An Example of a Nurse’s One Day Blog My shift started at 7 am, and by 8 am, I'd seen 3 patients of varying conditions. My favorite patient this week is a 91-year-old woman that weighs all of 90 lbs., but is feisty, and tells you just what she is thinking. For instance, as my coworker and I tried to put in a catheter, she proclaimed very sternly, if we tried to put that thing in her we would be sorry. Well, wouldn't you know, as soon as we began to insert the cath, my little friend had what she referred to as, a bad case of the vapors. We stood up straight to catch our breath and the patient said, told you not to do it. My next patient was less feisty, but determined he was not going to take his prescribed medication. Of course, it's within his right to refuse, however each time I left the room he would call me back and say he would take it. I'd get it and oh well, he would change his mind again. The morning went on, I was vomited on, but otherwise things went pretty well. I went to lunch at 11:30, and came back to have a doctor complaining that she could not find me. I really like most of the doctors I work with, however this one is always beyond demanding. Today she gave me a list of things to complete that would take two very capable nurses at least two shifts to complete. Thank goodness for a great supervisor that says do what you can and don't worry about it. Related: The Ebola Virus I was asked to go help out in the emergency department around 2, there was an outbreak of patients with flu, and a bus accident with multiple victims. My first patient was a terrified 8-year-old that had some cuts that needed sutures. Her mom suffered a broken leg and was headed for surgery so we had to call other family members in, who happened to be 100 miles away. This little girl was begging me not to leave her, so I was doing my best keep checking on her as often as possible. Another patient had an eye injury and I had to call in an eye surgeon, who was not thrilled to be called away from his golf game. Back to the little girl, her grandparents arrived, and she left with them, but not before giving me a hug and thanking me for taking care of her, making me remember why I love my job. Back to my regular floor at 5 pm, where I had two new patients to do intakes on, and one waiting to be released. One of my patients had severe anxiety, and needed quite a bit of reassurance that she would be well caredfor during her stay. The other new patient was an elderly man that was known for his comedy performances at the local nursing home. After
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