an honor

at 7:45 AM today, after i had already received report on all three of my patients and started planning my day, the charge nurse sat down beside me and said something like, "we have a dilemma." that's never a good way to start your day. but it turns out, it was an honor to be a part of the dilemma. the nurse patient that i cared for last week asked the nurse assigned to her for today if it was possible that i care for her instead - in essence, do a patient switcheroo. so, despite being incredibly annoyed and frazzled for a bit, i switched my assignment. and two nurses were happy. my patient got me, and i got a compliment (another one).