The busy Triage Nurse!!! (Me)

I don't have a new card to post today, but I've had so much happen at work in the last couple of days, I just have to share. I wanted to post a picture of some kind, so here is a pic of Hunter & Jenn. My Grandson, who is the light of my life, and his Mom, my oldest daughter. Here is Jenn, Me & Cristine, my youngest daughter!!

As you may know, I used to work in the Emergency Department, but I have been a full time Telephone Triage Nurse since the end of October. (I've actually done Triage for the last 10 yers with the ED) Yesterday was a very trying day.

One of my early morning callers said "F*** You, shut up, I don't have to listen to you." (He doesn't, but he called for advice) He demanded to know what was wrong with him, he wanted to speak to a doctor. He ended up hanging up on me.

Then an intoxicated pt. called stated he wanted to die. He was hoping to do it by not eating for 4 days, smoking and drinking alcohol. I suggested that I could call the police to bring him in, but he said that he didn't want to kill himself. He said he had loaded guns in the house, but was too much of a coward to do it. I called the police anyway, and he was taken to a local hospital.

Then I had a caller that only said "I'm not going to live much longer" and he hung up. Luckily I was able to write down his number from the caller ID, and reverse looked it up and called the Police and they actually knew who I was talking about. They were able to give ME his name and then went to check on him.

Finally, I got another caller who got in a fight with his GF, and said he wanted to kill someone. I tried to keep him on the phone while the police were called, but he hung up on me. I did call 911, the police found him and brought him to the hospital.

Was I ever glad that my 12 hours shift finally came to an end!!!

Last night my co-worker had a caller who wanted to let us know that she was going to slice her leg open so she could have surgery. She had gauze,bandages and a knife and was driving around in her car. She wouldn't tell us her name, we didn't have her phone number on caller ID, but she did tell us the town she was driving in. At the end of the call, we were able to find out who she was and notified the authorities, but we don't know the outcome. Hopefully she is OK!!

It's not even a full moon out!!

My husband is going to make me a steak for Valentine's day tonight, after I get home from work. That will be very nice. 2 more days to work, then a day off!!! I will be so glad!!!

Hope I didn't bore you!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!!