I am an operating room nurse

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Monday, August 11, 2008

What is that noise in my head?

Some people will tell you that every nurse or doctor has a turning point in their careers. This is known as the "before" and "after." I don't have just one of those. I have many. Every year at this time I will always think of one of those cases. I do not know why but I remember the date that it all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

He will stay home

I saw him today. He has been home all week end. Things are a little different for him now. He still has 1:1 staffing. Where I work, we do not generally discontinue a 1:1 abruptly especially after months. He has had his own 1:1 staffing for ten weeks. He steals drinks and food and that could kill him... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Can I ask you a question?

I am not sure if this story is personal or professional. I am struggling with this situation today. It actually makes me cry and I am not sure why. I am much more apt to get angry and stomp off or ignore a problem than I am to cry. I think that somehow this has broken a part of the nurse in me. Up... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 4, 2008

He is home

He came home yesterday. He spent two months away from home in a hospital and then a rehab center. I told the staff where he lives that he would never come back to their house. They weren't equipped to take care of all of the medical stuff that he would need. They insisted that they thought he would... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 27, 2008

It was for him

I went with him to the surgeon today to see the surgeon who was essentially snubbed when this fellow was in the hospital. He was doing someone a big favor. This situation is a mess. The fellow has failed a feeding and swallowing evaluation. He was at a big city hospital where they documented that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Is this favor for me or is it for him?

You know the guy in the rehapb center that needs a gastrostomy tube because he is a silent aspirator? I made arrangements for him to go to a surgeon tomorrow that really got snubbed when this fellow was in the hospital and got turned into a trainwreck. I asked that if he need a surgeon, that they... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

There is a baby in my toilet

Early in my career, I worked in a small rural hospital where I would work the night shift and double as the Emergency Room nurse and the nursing supervisor. This hospital is located centrally to multiple cultural dynamics. At the time, there was psychiatric center that was closing and putting many... Sign in to see full entry.

What is the right thing to do?

I went to see him today. They tell me that I am no longer his nurse. He got sick and he had a lengthy and complicated hospitalization and now he is in a rehab facility for strengthening and he will go to another home within the confines of our agency. He will not however stay in my region so I will... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Is this better than therapy

I blog because it makes me feel better. Last week I went to a party where all of my operating room friends were. It was a surprise party for one of them. I want to be one of them. They know that. They tell me they miss me. They hug me. They think my talents are wasting away. I can't explain to them... Sign in to see full entry.

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