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My poor wife is stuck at work (hospital). She had already worked a 12-hour shift when they told her she needs to stay until her relief gets there.

Posted by Fuzzy (aka mrfuzzy) Feb 5 '10, 18:50

With this storm and the roads as bad as they are, we're not sure when that will be.

She has now been there for 15 hours.

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Sucks. My wife is in similar situation. She started at 3 pm and will be there probably until at least late morning if not - Don Homer Feb 5, 18:56
it's better being safe there, that in the storm -- nm - peglegpete Feb 5, 18:55 2
- for the night -- nm - peglegpete Feb 5, 18:55 1
  - This may likely be the case. -- nm - Fuzzy Feb 5, 19:01
fuzzy, why did I think you were in TX?? -- nm - amandize Feb 5, 18:54 5
- Good question. This explains why you never wave to me when you move through Pittsburgh. -- nm - Fuzzy Feb 5, 18:59 4
  - what? pittsburgh?? what?? I swear you live in texas. please move at once to be inline with my expectations. thanks. -- nm - amandize Feb 5, 19:02 3
    - I've never been there. Is it nice? -- nm - Fuzzy Feb 5, 19:09 2
      - this is insane to me. you have to be joking. (hello, my name is amanda. I live in maryland but spend weeks in NH (these days) and weekends in PA. - amandize Feb 5, 19:14 1
        
        See, and I thought you spent weekends in Maryland and occasionally Atlanta. - Fuzzy Feb 5, 19:18
yikes ... that hardly seems like the person in charge of staffing planned well huh? -- nm - JenBro Feb 5, 18:52 18
- It's not about planning per se, it's because the scheduled people aren't able to get there. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 5, 18:57 17
  - actually - and this is prolly because of where I live - but they could have shifted the people for those that lived closer and could have made it? - JenBro Feb 5, 19:03 16
    - Not so easy when it's a flex schedule that's made weeks in advance. - Krusty Feb 5, 19:08 10
      - Yeah, she works in the OR. Same kind of thing. - Fuzzy Feb 5, 19:14
      - we've done the "pick up people" thing too ... cool to know they don't make you do 24 hour shift - I was thinking that was crazy for health care - JenBro Feb 5, 19:13 1
        
        Docs work 24 hours, mostly residents. Sometimes nurses will but it's much more rare. - Krusty Feb 5, 19:16
      - *whoa* -- I had *no idea* you work in an ER. nobody tells me anything around here. -- nm - amandize Feb 5, 19:09 6
        
        I work two jobs. Part time registrar in an ER and for a pet transportation and food company. - Krusty Feb 5, 19:12 5
        
        Both jobs I had previously that I had to go back to after I lost a good job a year ago. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 19:13 4
        
        Do you not like this job? It sounds more important and thereby rewarding. -- nm - David Feb 5, 19:17 1
        
        I love working in the ER but the hours are terrible. - Krusty Feb 5, 19:22
        
        I knew you'd lost a job (you walked out, right?) -- but I had no idea you were in healthcare. god, I suck. I get so frustrated sometimes here - amandize Feb 5, 19:16 1
        
        I didn't get bitchy from anything you wrote. :-) - Krusty Feb 5, 19:20
    - but then the people who live close bear all the brunt of the storm staffing. there's no way to make it fair. the best way is to stick to - amandize Feb 5, 19:06 2
      - I guess I was thinking that a nurse working crazy long hours isn't much of a good idea for solid patient care? - JenBro Feb 5, 19:10
      - right. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 5, 19:09
    - we only live 3 miles from hospital, but might as well be 300 right now. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 5, 19:05 1
      - Yeah, being in a car in this mess is just dumb. - Will Hunting Feb 5, 19:08

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