7 posts tagged “qotd”
If you could easily choose to live in another country without all the red tape and legal stuff, which one would you select and why?
Submitted by Matthew 25.
Japan, duh.
Girl, boy, game you should have won, job you should have gotten…tell us about one that got away.
Submitted by Phil.
I should've stayed with my first hospital I was with when I was still a student. Had I held out and waited for a nursing job to open at that hospital I wouldn't have had to take that first job that I hated so much. I spent the past 11 months hating nursing thanks the second hospital I worked at. I'm starting a new job back at the first hospital soon and I couldn't be happier to return. Happy days are here again!
PS: I tried to change my blog to Virginia Tech's school colors, but this was the closest I can find. Show a little bit of hokie spirit in memoriam of those that died.
What's the story behind a time when you got locked out?
Because I was once a work-a-holic, I'd spend many a weekend in Richmond alone in the old house my three roomies and I lived in. I'd use my waking hours I had to clean and catch up on other chores I'd forgotten during the week (for what ever reason -- be it school, the job, research). It was during one of those weekends that I'd chosen to revamp the house and spruce the place up a bit. If you've ever seen the back door to an old 1895 brownstone row house, it's akin to the kind of doors you'd see leading to shady back allies. It had two bolts and a chain lock to it and led to our gated back yard. I'd opened the door to throw out trash (while I was wearing some not so great public attire -- underwear and a tank top without a freaking bra on) and got locked out. I had to ask a passerby to use their phone, but all of my roommates were out of town. Eventually, because of time constraints the passerby had, I was left gated in my back yard in my underwear (in spring weather, thankfully). I realized that the screen in the window adjacent to the door could be lifted up, so I pulled it open (and -- again thankfully) the window wasn't locked. I hopped inside and laughed then called some of my roommates up to tell them about it. It couldn't have gotten more embarrassing than that!
What's the most obsessive-compulsive thing you do in a normal day?
Submitted by Nikki.
If I see a lightswitch (no matter where it is; patient's room, the bathroom, a hallway) I've got to flip it. I don't know why, but once I've seen it I've just got to do it.
What are you thankful for?
My life.
I think each and every day I take my life for granted... every mile over the speed limit I push my car, every unhealthy food item I consume -- they all contribute to risking a life that's been so good to me so far.
I had the pleasure of taking care of a very nice old man last night. He was 82 and came in originally having lots of hypoglycemic episodes along with some problems breathing (related to him retaining fluid, and being given inordinate amounts of fluid in the ER). The nurse in the ER had seemingly downsized these problems and invariably overlooked a lot of the warning signs that he was going to be a handful overnight. I spent the entire night trying to help this man out every which way I could. When he came to me; he was very ill; not intubated/ventilated and his blood sugars were very, very, very low. By the time I ended my shift, the man was on pressors, mechanically ventilated, and in acute pulmonary edema. I knew something would go wrong today.
At about 9:30AM he coded for the first time. 15 minutes later, he coded again -- and ten after that he coded a third time. His pacemaker eventually lost capture and failed to create a sinus beat for his heart; his heart was essentially dead meat from all the damage that had been done to it over the years and from the overwork it was suffering from the fluid retention in his lungs. By 10AM this morning, when I finally began to leave, he was dead.
Another woman in a nearby room died an hour prior to him.
If anything, the experience has been a stark reminder of how precious one's life is. Every meal eaten, every breath taken, and every heart beat is one more reason for you to take care of and watch yourself (and others) during this holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
What is your favorite scent?
Submitted by Erinen.
I've got the sniffer of a dog on me though luckily I don't have a taste for sniffing other people's butts. I'm sure if I did however, I'd love my job a little more.
The scents I love the most however, are those of a slept in bed and well-loved blankets. Nothing says comfy like lived in sheets and a blanket.
Do you like surprises?
Yes and no.
Yes -- flowers after a crappy day, a kiss and hug on the cheek when you least expect it.
No -- admitting a patient I got no warning about, resuscitating the same individual, and then bagging their body later on in the night.
Ya dig?
