Showing posts with label Nursing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nursing. Show all posts

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Nursing Humououour





By:Kelly Bybee Savage

(shamelessly stolen from a nursing fb page by yours truly)

What happens when you drink 10 oz of Magnesium Citrate? I'm glad you asked...

12:05 pm: It's time. You shotgun a 10 oz bottle like it's a lukewarm PBR and you don't want to be a coward in front of your older brother's friends. It's suppose to be grape flavored but it's becoming quite clear that whoever led the R&D team that day has never actually tasted anything grape in their life. You are already regretting this decision.

12:06 pm: You deep throat a cupcake like you've been saving it for the apocalypse because let's face it...that time is here. It's going to turn to liquid form before it even clears your throat but you don't care. All is right in the world at this moment. Hold on to that. You're about to enter a very dark period in your life.

12:37 pm: First sign of life. The pressure is growing. You already have 5 lbs of crap in your colon and you basically just drank the "safe for humans" version of Drano. You feel a poop coming on finally. You think it's time. You're wrong. You get a little snake turd as a teaser. Take note...this is the last semi-solid thing you will see leaving your body for the next 24 hours.

12:57 pm: That little science experiment you got cooking is about to reach it's boiling point. Your stomach is angry now. It hates you...you can feel it. You have exactly .3 seconds to make it to the nearest toilet but you can't run... NEVER run! You pray to god there is enough elasticity in your butthole to keep the gates closed 5 more steps as you start to preemptively undo your pants to save valuable time. Almost there. 3...2...1...

12:58 pm: Sweet Mary, mother of God...is this real life? Your cheeks barely hit the seat and all hell breaks loose. The crap / water mixture you've just created comes out with such force that it actually sprays the back of the toilet bowl at a 45 degree angle thus deflecting it in every direction but down. Is that blood? False alarm. That's just the remnants of a cherry pie you ate at Thanksgiving...when you were 5. The smell is horrid...the sound is frightening. You try to clench whats left of your butthole to soften the blow but it's not working. The whole house just heard your liquid shart as it gurgled out of your ass.

1:06 pm- 8:30 pm: Everything's a blur. You have shit out everything you have ever eaten since the day you were born, everything your ancestors have ever eaten since the early 1800's, and your butthole now feels like you have a flaming hot Cheeto and the tears of a thousand Jalapeno seeds stuck in it. You're now curled up in the bathtub ugly crying because you have to remain within arm's reach of the toilet at all times. You have the poop sweats. You meet Jesus.

8:37 pm: Your family will never be able to unsee the things they've seen in the last 8 hours. You're broken. Your butthole's broken. Your spirit's broken. Life as you know it will never be the same. But...tomorrow's a new day. You're going to wake up, throw on the only remaining pair of underwear you have that doesn't have a shit stain on it, and you're going to run up to Target with the last shred of dignity you have left...and buy yourself a new toilet brush. You've earned it.

Friday, March 25, 2016

Don't Try This At Home

This is what happened when a pillar of society smoked crack through his trach tube. Not my patient, not my circus, not my monkeys. Thank goodness.

Un-frickin'-believable.



Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Doodles And Scribbles


 Here is a little piece I wrote for my class newsletter; Noah thought that you all might enjoy reading it.  I know it's kind of...well, saccharine...but after all, we're about to be earning our living by being elbow-deep in other people's smelly stuff.  We need all the sweetening up (and encouragement) we can get!
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                                                                  On The Cusp
     

As we, the class of 2012, approach our last semester, I see a solid confidence growing in all of us. The nursing program is tough. It’s VERY tough. We are the strong ones, able to adapt and grow, to listen and learn, to dig deep to find the core of who we are. We are the best of the best. Each of us has fought our own dragons to get here; we all have a unique story, and only we, as individuals, truly know the enormity of our personal accomplishments. We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together, we’ve shared our deepest fears, and we’ve celebrated each other’s personal wins with a generosity of spirit that will bind us forever.

Now, we stand at the cusp of our calling as healers. It’s exhilarating and frightening all at the same time. As we leave the hallowed halls of ASU in December and step into the role of a professional RN, here are a few attributes I think we need to take with us; I’m sure each of you could add to this list!

Unwavering faith to feel God’s hand upon our shoulder when we’re overwhelmed, when we’re exhausted, when we’re pushed beyond our limits, when we grieve with an overwrought family.

The inner strength and courage to look into a colleague’s eyes and say “I don’t know how to do that. Will you please teach me?” or “I don’t understand that. Will you please explain it to me?”

The grace to realize that being pinned an RN is solemn a rite of admission into an elite group of outstanding men and women, and that it is only the first baby step of learning to be a NURSE.

The humility to know that everyone around us owns vast knowledge and skills that we haven’t even begun to acquire, and to approach all of our new colleagues with respect and a humbleness of spirit.

The open-mindedness to soak up new experiences like a sponge, and to learn from them.

The self-confidence to go home at the end of a long shift, fill the kitchen table with books, and expand our knowledge and understanding.

 The wisdom to allow ourselves to grow as new nurses, to rely on our mentors, and to listen to those around us.

Sincere thankfulness for the nursing instructors who taught us to think on our feet, and to quickly adapt to constantly changing situations; these ladies rewired our brains to approach problems in a critical, systematic manner. The first time we save a life by calmly utilizing all of our skills, remember them.

Gratitude for the nurses who have gone before us, blazing a trail of excellence and reaching behind them to pull us up.

Obligation to the student nurses coming up behind us; let’s not forget how much they need our guidance and support, and let’s make time in our busy “brand new nurse” schedules to mentor them with a joyful heart.

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