Tag: charge nurse duties

Feeling Bummed–but working through it …

Tough ER nursing weekend … I was in in charge (yeah, BAD idea) with lots of summer folks (volume – fortunately NOT acuity – PRAISE JESUS!) … Thank Goodness for some great staff, but I don’t like changing hats that frequently.  Add too many bodies to count (patients PLUS their ‘posse’) – all wanting water, …

Raindrops on roses … helps the medicine go down (?)

Week-end wrap-up: Some light moments scattered within are what got me through this weekend … While pretty painful during the process – now that I’ve survived it, we had some comical scenes.  Lots of unnecessary drama (WHAT IS IT with 20-somethings, anyway???)  … And while I can’t get as deep into detail as I’d love …