Next week is a short one. Dahey returns from his travels. We have a holiday.
Can you say stress? RehabRN hits the road to visit patients in their homes (I occasionally see patients with our super home care team) all by myself. Yes, I'm going in a company car and I'm a nervous wreck. I have to get to the farthest patient first, see the next one (who can be a curmudgeon) and see if I can get the last one in before that day is over, so I don't have to go through the "request a company car" thing all over again.
I admire all of you in home care who do 5-6 visits per day. I don't know how you do it.
However, it's now Friday night. I am off this weekend, which makes me incredibly happy. I'm not going to be stressed about getting ready. I'm just going to do what I can with what I have.
Hope you have a happy weekend too, wherever you are.
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Friday, June 26, 2015
Saturday, June 29, 2013
1500...wow!
Has it really been 1500 posts later in my nursing blog career? Well, that's what the number says as I'm getting this ready. Wow!
I almost have a feeling of a school commencement, where I'm supposed to say something meaningful and lasting to mark the occasion. Hmm...maybe I'll have to think of something profound for later? Or, I can just say, "Have a look at the body of work out there, and see what you think." (doesn't that sound positively literary?) (giggles)
For me, this blog has been a journal, diary, soapbox, and a creative outlet that has often been a lifesaver when work, grad school or the craziness of life has made things seem impossible.
I have learned in my short career as a nurse, that nothing really is impossible. It might be annoying, smelly, obnoxious, or darned scary, but never impossible in the long run.
As the maxim says, "The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running."And so I go.
Thanks for coming along. I enjoy the company.
More later...
I almost have a feeling of a school commencement, where I'm supposed to say something meaningful and lasting to mark the occasion. Hmm...maybe I'll have to think of something profound for later? Or, I can just say, "Have a look at the body of work out there, and see what you think." (doesn't that sound positively literary?) (giggles)
For me, this blog has been a journal, diary, soapbox, and a creative outlet that has often been a lifesaver when work, grad school or the craziness of life has made things seem impossible.
I have learned in my short career as a nurse, that nothing really is impossible. It might be annoying, smelly, obnoxious, or darned scary, but never impossible in the long run.
As the maxim says, "The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running."And so I go.
Thanks for coming along. I enjoy the company.
More later...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
'Tis the season part 2
Yes, it's the holiday season here at the Hotel, and no one is afraid to say "Merry Christmas", "Happy Hannukah," "Happy Kwanzaa," or "Festivus Maximus", 'cause we have people who say, "Damn it, I'm gonna say whatever I want and who's gonna stop me?"
"No, Mr. Old Marine," I say. "You've fought for your right to wish people merry in the jungles of Vietnam. I most certainly will not stop you from spreading the joy, sir! BTW here's another cookie." (as he covets the lovely plate I had in my hand from one of our volunteers.)
And when I'm not entertaining all the folks awaiting their rides and the volunteers singing Christmas carols in the lobby, I decided to go to the Madison Christmas party, which the bigwigs decided to hold in the psych dining room. What fun!
Thankfully, Nurse Bobby, our resource nurse of the day and I didn't get stuck listening to much of the new assistant director's "happy holidays, let's take care of patients and be excellent" speech. The cake and punch line was long, and everyone was all excited about the prizes. It's actually not a bad deal. Each employee's name is put in for a gift and our unit actually won some (usually the psych people always win...lucky stiffs!) Bobby and I ended up carrying the loot back for our a few of our coworkers.
So what did they win, Pat. Let me tell you...you could tell we work at a hospital with caffeine deprived people. They had not one, not two, not three but six coffee pots as prizes. The dietitians obviously won't be doing a "Healthy Choices" seminar with the staff anytime soon, because they also gave away three home-sized deep-fryers, one of which went to one of our unit's nurses.
More fun as the week goes on, with even more parties next week. I'd better get those scrubs out now just to be ready.
Stay tuned...
"No, Mr. Old Marine," I say. "You've fought for your right to wish people merry in the jungles of Vietnam. I most certainly will not stop you from spreading the joy, sir! BTW here's another cookie." (as he covets the lovely plate I had in my hand from one of our volunteers.)
And when I'm not entertaining all the folks awaiting their rides and the volunteers singing Christmas carols in the lobby, I decided to go to the Madison Christmas party, which the bigwigs decided to hold in the psych dining room. What fun!
Thankfully, Nurse Bobby, our resource nurse of the day and I didn't get stuck listening to much of the new assistant director's "happy holidays, let's take care of patients and be excellent" speech. The cake and punch line was long, and everyone was all excited about the prizes. It's actually not a bad deal. Each employee's name is put in for a gift and our unit actually won some (usually the psych people always win...lucky stiffs!) Bobby and I ended up carrying the loot back for our a few of our coworkers.
So what did they win, Pat. Let me tell you...you could tell we work at a hospital with caffeine deprived people. They had not one, not two, not three but six coffee pots as prizes. The dietitians obviously won't be doing a "Healthy Choices" seminar with the staff anytime soon, because they also gave away three home-sized deep-fryers, one of which went to one of our unit's nurses.
More fun as the week goes on, with even more parties next week. I'd better get those scrubs out now just to be ready.
Stay tuned...
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Why I am beginning to hate insurance companies
Dear MegaConglomerateInsurance Company:
Why is it your company can conveniently "forget" to remove references to a covered service during open enrollment, then send me a letter dated two weeks ago that coverage stopped effective 12/31/10?
Yes, this is more than inconvenient, since I'm only allowed to make changes to my insurance plan (and certain other benefits) during open enrollment. That ended three weeks before you noticed your "oopsie" on all those millions of packets sent out to the minions like me who work for Uncle Sam. And this oops cost me well over $1000 right now. Who knows how bad it will get before the end of the year?
Don't worry...even though, I've been a long-time subscriber, I will be taking my business elsewhere next year if this issue is not resolved to my satisfaction.
And I hope all the rest of my fellow employees do the same. Here's hoping your stock enjoys a huge plunge real soon.
Sincerely not,
RehabRN
Why is it your company can conveniently "forget" to remove references to a covered service during open enrollment, then send me a letter dated two weeks ago that coverage stopped effective 12/31/10?
Yes, this is more than inconvenient, since I'm only allowed to make changes to my insurance plan (and certain other benefits) during open enrollment. That ended three weeks before you noticed your "oopsie" on all those millions of packets sent out to the minions like me who work for Uncle Sam. And this oops cost me well over $1000 right now. Who knows how bad it will get before the end of the year?
Don't worry...even though, I've been a long-time subscriber, I will be taking my business elsewhere next year if this issue is not resolved to my satisfaction.
And I hope all the rest of my fellow employees do the same. Here's hoping your stock enjoys a huge plunge real soon.
Sincerely not,
RehabRN
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