i worked all weekend - saturday, sunday, and monday. after just two days, i figured i had given a couple of hundred of medications. so, just out of curiosity, monday morning i decided i would count the number of pills i administered in a 12.5 hour shift. if i calculated correctly, by monday evening, i handed out 93 pills in total to 3 patients (an average of 31 pills per patient). just for fun, i also gave 9 intravenous medications (one being a super toxic chemotherapy) and one blood product (platelets).
i'm embarrassed to admit, i still can't get myself to take a multivitamin every day. forget calcium and vitamin D. my patients are required to be pill-pushers. i admire them and their iron stomachs. it's no wonder folks with cancer are skinny; there's no space in their bellies for food after they've taken their medications.
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