It's getting much cooler here in RehabLand. The dreaded Arctic winds are making their way back, just as they normally do (or did). Last week, we had three of four seasons in a week, but it seems like winter is coming and no other season will be allowed.
The wild: all sorts of construction craziness. Since the SU sits near the front of the building at our pastoral campus, the woollies are the critters trying to get in. A few of them (namely mice) are showing up in our office rooms.
We're also getting a lot of patients. It seems like there's always a rush to get your rehab done before the holidays, but some people don't always make it. We do our best to be festive and motivating during the holiday season.
Lately, we're getting lots of unusual diagnoses including presbycusis and Colles' fracture. It's giving me plenty of homework looking up conditions. I also had a patient come to see me about MRSA. The CDC website was very helpful. Said patient felt relieved in knowing what to look for and they provide some nice patient education.
Well, I'm going to get wrapped up in my own woollies and get ready for tomorrow.
I wish you a great week wherever you go!
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Blowin' in the wind
Yes, it does seem like answers lately ARE doing that. It's been extremely windy here in RehabLand lately. From the "dirty fronts" to the Alberta Clipper, the winds are blowing.
The winds of change are also coming soon to RehabLand. We know it because it's leaking out of the management suite slowly, but surely. Our manglement finally GETS what I do in the SU, and they know realize how woefully executed my programs are (due to lack of cooperation from manglement, staff, etc.)
Some folks are even seeing cryptic messages in the media. They are slow on some things, but may be smart on others.
I'm having flashbacks to my other life before nursing. And some of them ain't pretty.
How to tell when change is in the wind (my $0.02)
1. Headquarters hires a new boss from outside who has a reputation for "cleaning house" in a Fortune 500 company.
Some of our armchair pundits at the Hotel may have missed the hint when he/she said, "Some folks won't be with us on the journey." in that welcome e-mail.
Translation: If we can fire you, we will. If we can downsize/rightsize or RIF (reduction in force) you, we will.
2. Said head honcho gets permission to bring in a bunch of high-powered consultants with whom you can sit in a meeting (where you're supposed to be asked about your job) and they will grill you like your at Nuremberg.
The grilling will have very little relevance in relation to you or your job or the reason why they (Manglement) asked you to come in the first place.
My favorite part: watching one of the old doctors (not a consultant, but an "expert") nod off during your session. The runner up was the grilling they gave the education chief. Best description: deer in the headlights. This was scary.
Translation: We're already paid for our time, so this is just a foregone conclusion, but we're trying to figure out how we can get more work "analyzing" your organization.
3. Head honcho publishes a "manifesto for change".
Believe it or not, the Hotel is in it. People like that at work because it makes them feel "safe".
Translation: You'd better believe the Hotel is going to change. Don't feel too comfortable just yet.
Should be interesting to see what happens...
The winds of change are also coming soon to RehabLand. We know it because it's leaking out of the management suite slowly, but surely. Our manglement finally GETS what I do in the SU, and they know realize how woefully executed my programs are (due to lack of cooperation from manglement, staff, etc.)
Some folks are even seeing cryptic messages in the media. They are slow on some things, but may be smart on others.
I'm having flashbacks to my other life before nursing. And some of them ain't pretty.
How to tell when change is in the wind (my $0.02)
1. Headquarters hires a new boss from outside who has a reputation for "cleaning house" in a Fortune 500 company.
Some of our armchair pundits at the Hotel may have missed the hint when he/she said, "Some folks won't be with us on the journey." in that welcome e-mail.
Translation: If we can fire you, we will. If we can downsize/rightsize or RIF (reduction in force) you, we will.
2. Said head honcho gets permission to bring in a bunch of high-powered consultants with whom you can sit in a meeting (where you're supposed to be asked about your job) and they will grill you like your at Nuremberg.
The grilling will have very little relevance in relation to you or your job or the reason why they (Manglement) asked you to come in the first place.
My favorite part: watching one of the old doctors (not a consultant, but an "expert") nod off during your session. The runner up was the grilling they gave the education chief. Best description: deer in the headlights. This was scary.
Translation: We're already paid for our time, so this is just a foregone conclusion, but we're trying to figure out how we can get more work "analyzing" your organization.
3. Head honcho publishes a "manifesto for change".
Believe it or not, the Hotel is in it. People like that at work because it makes them feel "safe".
Translation: You'd better believe the Hotel is going to change. Don't feel too comfortable just yet.
Should be interesting to see what happens...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Winding down
Ah, so glad the week is nearly over. It's been taxing with this random assorted virus I have--one moment constant nose running, another coughing. I can't wait until it's run its course and is over.
