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 …
Tag: Alcohol
Hangovers more reasons you don’t want one…
There are a lot of reasons that you do not want a hangover and the morning after drinking already leaves you feeling queasy, shaky, and even a little dehydrated. So more recent information shows that there are a lot of chemical imbalances that occur by introducing alcohol into your bloodstream. That’s pretty much duh, but …
The Alcoholic and the Silent Hospital
Or the scariest of medical diagnoses I have a small office near the nursing unit I serve in the hospital. It’s a nice office with a couch, and the computer is usually quiet. Last night, for whatever reason, the steam pipes kept banging as steam surged in those old pipes; …