The Night Shift Week 2…finally

I must be delirious…

I think that delirium happens on nights. People who normally have sense lose it and act like they say to each other, “let’s call the nurse practitioner,” for everything. It began legitimately with an admission, that for a change needed to be admitted. There are times that you see someone who has “given up.” It …

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Not so heavy…

We have been heavy here at the castle, and that is not just my weight. We have had a rough go for a few days with some heavy topics. While I will not stop with the heavy stuff, but I think we need a few days of palette cleansing to get us all back to …

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You have to admit…

Yes, this is me ranting and it is a constant frustration that is faced when dealing with an acute population. This was the phone call that broke the silence of my office. My old friend, the ER, was calling to talk about a new admit. “I need to find a bed for…” I was reading …

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