Vampire Tears
I have to try everything so it is that I did 12 hour Night Shifts. Each night, as I went onto the floor I had a plan to do one little thing better than I have before. This night, of Vampire Tears I chose Endocrine so if I found a patient with orders for thyroid meds (thyroid is in the front neck) I would do a more focused assessment to see if I could observe visually a physically change from normal appearance.
A post op patient presented needing thyroid medication. After I checked the major wound from surgery, which happened to be an abdominal surgical site, I observed her neck. I saw something strange on one side of the neck but couldn’t figure it out- was it a hickey?? Was it something to do with surgery? A bruise on the neck?? I asked her to turn her head while I got my flashlight out to examine in light… I saw two punctures with drops of blood coming out… the patient laughed as my eyes widened!! and widened more ! Oh you see my vampire bite!! What !!! before I could get upset or laugh or even panic I saw the blood was not enough of a blood color that all nurses recognize … I had to smile, a good smile for a very realistic Tattoo.
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