Well I could be changing departments again.  I never stay put.. but I like the different experiences and learning opportunities I get with each department I work in inside a hospital.

Now I’m applying for an OR position at UK Med Center.  Which would probably mean I would have to take consistent call over the time of that job.

But oh well.  That’s the price you pay for working these jobs.

The only thing I can say

Is what a fucking day.

But we live for days like this, don’t we? I surely do. When you have to race to CT for a code blue. When you’re setting up for intubation here and there. When its so busy you can’t think about anything else. When a 12 hour shift turns into a 16 hour shift. When you get home the physical and emotional exhaustion is so overwhelming that sleep is the only thing that can comfort you….if that’s even possible.

This is what I do.

So while I’m thinking about it….I just wanna talk a little more about this day. As I said earlier, we had a baby die on us this morning. I wasn’t here for the code (and I’m happy about that), but the whole demeanor of this ER has been different all day. I’ve never experienced anything like this. There is a different mood about this place. We did our damnedest to save that life today and I was told some of the nurses were amazing and I don’t doubt it one bit. It’s been a sad day…a day we’ll remember. I couldn’t imagine a worst start to the morning. We have carried this around with us all day, with nobody speaking a word about it. It’s been emotional. It’s been different. It’s like a part of each of us died this morning….

Saved a woman’s life last night