Nurse!!! Nurse!!!!!

Well, so the story goes something like this...
I'm walking around the ER trying to find the ice machine and the cups that I'd been shown on my "tour" of the ER back on day one. Well, it wasn't really day one, it was the day I had the interview and got hired. So anyway, I am walking down the hall and I hear this really loud, "NURSE!!! NURSE!!" I'm NOT a nurse, YET. So, I just keep going. She see's that I keep going and screams, "Ma'am"! I am one of those so at this point I had to respond. I turnded back around and went into the room where this loud voice was coming from to find a young lady in the bed there. I asked her what she needed and she says, "Quick! Can you untie me?" Hmmmm... so I am pretty sure even though I haven't yet been briefed on the ER's rules on untying a patient without a nurses' consent... but I was pretty sure she had to be tied at the wrists to the bed for some good reason. So, I said "Oh honey, I need to get the nurse for you then because I'm not a nurse". She said, "I don't care who the hell you are, now untie me NOW!" Aparently our little friend here was visiting us for psychiatric reasons. So, I just said you know what- I'll get you someone right away! And off I went like the wind! Interesting stuff goes on in there. I thought, well oh yeah! This will be pretty cool being an "Admitting Clerk". Dude, no! It's like that and then some. The job description itself is like 4 pages long y'all! So, we are the ones that get to do different jobs different days. One day we may be in scrubs sitting in the ER at the front door greeting people and taking their very basic information just to get them in and put a bracelet on them. Or, we can be the one in scrubs in the ER who go into your room and ask for your address to be verified along with all the other stuff like your social,phone numbers, emergency contacts information, living will info etc...
Or, we could be in the actual admitting department where we have to wear skirts and nice blouses. There, we admit the patients to actual hospital rooms for a stay that's at least a night, and also schedule patients for procedures, financial assistance, insurance billing, etc... So, that pretty much sums up what I do there. I love it!!! It's a really cool job, and I thought I would maybe not be able to handle "life in the ER" but it's awesome! I've yet to have my stomach turn and I even got to hear the worlds loudest and longest puker! It was impressive. I think the poor guy literally vomitted for about 3 hours. They finally got it under control somehow, but it was awful. The flu is going around and is taking people out like crazy! I've seen lots of things so far. Drug overdoses, domestic violence victims who got the snot beat out of them and even ended up with a colapsed lung, car accidents, 18 wheeler that rolled over and the poor guys neck broke, and all kind of respiratory things. The guy who broke his neck made it by the way! He ended up in surgery for a long time but he's still with us. So, as you can see- I have a really fast paced job that I know will keep me busy and want to stay there for a good long time. Also, since I know I can handle the ER.... maybe I'll be a nurse there whenever I finally get to be at least an LVN.
On another subject, it's like 77 for a high here today and it's supposed to be only 47 tomorrow. The wind is blowing like crazy and my head is killing me from the stupid barometric pressure. I think I caught it in time though before it became a bad one.
It's supposed to rain tomorrow too. Oh, and we got a new truck. We traded in the Xterra that we had and got a Chevy Colorado. The payments are way better and the insurance is less. We really like it too. It's a 2WD, black, 2 door, 4 cylinder, cruise control. No CD player though. I wish I had noticed that before we bought it. I'm sure we can put one in one day down the road though.
I hope your weekend is off to a good start too. I'm gonna go watch some CMT and relax on the couch with the puppy. Our squirrel is at a birthday party for a girl that's in her class room. She's been there for a couple of hours and I already miss the little booger.
Chow!