Lately!

I know it's been a while since I've blogged! Things have been so hectic, especially in the emergency room. I have not seen this place so short staffed ever. I have been running my ass ragged every night. It's been a trying 2 months for me. The Er really forces you to deal with stupidity on an entirely different level. Let me explain....

Do not let your 3 children sleep on the Er floor! It's dirty, covered in staph and probably saturated in every bodily fluid possible.... But still you choose to ignore my requests. Do not go to the Er for a toothache.... You will wait hours. Learn to spell before you sign in and tell us " tomach paint." maybe I jaded. Every night it's something else that ties Er nurses up in non emergencies. It is so refreshing to see actual sick patients not abusing the system.

I feel for the Pt who almost drank
Himself to death because his wife died... Yes, almost bought himself a tube bit bipap will suit him for now. I feel for the patient who was assaulted, the cardiac arrest, cvas and those who legitimately need emergency care. I went into this field to benefit the lives of others, to aid the critically I'll and 90 percent of the time it's all minor care routine doctor visit patients coming to the Er. Go find a doctor. Sadly, this will never change, nurses will continue to be over worked, we will get burned out and continue to leave the field but for now we are sadistic and keep coming back..... It's a paycheck but honestly a part of me cares, a lot. I feel that I go back because I am challenged when the real sick patients come in.... I come in for them.

Public announcement -
Lately, people have been getting so mad about wait times in the Er before going to their admit rooms... It is not the nurses fault and we so not have any control over this!! I want you to go to your room too. It is frustrating to you, me and everyone sitting in the waiting room waiting for care.

ER is not what I thought it would be, ever! The trauma comes but most of the time it's unglamorous and hard work. I rarely get to pee, take my 30 minutes that are deducted from my paycheck and i care for multiple icu patients sometimes that should be one on one care. It is often scary and always exhausting but i have not given up on the field yet.

On another note, all the stress allowed me to make an impulsive decision to jump out of a plane with some friends and I loved it!!! Talk about exhilarating.