The Final Day of Pediatrics

My last day on the pediatric floor was the total opposite of the rest of time there.
It sucked.
I was on the verge of tears from most of the shift. I had to deal with a horde of medical students poking my poor nine year old medical mystery, while being totally annoyed with following percautions protocol. If I never see a blue plastic protection gown and mask again, I will die happy. I was nervous about the intense medications being given, including Ativan, Prozac, Depakote, and Risperdal, which I've never even seen used in kids. I watched over her for most the day, because it was possible for her to have a seziure at any moment, but no one taught me what I should do if it actually occured. So I just kept praying it wouldn't happen, figuring I'd just cross that bridge when I got to it (this probably isn't smart). As miserable as I was though, I was able to help out my patient and her mother by capitalizing on a unique gift God has bestowed upon me and I use to spread happiness throughout the world: sticky fingers.
I am very very good at stealing things. I think no one expects me to be stashing tons of things underneathe my white coat all day long, so I float by undetected with all my pilfered goods. I have weighted myself with and without my lab coat on, and there is a ten pound difference because of how much I have shoved in the multiple pockets. My patient's mother told me she was insanely bored, and suddenly Better Home magazines began disappearing from the waiting room. Cookies and coffee went missing from the break room. I totally just claimed a vital signs cart and blood pressure cuff and hid it in a closet, figuring my need of it was probably greater than others without unstable patients. Obviously, I didn't go rob a bank or anything, but I have begun a life of crime.
As it was the last day, I made something decedant for the peds nurses: cheesecake brownies. Brownies are really strange to make, but apparently I have mastered the art of creating them, because I get requests all the time.

Cheesecake Brownies
1/2 cup butter
2-oz chocolate, chopped. Dark is probably best, but I didn't have any so I used 1 oz milk and 1 oz unsweetened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract I couldn't find my vanilla. Turns out it fell off the spice rack, and I found it later in the back of the pantry. Instead I used 2 tsps of rum. I know this sounds weird, but OI sometimes use it in place of vanilla. It has a much more grown up taste that makes things a little interesting.
2/3 cup flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt

Cream Cheese Layer:
8-oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease.In a small, heatproof bowl, melt butter and chocolate together. Stir with a fork until very smooth. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisking steadily, pour chocolate mixture into sugar mixture. Stir until smooth. Sift flour, cocoa powder and salt into the bowl and stir until just combined.Pour into prepared pan and prepare cheesecake mixture.In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Drop in dollops onto prepared brownie batter. Gently swirl two batters with a butter knife.Bake for 35-40 minutes, until brownies and cheesecake are set.

The brownie layer is thin and SUPER fudgey and the rum made it taste really dense. Overall, I think they came out good and it was a great way to bribe the nurses to let me come back to pedatrics.