Nurse Nel

There will always be certain situations that you cannot just run away from, especially as a nurse.  Just when you think everything is going good! Someone just takes a huge $h!t on you...literally. Just when you think you have enough time to sit down and chart... every single call bell begins to alarm and that patient that said they weren't in pain 5 minutes ago, is a 10 out of 10. Oh and the patient who is supposed to get discharged in 2 hour? Yea, I think he just fell...and he's now confused. Patient has C. Diff, and there is POOP everywhere. Like I mean everywhere, the rails, on his hands, all over his sternal incision post open heart surgery. Lets not forget the brand new bed cover you just changed an hour ago and some flew on your brand new $40 scrub top.  Check the linen closet...empty...call down to the laundry room...no one answers... 6am rolls around, you are on your last med pass.  Check the Pyxis and the patient only has 1 medication ordered.  Standing PO 9