An odd night...

I worked last night, from 4pm to 4am, my regularly scheduled shift. 

I was given an initial assignment, then moved to another, then another, and finally to yet another.  One of the "key" principles of being an effective Emergency Nurse, is to be flexible... that is "just go with the flow."  Even if I had kept my initial assignment, things happen, new patients arrive, and priorities change... now multiply that by the seemingly ever-changing assignment!


Last night was a little weird though...

Not exceptionally busy, so that was a relief!  Yet quite a few interesting and exceptionally rare presentations/complaints/problems.  A few, that Emergency Nurses may only see once or twice in their entire career!  It was one of those, "Oh, I remember reading/hearing/studying that once..." kind of night!  And not just for me.  Several of my co-workers expressed similar thoughts as well.

So as I retire for "my evening," I want all of my friends on the East Coast to know that I am thinking about and praying for them as Hurricane Sandy approaches.  I am also thankful that my friends in Hawaii were spared a Tsunami from the recent earthquake in Canada.

And in case the next couple of nights precludes me from it, Happy Halloween to everybody!