So, what happens when you knock on a patient door, wait for the "come in", and walk in the room to see your patient cuddled up with someone else in the bed with covers up the their necks? My first instinct after I picked my jaw off the floor was to run, but instead I squeaked out a "should I come back? If this is a bad time I can come back". The patient told me to come in and I wasn't disturbing anything. So what did I do? Finish my H&P as quickly as humanly possible. I left a LOT of things out in my flustered attempt, and experienced first hand how mean the floor nurses can be to a wet behind the ears newbie. I do need to talk to my preceptor about what happened, because I got caught completely by surprise. I didn't expect patients to be all cuddled up and spooning in a hospital room.
My biggest challenge this weekend will not be neuropathology. Even though it should be. Instead, it will be creating cupcakes for Momma Medschool's birthday. She loves it when the Cupcake Queen and I bring goodies to school. So in celebration of her birthday, Cupcake Queen and I have settled into a bake-off. May the best cupcake maker win! Our "challenge ingredient" (I think Cupcake Queen has been watching a wee bit too much Iron Chef) is chocolate. I'm making a raspberry filled devils food cake cupcake with dark chocolate ganash icing glaze thing. The Cupcake Queen is making a mocha inspired cupcake, with a coffee buttercream filling. I think Momma Medschool is going to absolutely love it. I can't wait to see her face. A camera is a must! I'll post some pictures of my creations later. This is going to be so much fun!
My most hated class is coming to a close. I need to start reviewing for the board exam. Micro is almost over! I have the class virology test on the 30th, and the board exam on the 3rd. Then never again (hopefully. I'll seriously lose my mind if I fail that class). I just hope it gets better after this BS of a class. Ugh.
So, I need to make my grocery list and get to baking. Pics to come soon!
2 comments:
oh. my. gosh. Were they cuddled with another patient? That would make it extra-hilarious.
I'd love to be the taste-tester for all those cupcakes :)
ha ha ha
At least they weren't engaged in some "cardio" activity. That would have been really bad!!!
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