Re: "Other duties as assigned"

[Sara Hayden RN,C]

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I can add a wildlife tail as well.  I was in charge of the facility, one spring day, much like today when suddenly a crash jolted me from behind my desk.  I ran to the hall to see what was happening and saw the unbelievable.  A deer had jumped through a window of our main hallway and was laying stunned and bleeding just a few feet away!!  She then saw me, became panicked and jumped out through the same window.  The police later found her body a few blocks away.  We are not a rural facility.   Sara Hayden RN,C St. Mark's Lutheran Home Austin, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Jayne Kitchens To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:55 AM Subject: Re: "Other duties as assigned" gosh, and I have only had to catch a wasp or two.  We did have a family member bring in a tame bobcat that climed in my lap (before I heard about the part that it had been de-clawed!)  Never a dull moment... Mary Jayne ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy Howard To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:04 AM Subject: RE: "Other duties as assigned" God love ya, Holly!  Hang in there. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: "Other duties as assigned" Okay...   I was looking back over the emails with advice about being an interim DON.    I did NOT find anything mentioning chasing a snake off the premises!!!   Yesterday, I was called by a couple of hysterical staff and family members to come to the sidewalk between the admin office and our dementia unit.  There was a 2 1/2 foot snake in the middle of the sidewalk, heading toward the building. VERY alive.   Did I mention this snake was quite active?   I stood in front of it and tried to look as menacing as possible when one really wants to climb up onto the roof.  I yelled at it, and it turned around and slithered away.   We have 2 maintenance men, a full housekeeping staff.... why did they call me???????   For those of you keeping score, in my tenure as interim DON (which began 3/19) I have had a DHEC visit, a fracture of unknown origin, a missing fentanyl patch from a hospice patient, my staffing coordinator was hospitalized Thursday night with appendicitis, and I had the thrill of chasing a snake.  Gee I can't wait until next week.   Holly