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Sunday, March 13, 2005

Is Your Cup Half Full? Half Empty? Or Empty With a Few Coffee Grounds?

A few days ago while working in Emergency (I fill in there here and there), I was somewhat unlucky in the patient population inherited from the off going nurse. One in particular was enough to drive me around the bend. Actually, I’d already been around the bend with her on a previous visit to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Please, Please, Please Keep Counting Those Calories!!

Remind me to keep exercising, to keep being aware of my caloric intake. Please don’t let me go to pot and develop diabetes, cellulitis, heart disease or a massive panniculus (sagging belly “apron”). These were the thoughts racing through my head last night as I and about eight others (plus a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

My Very Own General Hospital Soap Opera -- Told By A REAL NURSE!

Last evening I started with three patients. Two were elderly ladies and one was a 60 year old man with end stage COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Lady #1 sat in her chair the entire evening, and was like a gnome of a biddy, wanting to know everything about her roommate, offering... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ The Way of A Mother with Her Child ~ ~ ~ ~

My sister and her husband were gone for a week – cross country skiing in Ontario on the snowy slopes of Lake Superior. Before they left my parents flew in from California to be with the six grand children while their parents were away. It was the first vacation away the two had enjoyed – just the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Work Related Sagas ~ Jane is Not Happy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Today has not been a very good day. First off, I received an email from the "payroll specialist" at work stating that they'd overpaid me by $3,700+ over the past year and could I please contact them ASAP to discuss re-payment. I am not the anal type and so this overpayment is a possibility. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 20, 2005

A Word to the Wise -- First Check for a Pulse!

I felt a moment of panic last night during a “Code Blue.” I saw the change in rhythm, and it appeared to be the lethal type. In this case I was standing right next to the patient when it happened, and of course she was MY patient. There’s always some relief when you know this is someone else’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 17, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ Honey, Honey, Honey ~ ~ ~ ~

When you were a kid, and had a sore throat (which for me was almost always Strep throat), did your mom ever give you honey to help soothe the pain? Mine did. I just figured she was being nicer than her usual kind and loving self because of my misery, and I simply loved getting that spoonful of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ She Was A Virgin . . . And I Was Her First. . . . ~ ~ ~ ~

... to insert a speculum. And I can say it wasn't the best experience for her. When I said, in a soothing voice, "relax your legs and let them fall open", she clamped down. Though I gently told her she would feel my hands touching her, she nearly jumped off the table when she felt my fingers -- and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Like Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver -- What The Right Words Can Do!

Sometimes I really dread going off to work. I am so not in the mood on a regular basis. Part of it is that I’m still looking for a full time NP job (I’ve got a part time NP job, but not the position of my dreams), and meanwhile am still working as an RN at my hospital doing what I’ve done for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Sex Change Drugs for FREE -- Just Go To Prison!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had this most amazing conversation with my parents this evening. My dad, a social worker in the Federal Prison System, mentioned that he was talking with an inmate about some difficulties he’d had recently. This inmate referred to his wife on a number of occasions (i.e. the inmate’s wife, not my... Sign in to see full entry.

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