Some people are serious scumbag jerks who do not deserve to live. Unfortunately, it is true that the good die young, and said scum lives forever.
Today was a trying day. We were short on staff to begin with, and was hit all at once with an automobile accident- 2 people needed emergency surgery for broken bones and the ER sent us a patient with a ruptured appendix at the same time.
Things got a little backed up. Every bed was full in the outpatient department. We sent 2 people back to the floor to get transfusions. We called several people and rescheduled their operations.
During all of this, most people were understanding of the wait for their procedures. One patient that I got the chance to spend the day with was a young person who was having a risky but necessary procedure. Because of his current health problems, the chances of him making it through the surgery and recovering was going to be slim. However no matter how many times I walked back to tell him and his family their approximate wait time, and to apologize for how long he had been in the stretcher, he always had a smile on his face and said that he didn't mind. His family was equally as nice.
Next door was the complete opposite. This patient was rude and uncooperative from the moment she walked through the doors. They complained about everything, and when I walked back to explain the wait time would be longer due to the emergencies, they all became completely belligerent, saying that their time was important and they deserved better treatment. Nothing that anyone did was enough to please this lady. The lights were too bright, the room was too cold, the hot blanket was too hot. And because her husband was related to the old hospital CEO, she demanded that she get the best of everything. Umm, yeah... Right. Nobody cares who your husband is.
For 3 hours I dealt with these 2 patients, who were complete night and day opposites. It made me so furious that someone who knew they were possibly about to die could be so happy, while the other (who was only there for an I&D) demanded that the world revolve around them.
I left before sunshine was out of surgery. Hopefully I will be able to hear a good report tomorrow.
I have worked in healthcare for several years now, and I have dealt with these kinds of things before, but no matter what it always breaks my heart when things like this happen. I can feel it eat away at my soul. I need a drink and vacation I guess. These 2 jobs are wearing me down quickly.
In other news, both the hospital and nursing home have offered me full time positions. Now I just have to decide which is more worth it. I get more money at the hospital, and I can get my meds for cheap through the pharmacy there, but long term care is what I really want to do. Decisions, decisions...
Today was a trying day. We were short on staff to begin with, and was hit all at once with an automobile accident- 2 people needed emergency surgery for broken bones and the ER sent us a patient with a ruptured appendix at the same time.
Things got a little backed up. Every bed was full in the outpatient department. We sent 2 people back to the floor to get transfusions. We called several people and rescheduled their operations.
During all of this, most people were understanding of the wait for their procedures. One patient that I got the chance to spend the day with was a young person who was having a risky but necessary procedure. Because of his current health problems, the chances of him making it through the surgery and recovering was going to be slim. However no matter how many times I walked back to tell him and his family their approximate wait time, and to apologize for how long he had been in the stretcher, he always had a smile on his face and said that he didn't mind. His family was equally as nice.
Next door was the complete opposite. This patient was rude and uncooperative from the moment she walked through the doors. They complained about everything, and when I walked back to explain the wait time would be longer due to the emergencies, they all became completely belligerent, saying that their time was important and they deserved better treatment. Nothing that anyone did was enough to please this lady. The lights were too bright, the room was too cold, the hot blanket was too hot. And because her husband was related to the old hospital CEO, she demanded that she get the best of everything. Umm, yeah... Right. Nobody cares who your husband is.
For 3 hours I dealt with these 2 patients, who were complete night and day opposites. It made me so furious that someone who knew they were possibly about to die could be so happy, while the other (who was only there for an I&D) demanded that the world revolve around them.
I left before sunshine was out of surgery. Hopefully I will be able to hear a good report tomorrow.
I have worked in healthcare for several years now, and I have dealt with these kinds of things before, but no matter what it always breaks my heart when things like this happen. I can feel it eat away at my soul. I need a drink and vacation I guess. These 2 jobs are wearing me down quickly.
In other news, both the hospital and nursing home have offered me full time positions. Now I just have to decide which is more worth it. I get more money at the hospital, and I can get my meds for cheap through the pharmacy there, but long term care is what I really want to do. Decisions, decisions...
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