The joys of nursing...

This weekend I had to deal with a continuous bladder irrigation (also known as a CBI). I don't know if this is a common thing on renal floors, but if it is that is just one more reason to never work on a renal floor. Imagine having 5-7 patients, but one of your patients requires you to be in their room every 20-30 minutes to empty foley bags and hang new irrigation bags. It becomes rather time consuming, as if you weren't already stretched for time as a nurse.

Tonight I made some pretty fantastic food. I hadn't made fried chicken (in the deep fryer) or mashed potatoes in a while, and I had almost forgotten how wonderful they are. Afterwards Addy and I played in the backyard for a little while. I had a moment of sheer adrenaline when Oliver (who was romping in the grass) squeezed through the fence. I chased him around to the front door and then called Kristi to open the door for him while I kept him from running anywhere else. He used to be allowed in the backyard whenever he wanted, but then one time he left and didn't come back until the next morning. Ever since then he is only been in the backyard with supervision. He is probably going to be banned from the backyard after tonight's incident. I just can't bear the thought of losing a pet.