WARNING! There may be spoilers in this tell-all. If you haven't read DR. ALASKA, you may want to wait until you do so before you check out my insider information! If you're interested in reading the book, here's where you can get DR. ALASKA: https://books2read.com/DrAlaska 10) Have I ever given TPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) for an acute stroke or heart attack?
Remember how I said I didn't feel as comfortable and confident working those ER shifts? There's a reason for that. Yes, I've had to give TPA once. It scared the bejeebers out of me. Patient did well. Physician lost a few years of her life. 11) Do your words get longer the worse the code situation gets? Oh yes. That little detail in the book was 100% from my own career. The funny thing was, when I worked in a rural facility on the west coast, the nurses kind of laughed because my out-of-place southern accent apparently got very pronounced as everything around us went completely to shit. I do find that talking slowly gives my brain a few extra seconds to process and plan and coordinate care. It also drops the adrenaline level in the room down a few notches and refocuses everyone. The staff will take cues from the doctor's demeanor and energy levels. However, on the rare occasion someone ever hears me yell, it's because something really awful has suddenly occurred and I need help RIGHTF#$KINGNOW. 12) Is Shasta Cola really that terrible? Yes. Ask any nurse or doctor whose ever hit the staff refrigerator for a drink. Shasta Cola in all its Shastalicious knockoff flavor variations, is pretty terrible. It leaves a gnarly aftertaste that somehow manages to take an even worse downward spiral after about 3am. There's a particular terrible breath odor that is unique to Shasta soda that kind of festers on the tongue from around 3am until 7am. It's like you have a hangover mouth, but none of the night-before fun. For real, you think you're getting a fizzy refreshing beverage, but the flavor is basically what disappointment tastes like. Zero stars. Do not recommend. Rather drink the milk in cardboard pint cartons that are stocked in the fridge instead. (keep reading for more insider info -- next post is the last one!) Leave a Reply. |
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