So it's finally setting in that tomorrow night is my last night in the ED. It has been hard realizing that there is not a position open for me in the department that I have gotten so use to and come to love. I am going to miss caring for the kiddos and my coworkers the most. I will definitely try and keep in contact and who knows, I'll might be back in the future!
The last month has been pretty uneventful during my work. No really crazy stories stand out so it's been kind of a dud. It's weird saying that you wish more sick sick kids would come in so I will have some actions but at the same time I can't stand the repetition sometimes. So many people bring in their kids and all they say is my kid has had a fever for a day or my kid vomited twice and coughed. You just want to yell at them to go home, give your kid some cold medicine, and let them sleep! The rash kids are always my favorite. All we do is give them Benadryl for x100 the cost than if the family just went to the store and did it themselves. Alot of the families that come in for the dumb stuff do so because they don't have insurance or know any better but I feel like at what point is it the medical staffs job to educate people. Someone needs to get out in the community and inform people the difference between near death and just plain old sick. There sould be a basic course for parents on how to handle your child's first fever or stomach ache because believe it or not it will happen! I know that I must sound mean and I'm ranting...I have to remember that the dumb, lame cases keep me employed and I get to play with the kids...it's just sometimes I want to shake people!
One other thing that stinks about leaving the ED when I am is that summer you get more of the injury kids and good stories. Again I know that sounds terrible but there's more excitement in caring for the kids that crash their bikes, fall out of trees, etc. I like caring for the bumps and bruises more than the viruses. You feel like you're accomplishing more. There's more satisfaction in fixing something that's obviously broken, rather than send a kid home with meds. I just hope that were ever I find my RN Residency, I have the opportunity to really make a difference. I want a challenge combined with a great work environment that supports me as me. I am going to miss Mary Bridge but I am off for new things knowing that I can always come back if I miss it that much.
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