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Work and Play
Sep. 26th, 2010 12:49 pm I don't know why I am so beat today as work wasn't particularly horrific yesterday, even if I was in the ED. It was actually a pretty decent day , i.e. not a complete train wreck. I did have words with a lab tech who I haven't worked with very much before. He comes back to draw labs on a patient and tells me that I am supposed to put all ER labs in as "stat". Now I don't usually do this because, one, not all ER visits are emergencies and not all labs needing to be drawn are stat. Two, putting labs in as stat causes each lab test to be printed individually as it is completed and then, once all labs are done, another, final copy is printed. This, of course, wastes a great amount of paper which I don't like. (I'm a bit tree hugger like that) and the docs often sign off on preliminary copies instead of the final copies and that is all sorts of hassle, too.
So, I tell lab dude that I didn't put it in as stat because it didn't need to be done stat. He tells me that it doesn't matter; that it is our "policy".
And I'm thinking, "Since when?" as I have worked at this place for 12 years and this is news to me. He then proceeds to threaten to write me up. *rolls eyes*
How perfectly ridiculous. I tell him to go right ahead and that my name is Glenda, spelled G-L-E-N-D-A, and to make sure he gets that bit right.
(Yes, Brandon does get his sarcasm from me)
What is interesting is that I didn't even become particularly angry during all of this, even though there were multiple witnesses to this little exhange. And that is what makes the whole encounter really strange because, as someone who has always become embarrassed by public arguments or confrontations, I usually have the tendency to back down unless I become angry. I suppose I have to thank nursing for my becoming less of a pushover, yes?
Otherwise, I am pleased with myself because I am a wee bit ahead of the game with regard to assignments. (I hope I am able to continue this trend)
Because of this, I don't feel guilty about talking about The Shows. It has been the week of premieres for a few of my favorite shows and though I haven't managed to watch all of them (sorry Bones), I have been able to watch a few. I don't have time for another stream of consciousness bullet point post but I did want to post a few thoughts. I will also have to be lazy and cheat by copying and pasting parts of other LJ replies. Sorry.
( Chuck Me! )
( OMG, Fringe )
( Goblin's Gold )
So, I tell lab dude that I didn't put it in as stat because it didn't need to be done stat. He tells me that it doesn't matter; that it is our "policy".
And I'm thinking, "Since when?" as I have worked at this place for 12 years and this is news to me. He then proceeds to threaten to write me up. *rolls eyes*
How perfectly ridiculous. I tell him to go right ahead and that my name is Glenda, spelled G-L-E-N-D-A, and to make sure he gets that bit right.
(Yes, Brandon does get his sarcasm from me)
What is interesting is that I didn't even become particularly angry during all of this, even though there were multiple witnesses to this little exhange. And that is what makes the whole encounter really strange because, as someone who has always become embarrassed by public arguments or confrontations, I usually have the tendency to back down unless I become angry. I suppose I have to thank nursing for my becoming less of a pushover, yes?
Otherwise, I am pleased with myself because I am a wee bit ahead of the game with regard to assignments. (I hope I am able to continue this trend)
Because of this, I don't feel guilty about talking about The Shows. It has been the week of premieres for a few of my favorite shows and though I haven't managed to watch all of them (sorry Bones), I have been able to watch a few. I don't have time for another stream of consciousness bullet point post but I did want to post a few thoughts. I will also have to be lazy and cheat by copying and pasting parts of other LJ replies. Sorry.
( Chuck Me! )
( OMG, Fringe )
( Goblin's Gold )
