Posting from the bathtub. I love days off.
I came to a conclusion the other night at work. Now for all you "normal" people out there who have never taken care of more than a goldfish or for you "nurses" out there who work part-time in some doctor's office, who give a flu-shot, take a blood pressure and call it a day, and think we do the same job - this doesn't apply to you. I came to the conclusion that taking care of people, really taking care of them, makes you mean. And all of my co-worker's agreed with me. The monotony of every time you come to work you know you are going to have to deal with listening to some crazy ass patient scream all night (and I kid you not, 10 out of the twelve hours, cause their family who dumped them off at the hospital cause THEY don't want to listen to it anymore, won't "allow" you to medicate them at all - even when it's in their best interest ( I mean people, hell AMIMALS don't make noises like that unless they are in distress. I already told my kids that if I ever get like that to kiss Mommy goodbye and gently put a pillow over my face. And listening to that patient scream non-stop for 3 weeks. Every god damned shift. Or the bat shit crazy pain med addict who is on the call light every 2 hours for her 4 mg of that "D" drug - what is it? Demerdildo? Diloodid? - yeah, Dilaudid (aka synthetic heroin, yes we give it out like candy) - to treat her chronic pain and fibromyalgia. Being yelled at her every two hours cause you weren't in her room with a syringe in hand the minute she is allowed to have more. Or the constant cleaning up of shit - the wiping ass. Constant. Changing diapers and claning up poo from anyone over 12 pounds that hasn't pushed themselves through your vagina gets old - it drains you - it makes you mean and think very bad thoughts. Especially when they do it every two hours. My favorites are the ones who mysteriously were wiping their butts at home and suddenly forgot how in the hospital, or just "can't reach". Omg, what do you people do at home? Wait - maybe I don't want to know.
And one more conclusion.
I don't like old people. There, I said it. Shoot me, curse me, sue me - I said it I don't like them. The way they smell, the way they walk, the way they eat, their opnions, and especially when the hit me and bite me when i'm just trying to help them.
My next tatoo will be a big DNR on my chest so when I'm fucking brain dead and no one has balls enough to do the right thing - they won't have too. Badda Boom, Badda Bing - Advanced Directives right there in permanent ink.
Now I've done this for 12 years now. I can write, and vent, and drink a nice shot of tequila. But I'm seeing alot of loser nasty people ruin alot of really good young nurses. It's sad.
Don't judge me till you've cleaned more than the kitty litter.
And I'm in a good mood today :)
Get to be in my house, pick everyone up from school, play on the Internet, watch tv, clean up, go fir a walk, enjoy the daytime. With none of THEM.
Monday, January 03, 2011
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I LOVED this post :)
Working as a CNA made me hate old people, families, other CNA's...not all, just 98.9%.
I'm going to say I feel your pain, although we both know I don't, nor do I want to :-)
Thanks for the smiles!
I loved this post as well. Have never had and will never have kids and can't handle being a nurse because of 99% of the stuff you mentioned here. I can however work with the crazy ass people. Probably because I get to leave them at work. And come home. And drink. Yeah, it's ok to be mean. It's called survival. And besides, your job? Is still making their lives much better than they were. This post made me smile and giggle. Yes indeedy. There are truly days when you want to say "SHUT THE FUCK UP". But who wants to hear that from their therapist? ~nic
"Dont judge me until you've cleaned more than kitty litter." - - LOVE it!
Hell to the yes sister!!! I was watching pawn stars the other day, reminded me of all my patients. Watch I'm Still Here with Jaquin Phoenix. It will also remind you of our patients. That dude has lost it, it is so sad!!
GUESS WHAT!!!???? I"m getting my tits done next month. DOUBLE DDDDDDD'S baby!!!! Also getting lipo to my abdomen and flanks aka, pitas. SO excited. I found a great surgeon. I can't wait!!!!!!!!
My mom was in an assisted living facility for the last few months of her life, and I HATED that place. They were good to her, but still...*SHUDDER*. Everything you describe was right there, and I thought many a time that if I worked there, I would hate people. Hate the families that come in for a few hours and leave (that was me). Hate the patients who can't walk (my mom was walking before she went in...it was a mental fear for her, because she had fallen and hurt her back...she was afraid to walk and fall again...and her doctor had her on horrid antidepressants that made her paranoid). Ugh. Sorry, I'm probably bringing up all of the things you like LEAST about work, and you're at home right now. :)
Anyway, I hated that place, and I don't blame anyone who works there for hating it either. I was very grateful to them, though, for being patient with her.
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