Right now, I'm reading a book called Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney. I don't expect to find a lot of it at the Hotel, but what the heck?! Gotta learn about how the other half lives somehow.
We had a few people writhing around. Don't you just hate it when people jump and make putting IVs in a bear, since you tend to blow veins (or go through them) when they're squirming. For some figurative squirming, Marissa (not her real name) finally left the Hotel for a job as a wound RN at World Renown. It's about time. How many years has she b*t&ed about her job? Alas, that writhing IS over, too.
Finally, I am still rejoicing that I managed to get an A for the semester in my grad class. It was, by far, the hardest one I've had so far. Hope the next ones aren't terrible! One class like that is enough.
Back to relaxing the night away...more to come.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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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