November 20, 2007 | Filed under: NaVloPloMo 2007, hello, nurse!, misadventures

I made this ages ago during a dry spell at work, then didn’t post it because I got worried after a class I took on labor nursing and legal stuff. But I must press on. I have to post something. The power of NaVlaPoMo compels me.

Labor & Delivery is a funny unit-everything comes in waves. Follows distinct patterns. We’ll have a week or two that are utterly unmanageable with patients set-up in spare conference rooms and on stretchers in the hallway (particularly in September and October…those New Year’s babies), and then : poof! Nothing. The calm before the next storm. This was shot during one of those poof!Nothing shifts.

12 hours is a very long time to have nothing to do. Toward the end, you start getting loopy and desperate.

13 Responses to “NaVloPoMo-a-GoGo 20: bored, now.”

1. November 20, 2007
   @ 7:49 pm
   

   MikeMoon says:

   Fantastic. I work in home health care and surrounded by nurses….strange creatures these nurses.

2. November 20, 2007
   @ 7:55 pm
   

   heath says:

   LMAO…..oh, God, that was funny…

3. November 20, 2007
   @ 8:06 pm
   

   Robert says:

   LOL!

4. November 20, 2007
   @ 10:21 pm
   

   david says:

   The nightshift will make ya crazy. Good thing it never affected you though!

5. November 20, 2007
   @ 11:00 pm
   

   Aaron says:

   Uh duh, you forgot the Red Bull chaser with that Simalac.

6. November 21, 2007
   @ 1:16 am
   

   Bev says:

   You’re very silly. Loved Cecil. If you think regular formula is nasty, don’t ever try soy milk formula. Fortunately, all of my kids were totally breastfed. The very first formula I ever prepared was for a puppy 3 years ago!

7. November 21, 2007
   @ 1:28 am
   

   trine says:

   oh wow i wish you’d been my nurse on labour ward, we’d have so much fun!

8. November 21, 2007
   @ 2:58 am
   

   Jeffrey says:

   That was hilarious. I wonder how much Cecil would cost…2K, maybe?

9. November 21, 2007
   @ 3:59 am
   

   GoGen says:

   Dear missb,
   since you obviously have too much free time, we hereby enclose the request to join The 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division at Camp Liberty.
   Looking forward to your arrival!
   Sincerely,
   U.S. Department of Defense
   LOL

10. November 21, 2007
    @ 7:52 am
    

    Verdi says:

    That was awesome.

11. November 21, 2007
    @ 4:19 pm
    

    cheryl colan says:

    I was not breastfed. No wonder I have a food fixation now!

    Geez! There really should be a warning on this video not to watch if you have to pee. I laughed so hard I peed my pants.

12. November 21, 2007
    @ 6:45 pm
    

    jay dedman says:

    please can we make an anonymous videoblog.
    lets go to the morgue.
    things we need to see.

13. November 23, 2007
    @ 12:32 am
    

    Du B says:

    laughed. thanks.

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