Hey, Kim! This one's for you!

So last night, as the change of shift was coming on, guess what I saw.....



What is that in the background? Whatever could that white speck be on the top of her head?

Why, it is nurse Lorna, and her beautiful white cap. And boy doesn't she look sharp? It is amazing to me that you can wear even the most basic outfit, and how the right headwear can make or break an outfit.



I asked her to Please, please, please let me take her picture for my blog, and she was quite obliging.

So how does she rate on the cap scale, Kim?
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Last night at the hospital was interesting. The hospital is switching to 12 hr shifts for the PCT's, however, some per diem PCT's, like myself, are still working 8's. And also being a per diem, I am not permanently assigned to one floor, so I get floated A LOT, and sometimes between 2 floors a night. Which has been the case for the past 2 weeks.

So last night, I got floated to a floor that I had never worked before. And I hope I never have to work PCT on that floor again. It was disgusting. I don't know what the tech I relieved did all day, but I went in to find linens and gowns all over the place in every room. The wastebaskets were overflowing, all the linen bins were full, the patients were dirty, the foley bags were full and no intake had been recorded for the whole morning (so much for shift I&O's). There were no gloves, towels, or perineal cleanser on the floor. I worked my a$$ off my whole 4 hours I was there, and didn't get to chart my vitals until 1845. Then I had to run back to regular floor for the start of the 1900 shift. I got down there 10 minutes late waiting for my relief, only to find her hanging out in the breakroom after the shift had started. (Hello, report?!?!?)

I get back to 3west, to be sent to ICU. I was a 1:1 for a gentleman, and we got to play "Let's not pull on that" until 2330. He was S/P CVA, and had right sided hemiplegia, and was aphasic (can't speak). However, the one hand that did work was going all the time. He fell asleep for about an hour, and then I heard a familiar voice calling for help.

I look around the curtain, and there was a patient that I had worked with when I first started, and then for several consecutive weeks. She is high need, and most people don't like to work with her because of it. But I like her. She is a sweet lady, and I feel so bad for her. She has HORRIBLE arthritis, and is immobile due to it. She is in pain most of the time. She asks to be repositioned quite a bit, or she wants a sip of water, or to use the bed pan, or her pain medication. I have worked with her a total of eight days, and she does not bother me in the least. So, I took her, too, last night.

I was grateful when it was time to go home. I am not working next weekend, and I am really looking forward to the time off. Husband and child are away from home, and I am going to have a bit of freedom! Woo hoo!

Today is part 2 of the sex class. I will leave you with the Final Jeopardy answer.

Hep B, HIV, Herpes and HPV are all this.

Play safe. Stay safe.

W. :)