I will not bore you with the details of my entire work day. But I will give you the highlights of the drama that I had to endure all day today.
#1 A vomiting patient who wouldn't let her husband come back with her, who called me Mary, kept leaving her room to wander the halls to call out for her nurse (me), asked me to give her a hug as a favor to her and was finally admitted to the hospital.
#2 A very large woman who was wearing a diaper who required a catheter to collect a urine sample, who had a multitude of skin folds around her private parts that I had to peel through to reach her urethra, she smelled terrible and ended up leaving a trail of poop on the exam table when I was done giving her the catheter.
#3 An older man who cut off the tip of his pinky finger and then had the following conversation with me..."What is the first thing you notice when you see someone?"
I said, "I don't know..."
He said, "I noticed your teeth. They are beautiful. Not to mention many other things as well..."
My witty response, "My dad would be glad to hear that because he used to complain about how much money my teeth cost him..." I was creeped out by that and told the doctor who said he would make the procedure more painful for the patient.
#4 A patient who was involved in a hit and run on his way to our clinic and got pulled out of the waiting room by two police officers. He informed me that if the police needed to chat with him again, it would be okay for them to interrupt his doctor's appointment.
That was my crazy day at work and I was SO glad to go home. When I got home, I told Brett that I had a drama day on wheels and he came up and gave me a huge, long hug. Then he and Robby patiently listened to me vent about everything. I am blessed to have these wonderful people in my life. They are worth coming home to.
Then Robby and I went out to dinner at this yummy Peruvian restaurant and everything was all better.
Now I get to enjoy the weekend and take a break from drama for two days...
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