A Stu Night in the ER: 8/2 to 8/3, 2007*

6:30pm, or 1830: Leave house in '93 Honda Accord.
1845:59 - Clock in (on time with one second to spare).
1850: Assemble in tiny breakroom for schedule assignments for the night.
1900: Coffee.
1905: Take report from outgoing nurse about the 3 patients.
1910: Assess patients.
1915: Coffee.
1920: Check in-hospital email and cartoon-of-the-day.
1925-2025: Talk to co-workers and chart on the computer about patients.
2025-2025:15: Watch Minnesota bridge collapse for 18th time today on tv.
2025-2030: Do first set of stair climb to 9th floor (arghh!)
2030-2330: Check in new patient with AMS, or altered mental status.
2330-0001: Lunch.
0005: Coffee.
0100: Stair climb #2.
0105: Coffee.
0105-0300: Patient care, new pt needs 3units RBC's.
0300: Stairs #3.
0305: Coffee.
0400: Stairs #4  in sprint mode (time 46.32 seconds, a new record).
0410-0600: Patient care, am labs, snack.
0600-0700: Coffee and report off to incoming nurse.
0700: Normally, clock out and drive home, but today, skills test (UGH!).
1930: Drive home.

*Okay, so a whole lot more patient care is involved than this, but it goes by in a blur, whereas these stu moments hang in my memory like, say, pork chops in my teeth.