Story Time!

photo credit: the daily growl
OK, I know that I am terrible. I have not written a post in forever. But all (3) of my readers know I am exceptionally busy. I am in an accelerated program in nursing school, and that keeps my schedule very full. I do graduate soon, and will then have time to update much more often.

Now, that being said, it is a new semester, my Senior 1 semester, at school. One of my classes this term is Pediatric nursing. (YAY!) We were given an assignment our first week that involved writing a story that covered all of the 2011 national patient safety goals published by the joint commission. They said to get creative with it. Well, that was mistake number one on their part. I'm providing for you the story I submitted. WHy? Because it is just that awesome. You're welcome.

Patient Safety Goals Story
By BFreeman
1/26/11
Nurse Bridget came to work one day with a very funny feeling. It was going to be one of those days. She could tell. When she woke up this morning she went outside to get her newspaper only to find Sasquatch on her yard, tearing things up and generally messing up the place. While he was busy digging through last night's garbage a bear came running out of the woods and started wrestling with Sasquatch! The mighty struggle between the two hairy beasts raged on for many minutes. Chunks of fur were flying everywhere as the two creatures growled. She stood transfixed on the lawn. It was by far the coolest thing Bridget had ever seen. It made her rush the rest of her morning though. She got report from the other nurses and lab results from the lab first thing in the morning. A list of the patient's medication was also given the Nurse Bridget as part of report. It's always important to get information like that in a timely manner. She then went on the check on her patient's medication. Was it safe to give these new meds? Would they be OK with her patien's current medications? Were the dosages right? They were, yet she still could not shake the feeling that something was off.
That's when a unicorn came crashing through the window of the unit.”I am Beatrice the magical unicorn of patient safety!” he said, “I will grant all your patient safety wishes.” The nurses were so happy that they kept him and he became the unit mascot. Nurse Bridget prepared her patient's morning medications and was sure to label all syringes and unlabeled medicine. (taking special care with blood thinning medication) She was sure to wash her hands according to CDC regulations. She wanted to prevent infection in her patients, whatever thei condition. (She took special care with her post-surgical patients and those with central lines.) In her patient's room she asked the patient for his name and birthday. She checked his ID badge while he said “ My name is Hank Coolguy and my birthday is Jan 25th, 1980.” “Looks good, Mr Coolguy.” said Nurse Bridget. To which, he responded “Ninja attack!”, and a bunch of ninjas came crawling out of every corner of the room and nurse Bridget had to fight them. Her friends Nurse Kim and Nurse Tessa joined the epic battle. Hands and feet were flying ans the three nurses karate chopped their way through the stealthy pack of ninjas. “Hiya! Take that!” they said. They defeated the ninjas and their limp bodies lay strewn all over the room. It was truly a majestic sight. They laughed heartily. Nurse Bridget gave Mr Coolguy his medication, checking it twice for safety.
After he took his medication, Nurse Bridget gave Hank Coolguy a list of his current meds with information attached. She then reviewed all of her patient's information to determine if any of them were at safety risks, such as suicide risk or seizure risk. None were suicide risk patients. It turned, however, that out that one of Nurse Bridget's patients was a seizure precaution patient. Nurse Bridget took some blankets into the room to pad the bed's side-rails for safety. That's when zombies attacked the hospital! All of the nurses had to band together to protect their patients from impending zombie doom! All the nurses grabbed any available weapon to fight the oncoming horde. It was zombie madness. The zombies were everywhere. Nurse Bridget was thankful for all of the hours she spent playing Left 4 Dead. The nurses successfully fought off the zombie hordes and all the patients were safe. It was the most awesome day Nurse Bridget had ever had.
The End.