The sun will come out tomorrow...

Yes, my life is still crazy. My exams really are in one week.

Methinks I'll have to hold off on posting until they're over because I feel so overwhelmed between work and this looming test. Or not. Decisions...

I've only worked YEARS on my own time for this moment.

At least, I had a good day. Still have the a-holes giving me trouble. I went to spineless boss and said, "You're his/her boss. You need to handle it." (Can't believe I did that, but I was really irate at the petty cr&p)

On a bright, shiny note, our area chief nurse at Madison nominated me for an award. It really is a big hairy deal if I make it all the way through the 13 levels my chief's essay has to pass--hospital, region, witch doctors, then the big kahuna. (okay, no witch doctors...)

We'll see...as they say, it is an honor to be nominated. Frankly, I thought I was getting in trouble!

Stay tuned...

Summertime's a comin'!

Signs of summer at the Hotel Rehab: certain characters call up with life-threatening "illnesses".

Here's what my travelling partner, the NP, told me today.

"You'll never guess who called me today?" she says.
"Who?", I ask
"It's the month of May. Who always calls in the month of May?" NP asks.
"I have no idea." I say
"Hint" she says, (squirrely voice) "I think I have sinus drainage that's green".
"OMG! Not again. Where's the hole now?" I say. (patient has a history of doing nearly ANYTHING to get admitted, including puncturing him/herself.)
"No hole. He/she just called and got a Z-pack." she says.
"Nice. I should have known" I said "It's air conditioning season again. Just wait. He/she will be back."

More to come...summer's on it's way!

Nuggets for September 9, 2009

Yes, it's 09/09/09, and according to some, a lucky day. In light of everything going on the past few weeks and months, I consider every day a lucky day and some better than others.

This week's installment of Nuggets includes the best of my fellow bloggers out there in the blogosphere recently. Please check these stories out and enjoy.

Head Nurse always has some interesting stories. I'm a story person. If you like good nursing stories, you have to read Holes, part two. My favorite line is below, and it sums up how stories can really make your life.

Those who are not here any more eventually, and irreversibly, define what I am.

Keith at Digital Doorway is heading out on the open road and feeling stirrings of nursely guilt. Godspeed, Keith. Enjoy your travels wherever you may roam!

Maha has a great post about alternative medicine and diabetes, which, thankfully, did not have disastrous results.

And while this is not a healthcare blog, I found it via another nursing blog. If you like food and you like funny stuff, check out Cake Wrecks, which is subtitled when professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong. It is hysterical!