Living in Las Vegas
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Smurph sent me the pic he took.
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That has to be one of the worst tattoos I've ever seen.
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Did the tat guy do that with an Etch-A-Sketch? Holy fucking balls!
Oncology
Tonight I have been floated to the oncology floor. Floating in nursing simply means that I am assigned to a regular unit; when my unit is overstaffed or another unit has a greater need, a nurse gets floated or works the other unit. Since I'm a traveller, I get floated first before the regular staff. I did this in my old job, and I don't really mind it. It's a huge source of contention to many nurses though, and I have actually seen a nurse walk out and quit because she didn't want to float thinking it wasn't her turn. Patients are patients, and I'm here to take care of them, so I don't care.
Oncology of course means cancer, and the bulk of the patients will have an old or current diagnosis that is cancer related. There are so many types of cancer that it it could be many things. Most commonly you see lung, colon, and bladder cancer as well as a lot of leukemias and lymphomas. Oncology floors also have a lot of patients who are anemic. Tonight, I have 7 patients, and 5 of them have an active cancer diagnosis. 2 have multiple systems involved, 2 are bladder and prostate, and 1 is lung. My 2 other patients have legit diagnoses, but they are sadly drug seeking fakers.
I like working oncology. It is sad sometimes, but usually the patients are nice and thankful, and they are often a great example to me. Those of us who have had family stricken with cancer know it's not fun. I hope if I ever have some kind of serious or even terminal malady I will respond to it in a positive way like the majority or oncology patients.
Blood transfusions are commonplace in the hospital and especially on oncology floors. The cancer treatments often make people anemic, and many of the "blood cancers" also cause anemia. Sadly, I have had severely anemic patients in the past I could not give blood to because of a hospital or even regional shortage of blood. Blood is hard to come by sometimes because of demand. All blood donations to my knowledge are still completely voluntary. Donating blood is easy, and it's one of the best voluntary things you can do to help people. You won't ever know who you helped, but I promise your blood will not go to waste. Donate if you are able.
The last few weeks at work have been fairly uneventful. I did have one 22 year old patient of note. When I walked in the room, I knew he was gigantic. He was 6'11" and 275 pounds. He was a complete physical specimen; his biceps were nearly as big as my thighs, he had a 6-pack, and his back, arms, and legs were chiseled. He was in the hospital with 2 gunshot wounds. He had a superficial wound to his calf and a thru and thru to his forearm. The forearm bullet did not break any bones, and surgical exploration ruled out arterial damage. Sadly, this young man is in a gang, and he's what I like to refer to as a waste of air. This is his third gsw this summer, and to hear him talk to his girlfriend and homeboys, he is going to be on the hunt for the guy who shot him as soon as he gets out. Imagine having the God-given body of this kid and doing nothing with it but running the streets and getting shot?? It boggles my mind! I actually said this to him, "man, you need to get off the streets. You're a huge target, and you will either be in here a lot or in the morgue." I was serious, but he laughed. He will either be on the coroner's table or in jail pretty soon.
Tonight I have been floated to the oncology floor. Floating in nursing simply means that I am assigned to a regular unit; when my unit is overstaffed or another unit has a greater need, a nurse gets floated or works the other unit. Since I'm a traveller, I get floated first before the regular staff. I did this in my old job, and I don't really mind it. It's a huge source of contention to many nurses though, and I have actually seen a nurse walk out and quit because she didn't want to float thinking it wasn't her turn. Patients are patients, and I'm here to take care of them, so I don't care.
Oncology of course means cancer, and the bulk of the patients will have an old or current diagnosis that is cancer related. There are so many types of cancer that it it could be many things. Most commonly you see lung, colon, and bladder cancer as well as a lot of leukemias and lymphomas. Oncology floors also have a lot of patients who are anemic. Tonight, I have 7 patients, and 5 of them have an active cancer diagnosis. 2 have multiple systems involved, 2 are bladder and prostate, and 1 is lung. My 2 other patients have legit diagnoses, but they are sadly drug seeking fakers.
