Just on a side note before I go to bed. Why I am thinking of this now, I have no idea, but thought it would be worth sharing.....................
A few months ago, I got a phone call from an adolescent patient who swears she saw smoke coming out of her vagina, I am absolutely not kidding. The secretary took the message and asked that I call her back immediately.
After a minute or two of reading the post-it note and then asking the secretary was she sure that this was actually said.......................
Seriously, like who could make up this shit, Really!
I called this young lady back and found out all other sorts of information I did not even want to know, but then her boyfriend got on the phone too, and he thinks he may have seen something like smoke--maybe steam, definitely coming from her vagina?! Because he was down there looking around checking it out for himself:)
When you called me, did I say 911, what's your emergency? Because honestly, if your vagina is smoking and or on fire ---you need to call 911- for the Fire Department not a Nurse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alrightly then, off to bed...Goodnight and Godspeed!
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
The drive home
Happy Sunday!
The last few days I worked have been very busy, last night finally a break, thank goodness!
I mostly have been schedule for: one day on than one day off, one day on-two days off for the last two weeks, what a pain in the butt, but what can you do? I would much rather work a few in a row and have a bunch off, but at this point I can not even think clearly- so please excuse the type-o's.
I did not have much sleep or rest period before I went into work last night- granted the no sense of humor now- and the poor attitude I have........So, now that I have been up for the past 30 hours..I'm going to crawl into my bedroom and hopefully hibernate for the next 4-5 hours, only if the kids can keep the ramblings to a quiet screaming session or two. Please let the electric go out! So there is no guitar:))
Oh yes before I forget---the ride home......I drive back and forth to work on an interstate 3-4 lane highway for about 30-40 minutes, and this morning was almost side-swiped by some a-hole driving with a small dog on her lap, God freakin' help me!!!!!!!!!!! This is the same jerk-off that will be scrapped off the highway that I or another one of my co-workers will have to take care of someday because they don't know how to drive properly. Sorry for the rant, but what the heck is the world coming too.
The last few days I worked have been very busy, last night finally a break, thank goodness!
I mostly have been schedule for: one day on than one day off, one day on-two days off for the last two weeks, what a pain in the butt, but what can you do? I would much rather work a few in a row and have a bunch off, but at this point I can not even think clearly- so please excuse the type-o's.
I did not have much sleep or rest period before I went into work last night- granted the no sense of humor now- and the poor attitude I have........So, now that I have been up for the past 30 hours..I'm going to crawl into my bedroom and hopefully hibernate for the next 4-5 hours, only if the kids can keep the ramblings to a quiet screaming session or two. Please let the electric go out! So there is no guitar:))
Oh yes before I forget---the ride home......I drive back and forth to work on an interstate 3-4 lane highway for about 30-40 minutes, and this morning was almost side-swiped by some a-hole driving with a small dog on her lap, God freakin' help me!!!!!!!!!!! This is the same jerk-off that will be scrapped off the highway that I or another one of my co-workers will have to take care of someday because they don't know how to drive properly. Sorry for the rant, but what the heck is the world coming too.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Our Pharmacy Sucks!
So, how was my night-shift? Does the title-mean anything to you?
What are your worst in-house pharmacy stories?
My night started off with scheduled medication that was missing---of course.
I called the pharmacy for a scheduled med due at 2000, at 1930- they said they would send up the Toradol STAT. STAT is now 2.5 hours later:)
I work in a Delivery Unit. My mother was post-op, and who was scheduled for Toradol for pain. Now the reason I and all the rest of us have been told- why it is taking so long for the medication to by sent up...is because Toradol is new to the formulary-even though it is a scheduled medication? Makes no sense to me- but whatever.
And having to wait the two, point 5 hours for it is crazy. Does the medication traveling from the same floor pharmacy go back down and through the center of the earth before it arrives, maybe stopping of at Hawaii first? Because if it does...I'm going on some crazy ass diet, so I can fit into that tubing system, I'd like to take that trip!
Okay, so this is a little off...but years ago I worked at a hospital where some nurse called to her friend on another unit, and she told her friend she made some great soup for dinner and then decieded to send her some through that tube system, well guess what ---it leaked and closed down the system for 3 weeks....what an ass!!!!!!!!!!
Early this morning the pharmacy department came up and wanted to know how things were working for us in our new lovely unit. My response, "can we get some Toradol added to our Pyxis?" There was a long pause on their part, this is where I should of- could of- kept my mouth shut, but I have a lot of opinions said, " It is easier to get crack than to get Toradol in this place, I can easily take the elevators down to the first floor, catch a cab, buy crack, come back and give it to the patient than to wait for your department to send it up, AFTER ALL, I heard Crack works for Post-op pain better than Toradol."
Did I mention, know one from the pharmacy department appreciated the comment, but every other -person in an ear shot started to laugh!
What are your worst in-house pharmacy stories?
My night started off with scheduled medication that was missing---of course.
I called the pharmacy for a scheduled med due at 2000, at 1930- they said they would send up the Toradol STAT. STAT is now 2.5 hours later:)
I work in a Delivery Unit. My mother was post-op, and who was scheduled for Toradol for pain. Now the reason I and all the rest of us have been told- why it is taking so long for the medication to by sent up...is because Toradol is new to the formulary-even though it is a scheduled medication? Makes no sense to me- but whatever.
And having to wait the two, point 5 hours for it is crazy. Does the medication traveling from the same floor pharmacy go back down and through the center of the earth before it arrives, maybe stopping of at Hawaii first? Because if it does...I'm going on some crazy ass diet, so I can fit into that tubing system, I'd like to take that trip!
Okay, so this is a little off...but years ago I worked at a hospital where some nurse called to her friend on another unit, and she told her friend she made some great soup for dinner and then decieded to send her some through that tube system, well guess what ---it leaked and closed down the system for 3 weeks....what an ass!!!!!!!!!!
Early this morning the pharmacy department came up and wanted to know how things were working for us in our new lovely unit. My response, "can we get some Toradol added to our Pyxis?" There was a long pause on their part, this is where I should of- could of- kept my mouth shut, but I have a lot of opinions said, " It is easier to get crack than to get Toradol in this place, I can easily take the elevators down to the first floor, catch a cab, buy crack, come back and give it to the patient than to wait for your department to send it up, AFTER ALL, I heard Crack works for Post-op pain better than Toradol."
Did I mention, know one from the pharmacy department appreciated the comment, but every other -person in an ear shot started to laugh!
"CRACK IS NOT WACK-IT'S GREAT FOR POST-OP PAIN"
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