I left the SU in good hands. The nurse I replaced temporarily came back and she looked quite happy. All that had been in shambles in her world at was right with the world and she was ready to celebrate at work.
We celebrated by eating donuts. She and I ate most of them, since many people chickened out, since they all started New Year's diet programs. Life is made to be lived and a good donut is still a good donut, she said.
The floor is still the floor. It was the crazy busy place it always is, only there was much quiet today. I don't know why, but things were very, very slow when the lunch trays came (we pass out any to isolation patients). A couple of senior nurses and I just looked at each other wondering where everyone went.
I had a decent assignment, but as many of you already know, when you go from one job to another, it can be challenging. I use a completely different set of skills when I work the floor vs. SU.
The majority of people were happy to see me--one so much that even though he usually squanders time lolling around in bed driving nurses nuts, he actually got up when I went on rounds and stopped in his room. This particular patient has been around regularly since I started at Madison and we have a very good rapport.
"What are you doing here?" he asked me and his nurse. I replied, "I came back and I'm here to tell you to get your a&$ out of bed." We chuckled and he complied and got up when his nurse came back.
The doctors acted as if they hadn't seen me in years, even though, I saw some of them every day while I was reassigned. Surprisingly, they were happier to see me than some of my coworkers. The Slug, happily, was at a conference and not available.
Overall, the day flew by. I was lucky enough to squeeze my lunch into it all. We'll see how it continues...stay tuned.
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