Oh Crap! I just got called into work.

[liberalnurse]

I almost had a 3-day weekend. I agreed to go in for a 12-hour shift since it's charge pay and per diem. I can use the spare change in D.C. next month.

What a ying/yang moment.:spank:

[Ilsa]

1. Ugh yeah. I hated getting the calls to go in.

But the extra money was always cool.

I can rememebr being only scheduled for 8 hours until 11pm and got asked to stay for another shift. "Sure, just let me keep these patients versus making be switch." "No problem." 16 hour shifts from 3pm to 7 am are tough, but they bring their own rewards if your patients are neat people to be with, and this happened to be a good group.

[liberalnurse]

2. This is a step-down ICU/telemetry.

The money is great......I enjoy this when I have enough staff.....When I don't, it reminds me why I have my day supervisors job!

Nursing...... :loveya:

[Ilsa]

4. Hey, that's where I used to practice!

We also had alot of med surg overflow, but mostly telemetry.

[liberalnurse]

6. That is what we have too!

We get all the ER trauma's ....most anyways. I hate admissions!

[Ilsa]

7. The quandary:

Charge nurse tells me: "You have an admit coming up now. You also have a post-op coming up now. Take care of them both. Now."

Me: Are you telling me I shouldn't do the post-op first? Because I see that as my priority based on the transfer calls I got."

"No, I'm not telling you that. You just have to take care of them both now."

Me: "Well, I was on my way to the room to receive the post-op. I have his pain med. I'll do the admit as soon as I take him."

"No, you have to do both of them now." :wtf:

"I cannot be in two places at once, so I'm going to the post-op patient's room first."

I got criticized for not being in two places at once. The admit was far less involved or needing nursing care as I knew from the phone transfer orders. I never did figure out what she was wanting me to do, and I never could get her to tell me.

[greenman3610]

3. Hey, maybe you're working for me. I called in sick tonight.

staying home with fever and cough.

[liberalnurse]

5. You crack me up!

Well, the money is going to a good cause. The D.C Protest! I'm driving there and staying near the Capitol. I be there from Thursday to Tuesday. I may as well enjoy the sites too!

My next adventure is to the ONA State Nursing Convention in October. I'm a delegate!