Back to work

Oh, I had to wake up this morning to the alarm clock, which I have not done in days!

I got up early so I could make my breakfast and lunch and get ready to take Bubba to school. Dahey leaves before we do, so he was out and off to work in the dark.

I got Bubba to his latchkey program and away to work I went. I checked my e-mails and boy, there were a lot! The most exciting one was the invite to a special out-of-town conference in November. I have to get all my paperwork done tomorrow so I can go. The admin upstairs, L., has been assigned to help me. (You know it's going to be interesting when she tells you that you have to fill out a 12 page form...in order to book your flight.)

I had two patients I haven't had in a long time and I was the med nurse on one hall. It kept me busy. Today, the docs make group rounds to inspect wounds, so this is also interesting. I try to hang out in the room, undo the dressing, then get everyone cleaned up. They got into my room early, but I was really busy with these two guys...and their roommate had me helping him, too. Mr. R. is very needy, which is not unusual for a COPDer. He's always worried about something--his mask, his bowel program, his turns. He looked a bit ashen today, which is very scary in light of the fact that even with his fragile health, he's a full code. I pray we don't have to do CPR on him while I'm working!

I met some new LPNs visiting us with the recruiter. We're looking for them, so we'll see if they come to work for us!

More tomorrow...getting tired and I need to go to bed!