Observations at work

Jo described a nurse she works with in this post over at Head Nurse. I had a good time reading the comments because it reminded me of some of the "get in to go somewhere else" folks we keep getting at our Hotel unit at Washington.

Why do the words, "Oh, I'll just go apply somewhere else" rankle me? Because they are often coming out of the mouths of the newly oriented. Really? You couldn't have done your homework which would have told you this is a unit part of a rehab hospital? You just want to whine about it and you just got here?

I digress....

What I really wanted to talk about is this article. I know this phenomena is not contained to men, but they are the main culprits. I see this in a committee I work on. The guy is "so busy" that all he can do is let that lil' ol' multiple thousands of dollars project wait because no one knows how the back end process works.

Really? Hello people! That's what the BUSINESS side folks are for. Bug them! They LOVE it because it's THEIR job. They don't want to be clinical. They want to buff the machinery of the business processes of a hospital and make it work. I need the project management fairy to come and hit him over the head with her magic Project wand.

Occasionally, you have a nurse like me who gets it (that former life helps) but even I don't know everything. That's why I defer to the experts. That's why I keep asking you to ask them to show up at our meetings. It would be nice to solve some problems instead of talk about them the whole time.

That is all. I'm celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a nice, cool beverage, which will help me forget all of this mess. Hope you enjoy your day wherever you are, margarita or not.

More later.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Yes, it's coming! So I did some investigating, er, eating tonight with Dahey and Bubba at a local restaurant. It was delicious! The margaritas were exceptional. If you need a little help, check out this video. If you find those tequila gummy worms, let me know.  Have a great fiesta, wherever you are

Nuggets for May 5

Yes, it's the Cinco de Mayo edition of Nuggets, so enjoy your selection wherever you are!

Thank you, Uncle
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has spent lots of money on electronic health records over the years, but it's gotten the bang for the buck according to this article from Medical News Today.

You just never know...
We've had more than a few cancer patients already with us this year and this article is absolutely amazing: Cases: 17 years later, a cancer survivor is savoring life. (from www.nytimes.com)

Artsy
Dahey is a big pop art lover, so he enjoyed this book review called the Pop Revolution (from www.wsj.com)

My addled brain ain't so bad
This article from the Well blog at www.nytimes.com sure made me, a middle-aged nurse, take heed: The talents of a Middle-Aged Brain.

Kiddos, the best IS really yet to come! More next time. Thanks for stopping by...and adios!

Nuggets for May 5

Yes, it's Cinco de Mayo, folks. Sorry, no tacos, but I did find a few things of interest in the realm of the dismal science, economics, recently in my adventures in the blogosphere.

BTW I'm still waiting for my economic stimulus check. Hope you've got yours. Enjoy it, spend it, or save it, because it's yours!

Enjoy!

M.D.O.D. had this post about universal healthcare called Bar Stool Economics.

FatDoctor talks about how much fun it is to be on call in this post called Highly Paid Intern.

Yes, folks, there is even a publication called Nursing Economic$ (Yes, the dollar sign is supposed to be there).

This link to their Continuing Nursing Education articles gives you a look at some of the issues discussed in this magazine.

If this list of goodies has whetted your appetite for more economic-related material, check out this site for more links to all sorts of economic topics: http://economics.about.com/