Post SIP week 1 woes

Lack of sleep? Too much to do? Made a great blunder today.
Was preparing for a blood culture, so in order to make sure that there is little chance of my sling bag, matric card and stethoscope banging into the sterile field while they are hanging precariously on my neck, i took them all off and set them aside on a chair.

Had to run in and out before the procedure cos many items not on the tray.. Hmm, guess have to check to make sure next time. The running in and outs invited nurse 1 to get me to draw blood from patient 1. Noted... So after culture taken over by HO proper, went straight to take blood without my valued items..

Blood taking: Struck vein 1st attempt, so happy, but flow was very slow.. (very is an understatement, then few seconds later.. stopped) taking PT/PTT somemore, blood flow like that clot in syringe liao, how to test clotting time?? Tried vein 2 with butterfly needle, cannot hit vein, family watching somemore.. haiz ... Sad enough... Need greater expertise..

Then nurse 2 called me to put IV into patient 2. Cleared blood taking tray and did IV. Patient i IVed was calling out in pain almost all the time.. Hmm.. when can i do a less painful IV? Cleared tray and cleanly forgotten stuffs.. 1245pm... No more jobs, finally can fly!!

So took off for home and realised i left the many things behind when i started clearing my bag at home.. Gotta go all the way back for them... Sigh... hours wasted just like that.

Was taking some naps today between pages of Talley.. Took a few seconds to get into slumber and all were REM sleeps.. Dreamt of what? Syringes, needles, blood and hospital... Haiz