I've always worked on an Obstetrical unit as a student and after I graduated, so I always wondered the difference in conversations nurses and aids would have on their floors. Especially night shift conversations. When the clock hits around 2am-4am, everyone's in a delirious state of mind and the jibberish that comes out of our mouths sometimes is far out there.
I come into work and I complain that I feel sick. Automatically on an OB floor, the question asked, "are you pregnant?" I could literally be complaining of a stomach ache due to unrelieved gas (for fear of the smell of death lingering in the hall and everyone knowing it was you) and everyone has to ask that question. I could have a toothache and the same question is asked as long as your statement starts with, "I'm not feeling good." Starting out on this floor, you'll notice you have a secret stash of the stick that turns - or + because you've become so paranoid, even if you aren't active. Hell, maybe you sat on a toilet seat infested with super sperm and got pregnant. Trust me, at one point in time, if you've ever worked on an OB floor, you've bought the stick just in case.
So like I said, I always wondered what it would be like to work on a different unit, perhaps oncology. If I were to complain of a headache, would everyone jump to the conclusion that I have a brain tumor? That would suck. Say it enough times every time I come into work feeling ill, I might believe that I could. Although, those tests to confirm whether or not I have cancer are a bit more expensive than the pee stick.
I come into work and I complain that I feel sick. Automatically on an OB floor, the question asked, "are you pregnant?" I could literally be complaining of a stomach ache due to unrelieved gas (for fear of the smell of death lingering in the hall and everyone knowing it was you) and everyone has to ask that question. I could have a toothache and the same question is asked as long as your statement starts with, "I'm not feeling good." Starting out on this floor, you'll notice you have a secret stash of the stick that turns - or + because you've become so paranoid, even if you aren't active. Hell, maybe you sat on a toilet seat infested with super sperm and got pregnant. Trust me, at one point in time, if you've ever worked on an OB floor, you've bought the stick just in case.
So like I said, I always wondered what it would be like to work on a different unit, perhaps oncology. If I were to complain of a headache, would everyone jump to the conclusion that I have a brain tumor? That would suck. Say it enough times every time I come into work feeling ill, I might believe that I could. Although, those tests to confirm whether or not I have cancer are a bit more expensive than the pee stick.
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