Slow days. This is something I'd never say at work. Never utter the words "slow" or "I'm bored" or "we need to pick up." Or anything else like that. It is the kiss of death (literally for some of our little ones I think).
However, now that I'm home and not back for a while I'll write about it. We are so very sloooooow at work right now. All our poor PRN nurses haven't worked in ages. It is a little ridiculous at this point.
And this is where it gets a little hairy being a nurse in the NICU (or I guess I nurse anywhere). Saying things like, "Ok, we need more tiny babies" sounds pretty awful to anyone who doesn't exist in our world. But really, we need more preemies. Ok, I guess the thought is, we need more babies being born in general. Because even our well-baby area in our hospital is slow. Fewer and fewer people are electing to have children right now. I guess the economy and the uncertainty of the future employment plays a big role.
It makes my employment difficult too though. Everything really is very tied together.
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