Hospital "on-call" duty

Dear blog,

i just got home from a hospital "on-call" duty. so tired but still insomnia-ing. its a great experience though...to see the workplace after hours and get to know nurses well............and i start to understand what an on-call MO or houseman feel like

today is the first time i changed a diaper...unfortunately, it was an adult diaper and one with pretty bad nappy rash. at this point the pharmacist in me says...slap on some zinc cream...but then again, i couldnt find any after rumaging arnd OPD in dark on a sun night with creepy sounds looming in the distance so i grabbed a tube of cetomacrogol aq cream instead and slapped those on the affected ahem..area....hopefully it wasnt vaginal thrush or anything but i wasnt too keen to look to closely. anyway...i am not a doctor!!goodness when you work in ward you cannot imagine how many time i have to say that to patients and their families........getting a bit..............grrrrrrrrrr

speaking of firsts, today is aso the first time i observed a cpr...unfortunately, after 45 mins, the pt was still asystole. as i watched the dr and nurses perform the cpr until her rib cage snaps, until they got so tired, they took turns at the mechanical ventilation and compression....i suppose its what they have to do so so that when the family comes, they can say they did everything they could. and this particular procedure i witnessed, i truly believed that they really did everything they could. RIP poor pt, may you be happier and less painful where you are...........i do wonder though...thus it hurt when the rib cage snapped?makes me wonder if one shld sign a DNR if they know there is poor prognosis.....less suffering for both the pt and the health professional

that was in the afternoon, back to my night duty, i was sitting there...didnt have anything to do....so i start cp2-ing.......then, the on-call MO came by and said........"why are you hardworking?", i said....."i have to otherwise my boss will probably murder me"....dr said "really, cant believe she so garang one" i said..."you don't know her if u say like that" (sorry boss, no offense if u happen to read this)

after that, i decided to do sth unethical...i said "dr, can i involve u in sth unethical?i really wanna go home and sleep tonight and i cant sleep unless granny sleeps so can u pls endorse some valium prn?" lo behold, he directly gave verbal order to s/n in charge and viola......tab alpra 0.5mg given stat and it works like magic...agitated pt became peacefully sleeping pt and here i am...home sweet home...bed sweet bed..........

yawn, tml morn shift then afternoon taking mom to chest in pg. alr hafalled the national a/b guideline so that i can fire questions at the chest specialist........hope that works..............

wish me luck my dearest blog

P.s i realised that lately, many people have been reading u dear blog...mayb we shld make a rule that anyone who reads must comment otherwise i will never know who is actually sharing my thoughts and experiences.....and disclaimer...whatever i share here is fiction and is no references to anyone dead or alive, any similarites are just coincidence so pls, if u don't like it don't read it, if you read it, pls, even if u don't like it, don sue me for it.