I like working oncology. It is sad sometimes, but usually the patients are nice and thankful, and they are often a great example to me. Those of us who have had family stricken with cancer know it's not fun. I hope if I ever have some kind of serious or even terminal malady I will respond to it in a positive way like the majority or oncology patients.
Blood transfusions are commonplace in the hospital and especially on oncology floors. The cancer treatments often make people anemic, and many of the "blood cancers" also cause anemia. Sadly, I have had severely anemic patients in the past I could not give blood to because of a hospital or even regional shortage of blood. Blood is hard to come by sometimes because of demand. All blood donations to my knowledge are still completely voluntary. Donating blood is easy, and it's one of the best voluntary things you can do to help people. You won't ever know who you helped, but I promise your blood will not go to waste. Donate if you are able.
The last few weeks at work have been fairly uneventful. I did have one 22 year old patient of note. When I walked in the room, I knew he was gigantic. He was 6'11" and 275 pounds. He was a complete physical specimen; his biceps were nearly as big as my thighs, he had a 6-pack, and his back, arms, and legs were chiseled. He was in the hospital with 2 gunshot wounds. He had a superficial wound to his calf and a thru and thru to his forearm. The forearm bullet did not break any bones, and surgical exploration ruled out arterial damage. Sadly, this young man is in a gang, and he's what I like to refer to as a waste of air. This is his third gsw this summer, and to hear him talk to his girlfriend and homeboys, he is going to be on the hunt for the guy who shot him as soon as he gets out. Imagine having the God-given body of this kid and doing nothing with it but running the streets and getting shot?? It boggles my mind! I actually said this to him, "man, you need to get off the streets. You're a huge target, and you will either be in here a lot or in the morgue." I was serious, but he laughed. He will either be on the coroner's table or in jail pretty soon.
Not much going on here gambling wise. Had a few losing poker sessions where I played well but beaten by these hands:
44>KK opponent flops a set
68>QQ I flop a set and opponent stays in to catch a turned straight.
A10 diamonds>KK. Opponent calls $40 preflop, calls all in on a 9 high flop and turns the Ace for the winner :facepalm:
I played at the Bellagio and the Wynn lately. Both are premium rooms, and I think my opinion now is that the Wynn is the best room in Las Vegas. Premium free (anything you want) drink service at least every 20 minutes from beautiful and nice cocktail waitresses, good dealers, plenty of loose action, mix of games, easy access to the parking garage, and a stream of eye candy constantly walking by. There are "poker pros" here, but there are plenty of loose tourists as well.
I still don't have a good homeless charity to support to pas on. I'm going to try to make a day soon to go to a few of them myself so I can give a good recommendation.
You will see this at all of the local grocery stores that have a deli. Homeless people, if they can get by security at the storefront, grab and eat whatever they can. I'll also find food remnants all over the stores where they grab and run and eat on the fly to not get caught. The security guys are constantly ushering them out. Pathetic and sad. This gets me to some pet peeves from Las Vegas.
Begging. I can't stand this whether it's a guy holding a cardboard sign or worse yet all these clowns that approach me in parking lots with sob stories wanting bus fare, money for a room, money for antibiotics, diaper money, or whatever. You can't go to a store in this town without somebody begging. I like to help people when they aren't begging.
Foot segways. I almost want to push these guys over haha. They seem to be the new craze here?
Roadwork is rampant here. So many streets with lane closures and blockages, but the thing is, nobody is there working? Why block it off and cause a traffic snarl if nobody is working?
Guys who address me as "Boss". The maintenance man here at the apartment always calls me boss. For some reason, I don't like that.
Lastly, the AC went out here yesterday. I called the maintenance man, and he came to the room. The room was warm, and the ac was obviously not blowing out except for a trickle of cold air. He says he is cold in our room and suggests maybe I am getting sick! He then suggests I might need a cold shower! I said to him, "listen, I'm not sick, I'm not stupid, and it's hot in here." He did nothing to fix it, and it became progressively worse. We bought a fan and slept hot, and a different guy came this morning to fix it. It's all good now.
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44>KK opponent flops a set
68>QQ I flop a set and opponent stays in to catch a turned straight.
