Thursday, August 31, 2006
two-fold
all work and no play makes [karen] a dull [girl].
SO... i've done both.
i'd have pictures from the fun part if my genius sister could figure out how to send them via email.
as for work, i learn something new everyday - it is my goal to create a comfortable makeshift bed with a chair, a coffee table, and a window ledge to get me through 12.5 hr night shifts; keep your distance when working with toomey syringes, mucous-plugged catheters, and a patient's urine; beware of a patient's freshly defecated arse, especially when turning the drafty side of a hospital gown towards your own body and new set of scrubs; abrading your skin till raw with foamy soap and clorox bleach wipes as a result is a-OK, contrary to popular belief; and medical dictionaries make for interesting reads:
Chinese restaurant syndrome
A group of transient symptoms that some persons report after eating at restaurants that add monosodium glutamate (MSG) to some of their recipes. The syndrome may be a valid clinical condition, but it has not been proven that MSG is the cause and its linkage to Chinese ethnicity is pejorative and offensive.
SO... i've done both.
i'd have pictures from the fun part if my genius sister could figure out how to send them via email.
as for work, i learn something new everyday - it is my goal to create a comfortable makeshift bed with a chair, a coffee table, and a window ledge to get me through 12.5 hr night shifts; keep your distance when working with toomey syringes, mucous-plugged catheters, and a patient's urine; beware of a patient's freshly defecated arse, especially when turning the drafty side of a hospital gown towards your own body and new set of scrubs; abrading your skin till raw with foamy soap and clorox bleach wipes as a result is a-OK, contrary to popular belief; and medical dictionaries make for interesting reads:
Chinese restaurant syndrome
A group of transient symptoms that some persons report after eating at restaurants that add monosodium glutamate (MSG) to some of their recipes. The syndrome may be a valid clinical condition, but it has not been proven that MSG is the cause and its linkage to Chinese ethnicity is pejorative and offensive.
