Good things that happened at work yesterday:
1) We all got $175 Visa gift cards. This was presumably to thank everyone for helping the hospital pass JCAHO inspection last week.
2) My manager actually gave me a compliment. I had given her my Clinical Nurse III application to review and sign before I submitted it. One portion of the application was an essay about a patient care situation that was particularly meaningful to us and that demonstrated the advanced nursing skills engendered by a prospective Clin III. She said that I "write very well." That's probably the nicest thing she's ever said to me.
Bad things that happened at work yesterday:
1) The lady who was scheduled for c-section on Wednesday came in early. She was at her doctor's office and they weren't able to find a heartbeat. Of course all perinatal losses are sad, but this one particularly so since she was already at term and had planned to have a normal delivery two days later.
2) We have a patient who is just a total mess. Her list of problems includes: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema (2 packs a day since age 13), schizophrenia, seizure disorder, syphillis, cor pulmonale (heart disease generally as a result of lung disease), cocaine and alcohol abuse (most recent cocaine abuse just a week ago). Oh, plus she's 35 weeks pregnant! She actually bummed a cigarette off another patient's family member the other day in the waiting room. What kind of STUPID IDIOT gives a pregnant woman a cigarette?
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What a crazy day. I forget that in your profession you really do see some bad things. Congrats on the good stuff though.
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