The Revenant

No, I was not mauled by a bear, but alas, I do realize that I've taken leave from here a wee bit too long.

Lots of stuff cooking, so I plan on adding some material soon.

The work of a rehab nurse is never done! Stay tuned.

Take ownership

Yes, I had to do this in a few different ways lately.

First, my fancy new external hard drive got messed up when I changed a security setting. It looked as if I totally erased the drive. Thankfully, that Windows certification came in handy (haven't used it in a decade, but...) I finally found the page on www.microsoft.com about Taking Ownership of a drive.

My data wasn't gone. It was just hiding (since I didn't have permission to view it). What a relief!

At work, I finally got to the bottom of what happened to my dream job a while ago when I was stuck waiting with one of my coworkers. It was enlightening,  and frankly, nice to hear, that no matter what, I did my best. The other person involved probably was not too happy, either, but I still had my day job.

One of my coworkers mentioned that there was an incident with a patient this weekend. He/she knew because the patient had confided in him/her. Some of our staff are being rather surly. While it's not disruptive yet, it's certainly becoming hostile on the floor at the Hotel.

Since I had a similar issue recently, I sent my coworker to the other team provider. He/she will tell him/her to take ownership, too.

Hostile and/or disruptive behavior is really not welcome in a healing environment.

Hope you will take ownership of your space wherever you are.  You and your patients deserve dignity.

More to come...

RIP

Dahey lost a relative this week. It was one we never actually met.

R. was from the old sod, a place from which Dahey's ancestor had escaped (and occasionally returned) a long while ago. We met him through Facebook. One of his cousins actually met R. last year with her family. It was fun to see some of the family resemblance.

We knew he was a relative once we saw his photo, because he was a doppleganger for Dahey's uncle (so much so, it would have been fun to have a photo with the two of them in it). Dahey's dear departed uncle was one of those folks who traveled a lot and looked for his surname in the phone books wherever he went.

I'd suspect that's how he'd found cousin R.

An Irish blessing

May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.

Until we all meet again...

All this time...

I waited to do my stair climb. The last one I did was in 2010. Ah, to be that young again!

However, I sizzled the old time.

Thanks to this guy on my phone. Next year...I plan on being back. Happy weekend all wherever you roam.

RehabRN book club: The TGIF edition

Yes, dear readers, it's been a while. Books just take forever anymore, especially when I spend an inordinate amount of time with my new baby computer, trying to get everything where I want it. Online backups are wonderful, yet slow.

However, I must say, I've found some good stuff to read. As I may have mentioned earlier, Brief by Joseph McCormack is a keeper. If you're a fan of the Elements of Style, it's more concept than rule. It really does give practical advice. I'll be buying one (since I got threats from the library if I didn't return it).

My most recent finish (on Wednesday) was Presence by Amy Cuddy. To me, there's a lot to like in this book. As a rehab nurse, you'll be cheering for Amy because she's a rehab patient who's made it (she had a DAI for all of you who are interested.) As an escaped business person, she went to work at Harvard Business School and changed up a lot of things with her research. Overall, Amy's book is stories of how presence changes things (see her TED talk for the rest of the story).

Trust me, I'll be posing it up before my next set of meetings. Why not?

Have a great weekend! Enjoy every minute.