Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Parking Ragers Unite!

I'm thinking of starting up a group for Parking Lot Ragers Anonymous. Once again, this morning I came out to find not just any vehicle, but a giant passenger van parked within about 8 inches of my drivers' side door. Once again, not enough space for me to get into the car; I'm starting to really dislike the whole passenger-side entrance. I even found myself yelling, "Estupido!" once I was safely in my own drivers' seat. (Just in case anyone heard me. After all, most people in this area speak Spanish, even if they do speak fluent English and/or no English at all. My windows were up though, so I don't think anyone cared too much.)

I'm starting to also have a real dislike for MDs who should not be practicing, especially concerning sick patients. I had a patient the night before last that had critical lab values, had astronomically high blood pressures, almost no urine, and who was actively bleeding out from her surgery site. But no visits from the MD, even after I called. Nope, getting up in the middle of the night to see her for that seemed to be a waste of his precious sleep time. Needless to say, I ended up needing an order for a transfusion of 3 units of blood....(Most humans already have a little more than twice that amount in their systems.) Not fun.

On the bright side, we get to go to Chicago next week! I can't believe the time is already upon us. It'll be great to get a few days off for travel!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Pam, how fortunate that mother was to have a nurse like you. I am sure that nasty MDs are a great source of anxiety for you, but I hope you will be comforted in knowing that's part of why the Lord has YOU there -- for the patients.