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War
story
June 26, 2016 --
I love the war stories recounted by nurse heroes. Here is one by my
friend Terri Olson. She recounts:
In 1984, I went to Eagle Pass, Texas for a travel nurse assignment.
There I saw some things I will never forget.
The hospital had a splendid view of the Rio Grande. From the
windows, we could see people wading over from Mexico to deliver
their babies. Thankfully, in recent years the quality of care in
Mexico has mostly caught up with ours.
I was assigned to a med/surg unit, which was where they put patients
of every description. Med/surg served as the catch-all unit,
providing services that should have had specialized units such as
peri-op. We received patients directly from the OR on monitors and
requiring constant surveillance. However, the monitors were in the
patient rooms not at the nursing station, so we were unable to watch
them. So I literally ran from room to room in constant panic hoping
I wouldn't walk in and find a dead patient. None of the other
hospital staff thought that was a big deal. I had a hissy fit and
quit after six weeks. Thankfully, the design of hospital nursing
units has gotten a lot better since then.
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