"Ugly Grief Flowers"

What did I learn from my internship today?

1. Why it's more convenient to administer blood to a patient during dialysis.
2. You can't turn off the coffee maker after you pour water into it (I poured water into it but then I realized the liquid coming out was clear. I turned off the machine and tried to take the filter thing so I could in more grounded coffee beans, but then water ended up showering all over the counter.)
3. We have a PA on the unit! I thought she was the doctor all the nurses bitch about.
4. A part of the skull can be preserved in the abdominal region (I felt it!!!)
5. Most importantly, the unit has fake flowers that are called "grief flowers." Basically, they put out the pot of fake, white dandelions when a patient is about to pass away or has passed away. It's a message to all the staff to be serious and not to make nonsense and crack up about...the stuff they crack up about.

Inspection people were swarming the hospital today. I'm so glad one of them decided not to ask me anything after they discovered that I'm just a volunteer.