A10 diamonds>KK. Opponent calls $40 preflop, calls all in on a 9 high flop and turns the Ace for the winner :facepalm:
I played at the Bellagio and the Wynn lately. Both are premium rooms, and I think my opinion now is that the Wynn is the best room in Las Vegas. Premium free (anything you want) drink service at least every 20 minutes from beautiful and nice cocktail waitresses, good dealers, plenty of loose action, mix of games, easy access to the parking garage, and a stream of eye candy constantly walking by. There are "poker pros" here, but there are plenty of loose tourists as well.
I still don't have a good homeless charity to support to pas on. I'm going to try to make a day soon to go to a few of them myself so I can give a good recommendation.
You will see this at all of the local grocery stores that have a deli. Homeless people, if they can get by security at the storefront, grab and eat whatever they can. I'll also find food remnants all over the stores where they grab and run and eat on the fly to not get caught. The security guys are constantly ushering them out. Pathetic and sad. This gets me to some pet peeves from Las Vegas.
Begging. I can't stand this whether it's a guy holding a cardboard sign or worse yet all these clowns that approach me in parking lots with sob stories wanting bus fare, money for a room, money for antibiotics, diaper money, or whatever. You can't go to a store in this town without somebody begging. I like to help people when they aren't begging.
Foot segways. I almost want to push these guys over haha. They seem to be the new craze here?
Roadwork is rampant here. So many streets with lane closures and blockages, but the thing is, nobody is there working? Why block it off and cause a traffic snarl if nobody is working?
Guys who address me as "Boss". The maintenance man here at the apartment always calls me boss. For some reason, I don't like that.
Lastly, the AC went out here yesterday. I called the maintenance man, and he came to the room. The room was warm, and the ac was obviously not blowing out except for a trickle of cold air. He says he is cold in our room and suggests maybe I am getting sick! He then suggests I might need a cold shower! I said to him, "listen, I'm not sick, I'm not stupid, and it's hot in here." He did nothing to fix it, and it became progressively worse. We bought a fan and slept hot, and a different guy came this morning to fix it. It's all good now.
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Moved here to work; I still have my house in Kentucky. Nurses are paid way more here than home.
Good for you Clint :0074
Sounds like you're enjoying yourself a lot more out there in Vegas. I could never do it, I would get caught in the ups and downs of sports betting. NFL is enough for me and I put less work into it than I use to. It sounds like a lot of fun though.
kneifl
A lot of the road work is done at night, but you are right, it is a pain in the ass and with the amount of crazy drivers out here (usually with California plates) it makes it highly stressful especially in the morning and evening commutes with the bright ball of red in your eyes this time of year!!
On a side note....to those who have sent me words of encouragement or posted notes of sympathy for my daughter....we got a text from her last Monday asking to come home to detox and get off heroin....well after a week of white knuckling it and some rough days I can say she is 8 days sober and although she has a lifetime of cravings and temptations ahead of her, she is clean and that is all I have asked for a long time....now the work begins
Clint, I have a busy work week this week, but if you want to hook up next weekend for some fun, give me a shout
On a side note....to those who have sent me words of encouragement or posted notes of sympathy for my daughter....we got a text from her last Monday asking to come home to detox and get off heroin....well after a week of white knuckling it and some rough days I can say she is 8 days sober and although she has a lifetime of cravings and temptations ahead of her, she is clean and that is all I have asked for a long time....now the work begins
Clint, I have a busy work week this week, but if you want to hook up next weekend for some fun, give me a shout
Awesome news on ur daughter! Not sure on my schedule yet next week, but we need to hang out soon for sure.
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I'm not waiting anywhere to eat in a stand up line no matter how good it is. It can't be better than Pizza Rock anyway, can it?
Tanks..Might I inquire roughly how much more . My Nephews wife is going to graduate as a Nurse Practitioniner.
More than double, sometimes triple if you work overtime. Not sure about the nurse practitioner market, but would figure it would be similar.
It's still a secret as to how good it is.....opcorn2
thanks guys!!
Man, you were aggravated that night looking for food and my directions. :142smilie