Ice, snow and mayhem have come to RehabLand. Why do sane looking people think it's okay to try to do 80mph down a snowy road with black ice and winds at 30-40 mph? People died here on the roads today. So glad I don't have to drive where these crazies are. I wish my boss understand why I want to telecommute (yes, I can!) on days like today.
I'm happy despite the snow and biting cold. My people in our sister hospitals are finally back from vacation! (only took what seemed to be a month). They are answering e-mails AND participating. Joy, joy, joy! I am thrilled. And, yours truly did her first group presentation, to a group of nurses all over the place via computer. It was very, very cool.
Bubba and I enjoyed playing in the snow with WildDog when work and school was done. It was the highlight of my day.
More to come...
Ice, snow and mayhem have come to RehabLand. Why do sane looking people think it's okay to try to do 80mph down a snowy road with black ice and winds at 30-40 mph? People died here on the roads today. So glad I don't have to drive where these crazies are. I wish my boss understand why I want to telecommute (yes, I can!) on days like today.
I'm happy despite the snow and biting cold. My people in our sister hospitals are finally back from vacation! (only took what seemed to be a month). They are answering e-mails AND participating. Joy, joy, joy! I am thrilled. And, yours truly did her first group presentation, to a group of nurses all over the place via computer. It was very, very cool.
Bubba and I enjoyed playing in the snow with WildDog when work and school was done. It was the highlight of my day.
More to come...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Breathe...
It's so simple, but I don't feel like I've done much of that lately. The pace of the day today was a running one, and tomorrow it will be the same.
The weather has been lovely here, so I walked outside on my lunch break. Clear, blue skies and a light wind was beautiful. There's a hint of fall in the air. I strolled over to another building eating my fall apple we picked recently. It was simply heaven.
I have a new RN working with me and she's doing pretty well. The program she's in is helping. I wish they'd have had something like that when I was new. She'll be with me a little while longer before she goes to her next rotation. I got a good report from her previous preceptor, so I think she'll do well. I just hope she applies for an area of interest before her program is over. We have jobs for new grads at Madison and Washington, but they're getting snapped up fast!
The nice thing is that we've had some time to actually talk about our assignment and plan it. I had her take a patient today. We reviewed his orders, then went in and talked to him. He was a bit balky, but Mr. X. eventually cooperated with her. Newbie had worked with him before (when she first came to the unit), so Mr. X. did not have to be oriented to her. Yes, sometimes orientation includes getting oriented to the patients and the patients oriented to you! Mr. X. was time-consuming, but he provided a lot of learning--learning about motivating people, teaching them how to care for themselves, and teaching them how to direct their own care if they can't do it for themselves.
Our other patients were easy. We set them up, and they did whatever they could themselves, which for a rehab nurse, is sheer, utter joy. I always tell them I'm not going to move into their houses, so they'd better get used to doing as much as they can for themselves.
We got all our paperwork done and even talked to a couple of wound nurses who were doing an in-service on the unit. It was a whole lot of learning rolled up into one day. By the time the day ended, it didn't seem like we did much at all! Time truly flew by, just like those fall winds.
More to come....
The weather has been lovely here, so I walked outside on my lunch break. Clear, blue skies and a light wind was beautiful. There's a hint of fall in the air. I strolled over to another building eating my fall apple we picked recently. It was simply heaven.
I have a new RN working with me and she's doing pretty well. The program she's in is helping. I wish they'd have had something like that when I was new. She'll be with me a little while longer before she goes to her next rotation. I got a good report from her previous preceptor, so I think she'll do well. I just hope she applies for an area of interest before her program is over. We have jobs for new grads at Madison and Washington, but they're getting snapped up fast!
The nice thing is that we've had some time to actually talk about our assignment and plan it. I had her take a patient today. We reviewed his orders, then went in and talked to him. He was a bit balky, but Mr. X. eventually cooperated with her. Newbie had worked with him before (when she first came to the unit), so Mr. X. did not have to be oriented to her. Yes, sometimes orientation includes getting oriented to the patients and the patients oriented to you! Mr. X. was time-consuming, but he provided a lot of learning--learning about motivating people, teaching them how to care for themselves, and teaching them how to direct their own care if they can't do it for themselves.
Our other patients were easy. We set them up, and they did whatever they could themselves, which for a rehab nurse, is sheer, utter joy. I always tell them I'm not going to move into their houses, so they'd better get used to doing as much as they can for themselves.
We got all our paperwork done and even talked to a couple of wound nurses who were doing an in-service on the unit. It was a whole lot of learning rolled up into one day. By the time the day ended, it didn't seem like we did much at all! Time truly flew by, just like those fall winds.
More to come....
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