I am an operating room nurse

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Friday, June 20, 2008

There he is

Every time he sees me, he says there he is. He knows that I am the nurse. I am a woman. I remind him of that each and everytime he calls me a he and he laughs sort of an evil laugh. He hoards things so when you have him alone out of a protected environment, you have to keep him in line of sight. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Why do you do that?

I have many folks in my caseload that do strange things. Some people would really call it gross. Me, I wonder why they do it. This elderly gentleman in my caseload will take every single opportunity to swipe his housemates faces after they get their medicines in the hopes that he will get some... Sign in to see full entry.

He is my dreamboat

My husband and I knew each other for 8 months before we got married at the age of 21. Worse than that is that it was entirely a long distance relationship having actually only spent about six weeks together. We are both nearly 40. We have two bright and healthy sons. We are still married and very... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

I know you're feeling well because...

When I worked in the operating room, I knew how patients were feeling because they could tell me before they went to sleep and after they woke up. They felt pain, fear, anxiety, better, etc. Easy enough to figure out-ask a question, get an answer. Since I wandered away from the operating room to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

I like boon doggle

I like boon doggle. I remember as a kid going to summer camp and learning how to make boon doggle key chaings. My kids have made me countless boon doggle key chains. They also use it to string beads on and make me lizards (that seems to be the only thing they can make). I have four lizards on my... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Hey, where are your pants?

One day when I still worked inthe operating room, I was the circulating nurse in the room where we were doing some type of repair on a broken leg. This is being done under fluoroscopy which is x-ray so everyone is wearing lead aprons. In the room is myself, the surgeon, his assistant, the scrub... Sign in to see full entry.

This is not ok

For those of you that read my blog, you know about me. I am an operating room nurse without an operating room. I do however, have a purpose. I landed a job taking care of developmentally disabled adults who most days bring a bright light to my already pretty charmed life. Unfortunately sometimes, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Is a cucumber a weed?

A few days ago my sister-in-law walked in my front door and said "what are you growing in your flower bed" Pansies are growing and nothing else. She tells me that there is definitely something else growing there. I am new to gardening and basically know that I can go to the nursery and get the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Does Elvis work here too?

My office is located in a building where developmentally disabled adults come to work. They get paid for their work. They ride the bus and stay for about four or five hours. There are job coaches that help them and each of them have individualized work stations that have been adapted when necessary... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Why is there a skunk in the hospital?

I spent many years working in rurual hospitals. I did many different jobs and although I consider myself an operating room nurse, occassionally I filled in as the nursing supervisor at my last job. One hot summer evening at around 10:00, I get paged overhead. This is not unusual because in a small... Sign in to see full entry.

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