Last night at work I had a patient who coded on the floor and came to the ICU. The doctor was doing a procedure, so I had to wear a gown and gloves. All of a sudden I felt very warm and light headed. I was afraid I was going to pass out, so I told my preceptor and sat down. I was so sick. Every time I lifted my head up, I thought I was going to keel over, but I got better.
I then had to move my patient. He had a fungus in his nose that smelled so sickly sweet I was gagging. I almost vomited and a nurse gave me a dirty look. I told her I worked in a burn unit and this was nothing, but that I wasn't feeling well. I'm not really ready to go blurting out that I'm pregnant. I don't know how people will respond, but I may have to.
I just found out I'll be off orientation at the end of Sept, so I'm afraid I won't have a back up when I get nauseated and have to leave the room. It's not really possible in critical care.
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