Came home. Really had to go. REALLY REALLY had to pee. Go to the bathroom, pull of britches and ahhhh... oh shit. I'm wearing my black kahki pants! They don't have an elastic waistband!! So I checked my pants - still fastened and the button wasn't pulled off. Hm. Guess I'm losing weight. Might have to try on that pair of next size smaller britches ( Read more... )

We had a patient come in through the ER who was on bath salts. Phlebotomist had to draw blood for lab tests. The patient was restrained with cuffs (as in tied to the bed) and it still took FIVE nurses to hold the person still while Phleb stuck him. She said they were all kinds of crazy. I believe this is a direct quote, "After seeing THAT, I can ( Read more... )

Crappy week ends on crappiest night of all. Busy, blood bank, computer downtime with everything all buggered up, trying to do everything alone (including the downtime computer stuff)... headache. I gave up around 0455 when I had yet to get everything done. I decided that I couldn't finish everything except patient testing. They are the ones who ( Read more... )

Oh man. Another heavy night. At least I didn't have anyone with a stupid antibody. Ugh. I am just so tired. Over 13 (I stopped counting after that one) patients - about half were admitted to the hospital due to severity of illness ( Read more... )

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." - Martin Luther King, Jr ( Read more... )

OK. I uploaded my few photos from the Fairy Festival. Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42545568@N05/sets/72157626505018401/ Click on the small picture to see an enlarged view with a caption under it ( Read more... )

Be glad that I am *NOT* a nurse. If you came into my ER with the chief complaint of "there is something in my stomach", I would reply, "Yes, it's called 'food and stomach acid'. Now get the F out of my emergency room!" WTH is wrong with people?! I asked the phleb was the patient serious and she said yes. She said that she was so close to telling ( Read more... )

Not a whole lot going on. Just wet. This area is to get 2-3 inches of rain in the next 24-36 hours. Thank God we live on a hill ( Read more... )

When you come in to work and wait patiently at the time clock so you can punch in... and you hear screaming... just go home ( Read more... )

Dear Jerk Face Co-Worker ( Read more... )