A day in the life...

Here was my day:

1. Show up and get report from the NPs. This is my favorite part of the day. One of them (we call her mom) is getting ready for her child's wedding. We get an update every day on child, the dogs and the new house.

2. Check e-mail and respond. Realize I'd better get going to my assignment on the other side of campus.

3. As a member of a quality team, I am responsible for visits to certain departments quarterly, thanks to former big boss volunteering my services. It was a stupid move, but since no one will take my place, I'm making the best of it. It gets me out of the office for a morning each quarter.

4. I finished the quality visit, then walked back (outside) to the office slowly to enjoy the glorious weather.

5. When I got back, the therapy staff had lunch for all the nurses (they don't want to intrude on nurses' week, so they always wait one week). It was nice.

6. The rest of my day was playing fix-it. Fix this, fix that, find this, find that.

7. At the end. I set up a meeting with the boss, including a conference call for the nurses on nights to attend. We actually got some callers. I told them how to mute the lines, but somehow, we still heard Stacy getting her hair done (water, etc.)

The boss finally asked, "Are you in a bar or in the bathroom? If it's a bar, tell me which one?"



Happily, the meeting was brief and to the point. People left happy...reasonably speaking. We need more of that on the floor.

Stay tuned...

Only a few can serve...

On certain compliance committees that meet at the Hotel and in our hospital system. What a surprise that I was chosen for this committee that requires I go to a four hour inspection quarterly. My only hope is that I only have to serve the two years they told me, and not anything extra.

It's getting cold outside in RehabLand, so the visitors are coming out of the woodwork even if the holidays aren't here yet. Today, a few sports guys were in the neighborhood visiting the patients. One of our patients has been in so many PR photos that the PR office guy said, "I should have just asked for a blanket release for him." He's really interesting for the PR guys because he's young and friendly, which is not always our typical patient. We're known for old and crotchety characters who would fit in great in a neighborhood bar, like Cheers, if it were accessible.

Ah, it's so much fun working...stay tuned!