A person came into the ED (we were there collecting defective tubes cuz we'd gone thru 4 coag of a certain lot# before one would fill wtf) with a nail in their foot. And i mean it was in there so deep that the head was flush against their skin. I got to stand outside the room and watch the doctor pull it out. FUUUUUUN. ...For me, not for them. My ( Read more... )

Heroes marathon ALL DAY today on Sci-Fi starting at 9am. For some strange reason, they're not starting with the pilot (aka The One With Emo Claire & Mohinder's Accent From Hell); they're starting with "Homecoming" and going on until "Landslide". The pilot and the rest of the earlier eps start at 11pm ( Read more... )

I should be in bed because i have to get up at 6:30 for Epcot ( Read more... )

So i stuck myself with a needle on Thursday. Before you freak out, it was sterile. Hadn't stuck the patient yet, but i still felt like a giant mass of moron. It's those butterfly needle systems, man. They're so awkward and...and...STUPID! *is 3yrs old* I didn't let the patient know of my stupidity and when i finally ended up sticking her i missed ( Read more... )

Externed yesterday. Actually had the brilliant idea of going to bed at a decent hour the night before, too! At 11pm i promptly fell asleep. I was so proud of myself. Except my body hates me. Whenever i go to bed at a normal hour, if i wake up at ANYtime during the night/morning i will STAY awake. Like my sleeping brain notices my eyes open a ( Read more... )

First day of interning SUCKED. Like a black hole. Oh, i got blood from everyone i stuck--yessiree--but i was shaking like i was attached to a jackhammer. I don't think i've ever been so nervous in my life. I was overly nice and courteous. So over the top that a blind, deaf and dumb person could tell i was fake. All i could think about was either ( Read more... )