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Posted on April 18, 2011 by claytonhill
My Sunday school teacher says “Gettin’ old isn’t for wimps …” How true! This weekend proved over and over how the human body can go through some painful processes … Tracheal erosions with large volume bleeding; cancer-produced fistulas (connections) from rectum to bladder; GI bleeding and kidney failure; strokes with paralysis; dementia/Alzheimers … It’s so …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: ER nurse stories
Posted on April 12, 2011 by claytonhill
Holy Shnikeys … with the warm weather we had Sunday, the ER was hopping like a summer night! Multiple broken bones requiring reductions, an electrocution, appendicitis, respiratory failure, centurians (is that what 100 year old’s are called?) with urosepsis, pediatric pneumonias, testicular torsions … the list was endless, along with the typical GI flu and …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: ER nurse stories, Yoda Kei
Posted on March 21, 2011 by claytonhill
Jeez Louise … if I thought last Sunday was ‘twilight zone’ … the giant moon had us beat hands-down with bizarre this weekend … From panic attacks to traumatic brain injuries to ‘I was just there, but didn’t get my scripts filled, and guess what – the pain is back’ … one strange case to …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: ER nurse stories, super moon, vacation
Posted on March 14, 2011 by claytonhill
What a change from Saturday to Sunday … Saturday’s main event was a life saving enema … Sunday was ‘Armageddon in the ER’ meets ‘Twilight Zone’ – real life saving going on in multiple rooms at the same time combined with all our standard nuttiness! Arrggghh – There isn’t enough Calgon to take me far …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: ER nurse stories
Posted on March 7, 2011 by claytonhill
Or – ‘Utilizing all that I know’ … What to do when you’re surrounded by female, young (yeah – that means the skinny kind!), inexperienced coworkers and you’re staring into the face of a psych patient (I mean the real one – with crazy eyes) who is angry and intoxicated to boot … 20 years …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: ER nurse stories
Posted on February 9, 2011 by claytonhill
Not to be left out of our ‘puppy-nursery-overload’ … Mr. Yoda Kei: Is growing tooth buds, and putting all that ‘kissing’ technique to good use … he is teaching his littermates the joys of ‘gruel’ (puppy formula mixed with can food) … and lovin’ it! Momma Monet still pops in to the Yorkie nursery for …
Category: Mixed - glass, life, ER, &/or dogs Tags: ER nurse stories, fused glass, generation x, puppies, Yoda Kei
Posted on January 25, 2011 by claytonhill
I’ve spent the last week or so reading someone else’s blog … she’s a fellow crafter, young mother, and has been blogging for 5 yrs (means I had a lot of reading to do) … It’s been interesting to follow her life (she’s moved 3 times cross-country style, had two children, opened her Etsy shop, …
Category: non-glass ... life Tags: angel, ER nurse stories, positive, sarcasm
Posted on October 24, 2010 by claytonhill
Update for the full moon weekend: I’m pretty sure I got to meet a few people that have strong beliefs regarding ‘Keeping It All in the Family’ (brother/sister –> husband/wife couples) … we didn’t actually discuss it, but … Yep, I’m pretty sure. [Hark – is that a banjo I hear in the background???] And – …
Category: non-glass ... ER nurse Tags: crazy people, ER nurse stories, full moon, VDRF
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