It's crazy, hot and stormy around here. The humidity hits you like a wet blanket when you go outside and though, it seems like it will rain again, not even the weather people know when.
Just like the weather, we have crazy people on the unit...and it's mostly employees. Why some of them are like this immediately following vacation is beyond my comprehension. They just cannot come to work and do a job. No, they want sympathy, or any kind of attention really. It's really nerve-wracking. Hello, neurospsych...can you do an in-house consult?
Besides the crazy people, a lot of crazy things are happening with the non-neurotic people who we work with--car break-ins, house break-ins, deaths, and assaults. All this in the last two weeks could be another thing making the unit hot, besides the ever-questionable functioning of the air conditioner. If we only had water therapy!
The patients I've had were reasonably good lately. No muss, no fuss, not even from the one I expected the most trouble. With all my extra time, I'm finally finishing some of my "required learning" for the computerized in-services. I can only hope it will be as sedate the rest of the week.
And if it ain't crazy enough at work, I'm just amazed at the news lately.
Steve Jobs gets a liver transplant (from http://www.cbsnews.com/)
It's somewhat shocking in many regards, not just because of wealth or status. Should keep those medical ethicists busy for a while.
VA has a rogue cancer unit (from http://www.nytimes.com/)
If Sister Mary Martha, my kindergarten teacher would have seen this, she'd have gotten out that big pointer she used to use and would have a) whacked said doctor, then b) poked him really hard. If only someone at that VA would have!
Finally...keep those cards and letters rolling for Change of Shift here on 6/25. I have to tell you, I may just have a section called the "men's edition" because so many guys are sending in great stories. C'mon ladies, let's give the gentlemen a run for the money, shall we?
Stay tuned...more to come!
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