Music in the air.
Aug. 9th, 2013 10:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
midnightsjaneI'm sitting in my living room with the balcony door open, listening to the sound of traffic - and opera! Someone is singing that aria from the movie "Room With a View" (I think it's "O Mio Babino Caro", but I'm no opera expert) and it's drifting in with the night air. Very nice. Makes me feel like I'm somewhere more exotic than my own living room!
Had a busy day at work today. It was Perc Valve Friday in CCU, and that's always hectic. My hospital is a leader in interventional cardiac therapy, and one of the cardiologists is a pioneer in the procedure of aortic valve replacements done percutaneously, which means the valve is inserted via a catheter threaded through the large veins from the femoral vein into the heart. It's done as an alternative to open heart surgery, and every Friday he does at least three. The patients come to CCU for recovery and monitoring overnight, and if all goes smoothly, get discharged the next day. It makes for a busy day with lots of coming and going. I had two patients who were waiting for procedures today, so I didn't have to admit anyone. I sent one off to the Cath Lab at 4 p.m., and the other one signed himself out of the hospital against medical advice around 3 p.m! He was getting antsy, and wanted a smoke, and wasn't going to hang around; since the hospital is not a jail, the cardiologist said fine, go if you want, just sign the release form. So he did, and was gone almost before I had time to take out his IV! Well, sir, if you don't want to take responsibility for your health, it's no skin off my nose. Good luck to you.
I really enjoy having patients who can talk to me, and I enjoy the opportunity to do a little teaching, even if sometimes the patient isn't receptive.(see above) I'm also learning new things, and challenging myself a bit to stretch my comfort zone. It's a good thing I'm enjoying it, because I'm working almost all my shifts for the month in CCU. ICU staffing was late calling me, and I'd already said yes to shifts in CCU. First come, first served.
I got home and found that the guys who are fixing the patio had managed to move the four remaining planters (big plants in big wooden barrels, very heavy) down the stairs. The plants are sitting in the entrance way to the front door of the apartment. I don't think anyone will try to steal them...they'd have to get a crane. If someone wants a sprig or two of rosemary, they're welcome to it. I just hope the guys will move the plants back up the stairs when all the work is finished!
No more opera singing..now they're just hollering randomly. Must be some kind of party.
Had a busy day at work today. It was Perc Valve Friday in CCU, and that's always hectic. My hospital is a leader in interventional cardiac therapy, and one of the cardiologists is a pioneer in the procedure of aortic valve replacements done percutaneously, which means the valve is inserted via a catheter threaded through the large veins from the femoral vein into the heart. It's done as an alternative to open heart surgery, and every Friday he does at least three. The patients come to CCU for recovery and monitoring overnight, and if all goes smoothly, get discharged the next day. It makes for a busy day with lots of coming and going. I had two patients who were waiting for procedures today, so I didn't have to admit anyone. I sent one off to the Cath Lab at 4 p.m., and the other one signed himself out of the hospital against medical advice around 3 p.m! He was getting antsy, and wanted a smoke, and wasn't going to hang around; since the hospital is not a jail, the cardiologist said fine, go if you want, just sign the release form. So he did, and was gone almost before I had time to take out his IV! Well, sir, if you don't want to take responsibility for your health, it's no skin off my nose. Good luck to you.
I really enjoy having patients who can talk to me, and I enjoy the opportunity to do a little teaching, even if sometimes the patient isn't receptive.(see above) I'm also learning new things, and challenging myself a bit to stretch my comfort zone. It's a good thing I'm enjoying it, because I'm working almost all my shifts for the month in CCU. ICU staffing was late calling me, and I'd already said yes to shifts in CCU. First come, first served.
I got home and found that the guys who are fixing the patio had managed to move the four remaining planters (big plants in big wooden barrels, very heavy) down the stairs. The plants are sitting in the entrance way to the front door of the apartment. I don't think anyone will try to steal them...they'd have to get a crane. If someone wants a sprig or two of rosemary, they're welcome to it. I just hope the guys will move the plants back up the stairs when all the work is finished!
No more opera singing..now they're just hollering randomly. Must be some kind of party.
