I mean my second thought after sheer horror was that I'd definitely notice this baby aspirin is uhhh...a giant horsepill? That would seem very odd. But like on my end what am I supposed to do to verify, lick it? π
And we appreciate the shit out of you right back. The number of times we've had something going down and called pharmacy: "Hey I have a stat order for..." to be interrupted with: "It's already verified."
Seriously, thanks for everything you do for us.
Laughs in Appalachian American
https://youtu.be/03iwAY4KlIU?si=zGGq9lnFc2pSDgqY
I'm pretty sure you're specifically intending the mimic the generic corporate/West Coast/Midwestern non-accent American accents. That's like the way Americans talk on purpose when they want to avoid social judgment from other Americans. The way we talk when home with our families is rarely that.
Cardiac critical care nurse: Stay calm.
The more critical a situation is, the slower and more deliberately I move because mistakes waste time. We have a saying "slow is smooth and smooth is fast." Validate and verify everything.
Validate monitoring: Is that heart rate or blood pressure really that high or low? Don't just believe the computer monitor, grab a stethoscope and listen to the chest, grab a manual BP and double check. Does the appearance of the patient correlate with what the numbers say? (ie: does the human being look as sick as those numbers imply?)
Verify interventions: I think to myself "clamp that line, unclamp this line, attach that device, open this lid, engage the safety on this needle" with every action. Repeat out loud to colleagues in the room what you're going to do, then after you've done it, say out loud again what you just did. Especially if you do something out of the ordinary or unexpected.
Like yesterday, we had a patient who suddenly had symptoms of a myocardial infarction ("heart attack"), had some concerning findings on EKG, so we were trying to draw blood labs urgently and having such a hard time that one of the doctors even had a needle trying to help us. I was leaving the room to get more supplies and I took a bunch of trash with me, so I took the 3 seconds to count what I was holding and said out loud, "There are no sharps in the bed, you guys, I have them all," because we were just laying discarded needles (with safeties engaged) on top of the bed blanket.
Two minutes is an eternity when life is on the line. Slow down, don't hurry, do things on purpose, double check what you're doing. That's a lesson applicable to a surprising number of life situations
Our hospital pharmacy has a white board for updates and statistics tracking that has a section called "Good Catch." Let me tell you, some of the things I've seen on that board...THANK YOU for sparing us. (KCl labeled as asa? As a critical cardiac care nurse, I am duly horrified.)
Nah, only ruined it for the uncultured mob who didn't get the reference.
I moved in like three months before we went into lockdown for the pandemic, so it took me a while lol. Mostly I just started saying hello while we were all out doing yardwork. It's nice to feel like I belong here and I'm part of the community. But I absolutely would not rely on these muppets in an apocalypse, god bless them lol
Pre-pandemic it was my annual ritual to watch it while baking and decorating Christmas cookies. It's a great way to spend 12 hours. Maybe this year I can finally reinstate the tradition.
Me trying to finally beat The Radiance in Hollow Knight, having to first beat The Hollow Knight AGAIN every. single. time. just to get to the second boss fight. I never felt the game was too tedious except for that one detail.
I am an unrepentant movie rewatcher. When life is really stressful, my go-to is watching LOTR Extended Editions 40-60 mins at a time like it's a TV series lol. Also in heavy rotation at my house: The Martian, First Man, Ford v. Ferrari, Deja Vu (which is criminally underrated), MI: Fallout...a few others
Yeah we had a lot of that kind of thing, where you get a kid who starts helping provide for family finances when they hit age 18 (some as minors), but it was never like a parents "charging them rent" kinda situation. And I've certainly never seen that kind of behavior encouraged in any way. Anyone who charged their kids rent would be considered real assholes. But I'm from Appalachia and Midwestern social circles.
Thank you!! I was trying to figure out why I felt like I know this image, but it looked off for some reason
I almost got punched in a bar once for saying that a non-native English speaker was grinning like an idiot. Didn't occur to me he wouldn't understand the subtext on that one.
(For y'all ESL folks, it's meant to be an endearing phrase indicating a joy so strong that you can't stop yourself from smiling.)