I droped my chicken….
Do you have any idea how many germs, bacteria, and diseases are on the floor of a hospital? Alot. We start IV"s, are around all the bodily fluids of patients and even some certain fluids produced from the bodily organs such as bile. YUM. So there I was getting ready to eat my chicken at 3 am this morning, 48 wonderful protein filled grams, along with my 6 am portion, so in all 96grams of protein worth of chicken. I sat the bowl down, spun in my chair to grab my gallon of water, and thud… there was the sound and instantly I knew what it was, my chicken all over the floor. I was like a jack rabbit trying to gather it up as quickly as possible, hell it was the rest of the nights food and I haven’t stocked my locker w new reserves yet. (cans of tuna yuck) I decided I was gonna wash the chicken off and eat it, well that sounded like a good idea. SO I hurried into the kitchen and began defunkifying my chicken. A nurse friend of mine was in there and asked what the hell I was doing, I told her the story and how I was gonna eat it and had no choice. She told me not too, to which I said "i have no choice" then she told how she steped in poo at some point tonight and has been walking around with that sh it on the bottom of her shoe all night, ya never mind eating the chicken. I was so angry with myself I broke the number one rule, gaurd thee food with thee life. Well my girls rallied to my rescue, gathering up what ever food they had remaining and told me to help myself to whatever I could eat. My 3am meal consisted of turkey breast from a sandwhich, one smaller chicken breast and some ham…believe it or not health care workers are not the healthiest of eaters. Regardless 3 am was covered, but here I sit 6am supposed to be eating, but I have no food to consume and my last meal of the day will be almost 2 hours behind schedule….Im so sad right now, cuz im so dam hungry. Lesson learned, dont be a dumbass and sit your bowl of chicken so close to the edge of your work space.
March 19, 2008 at 3:15 am
Best blog I’ve read. Thank god you didn’t eat the chicken. Before you even got to the poo part, I was thinking to myself, besides the bile, bodily fluids, and IV’s….who knows who has been walking in that area and what they have been walking in and then you got to the poo part. I don’t know how many times I’ve walked into a patient’s room in the middle of the night and stepped into a puddle (there you go pissed on the side of the bed (lol). Then goes the routine of sanitizing the shoes, floor, and so forth hoping not to track it into the rest of the hospital trying to clean it up. Although we know the floors are a complete mess anyways. Good luck making through the rest of the night
March 19, 2008 at 5:30 am
You will have to keep some emergency rations in your locker! A couple of protein bars and some protein powder could have saved the day! I’m glad your co-workers came to the rescue and you at least had something to eat!
March 19, 2008 at 9:57 am
Aww, sadness!!! But I have to admit, I totally chuckled with your title… so sadly funny lol Glad your coworkers rallied for you, though, at least for the 3 am feeding… hospital floors definitely have to be some 0.002 millisecond rule!!
March 20, 2008 at 4:37 am
NOW do you understand why I get freaked out about going into hospital? If I have a seizure, I end up face down on the floor, rubbing my face in all that!!
It was really touching to read that all your colleagues chipped in to help you out but it’s a right ****er that you lost all your food in one drop!
March 20, 2008 at 4:45 am
What great co-workers!! Gold star for them today. Woohoo. yep you need to restock and have a back up plan in place.
March 20, 2008 at 9:10 pm
LOL! Jennife read you blog and was ready to vomit! She said there is no "5 second rule" at the hospital. If it touches the floor, it might as well be in hot lava! I can’t believe you didn’t take your stash of supps from the Arnold and keep them in your locker. My desk is packed with ‘em.