Symptoms include mild cough, congestion, cruddy eyes, feeling lousy, and just generally sick. This is, of course, diffentiated from the last round of whatever, "The Junk." We like to personify what's going around. We have also had "The Wheeze," "The Flu," "The Other Kinda Flu", "That Throat Thing," and "Gastrointestinal Enteritis." Of course, the last one sounds the most impressive, and I guess it is when you have you know what shooting out of you know where. (Not puke.)
So we have about 40% of the staff running around with masks on and wearing glasses cause they can't hack contacts. That's "The Crud" for you.
I don't have it though, so knock on wood cause it's good to be me!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Bang Bang! Zap!
The fun continues at work. The "guns" have taken over, and we have had a few rounds of cowboys and indians. Or rather, as we walk down the long hall towards each other, sometimes we have inpromptu draws. The person who wins is usually the person who has the idea to draw; the other person has forgotten they have a gun too. It's still new, and I am sure we will get better.
We also have fun all pointing our laser beam on the charge nurses paper, butt, or back. Depends on the person in charge...brings to mind the Monster comercial with the monkeys who also have laser pens and direct them on the presenters screen, and when he turns back to face the board has about 50 red laser dots on his fannie. Hilarious!!!
We never grow up!
Some people have found the guns in the pocket to be too big. We can remove the handle, and those people now carry Tazers. Fun fun fun!!!!
We are such a kind, loving, caring group of nurses. Really. I swear!
What is really fun for the Tazer, is that they can be set to vibrate, creating a very realistic tazer-like effect.
I love my job!!! It is good to be me!
And yes, I have been likened to a "very good grocery clerk." I'm adorable.
Afterthought: the laser directions are as follows:
Avoid Long-Term Viewing of Direct Laser Radiation.
So many thoughts.....Define long term.....Radiation, eh? I work on an Oncology floor, where most patients have already been exposed to radiation, how does it compare?..............Does that mean "don't stare into the laser?"......................Can you really see radiation?
We also have fun all pointing our laser beam on the charge nurses paper, butt, or back. Depends on the person in charge...brings to mind the Monster comercial with the monkeys who also have laser pens and direct them on the presenters screen, and when he turns back to face the board has about 50 red laser dots on his fannie. Hilarious!!!
We never grow up!
Some people have found the guns in the pocket to be too big. We can remove the handle, and those people now carry Tazers. Fun fun fun!!!!
We are such a kind, loving, caring group of nurses. Really. I swear!
What is really fun for the Tazer, is that they can be set to vibrate, creating a very realistic tazer-like effect.
I love my job!!! It is good to be me!
And yes, I have been likened to a "very good grocery clerk." I'm adorable.
Afterthought: the laser directions are as follows:
Avoid Long-Term Viewing of Direct Laser Radiation.
So many thoughts.....Define long term.....Radiation, eh? I work on an Oncology floor, where most patients have already been exposed to radiation, how does it compare?..............Does that mean "don't stare into the laser?"......................Can you really see radiation?
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