my unit was over staffed today. so, instead of being a nurse, i got to be the secretary. it's a nice change. although, i must admit, sometimes i think being a secretary is harder. i answer phones, help doctors find orders, answer phones, fax orders, answer phones, deal with patient family members, answer phones, validate parking... the tasks are endless. and all of them seem to happen at the same time. i'm constantly being interrupted.
the most exciting part of my day today was when a nurse asked me in a hurried and frantic voice to call a show of force. it's similar to a code, in that it's announced hospital wide on the intercom. but instead of having a crashing, near-death or dead patient, it's called on a patient who is violent or crazy.
the patient on my unit was in the bathroom, yelling profanities, and refusing assistance back to bed when he was unstable on his feet. he threatened to throw a pot of urine at our charge nurse! but thankfully, within a minute or so, we had dozens of people surrounding our patient, peacefully, but intimidating-ly, "forcing" him back to bed.
nursing is kind of comical sometimes. what other profession do you have to worry about getting doused with urine?
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