Still @ Work

Typing this while waiting for my tech to finish preparing the TPN bags. Yes... it's Saturday 15:45 now, and I am still in the hospital, and guess what, I've been here since 08:45. Talk about work life balance. What balance is there when the patients take precedence over your personal life?

First I had to extend my pharmacy's opening hours because the consultant had not finished reviewing her patients, and the main pharmacy is closed at 13:00. I mean fair enough. It is not the patients' fault that the consultant cannot finish within the pharmacy opening hours.

Next, my colleague paged me to say there is an urgent TPN, as in the doctor insisted on giving the patient TPN even though he was told the pharmacy lab is not opened today. Smart... Was really pissed off with my colleague although I know I should not be. Told her the patient will have to wait. I am in the pharmacy alone with only one pharmacy assistant so there is no way I can just leave the pharmacy and go down to lab to prepare the TPN.

Really angry with the hospital for making me work so hard. I am going to claim overtime for the everything including the Sat that I had to come back to work although it was suppose to be my off day. If my outpatient in-charge wants me to convert to off days, I am seriously going to complain big time to my big boss. Okay... got to go. Got to start filling up my form.