I'm sure every patient will have one of their own if they only have to power it with urine.
Gives new meaning to drug testing and economical helpers at home.
Technology...who would have thought?
TGIF everyone! Enjoy every moment of this weekend. The fall leaves are still falling here in RehabLand.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Toppers
I was talking to my friend recently, and since she lives on a coast, she lives in a major metropolitan city. A city lots of tourists from all over the world come to visit: a town celebrated in song and verse.
So when I thought I had a bad week, we discussed her week. She topped me. When I was looking at the news, it went from spectacular to excrement covered really quickly.
Here's the list.
My life is really boring in contrast. Frankly, I like it that way.
More later...
So when I thought I had a bad week, we discussed her week. She topped me. When I was looking at the news, it went from spectacular to excrement covered really quickly.
Here's the list.
- Minding her own business, Friend, her husband and two kids take a walk on a beautiful weekend day. They go to the beach. The moment they get there, a woman's body washes ashore. Police are called and say, "We've been looking for her--she's a suicide victim. We're on our way." Kids are herded off while they wait a safe distance away.
Thirty minutes later, they show up, and an hour later, her husband is released after a statement. Needless to say, the weekend really was a washout. - I thought I was being harassed until I saw this article. No, I'm really not nearly as harassed as this guy.
My life is really boring in contrast. Frankly, I like it that way.
More later...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Twilight zone
"Help! I'm stepping into the twilight zone!"--Golden Earring (thanks Grumpy for that post! Another earworm.)
Signs your entering the Twilight Zone:
1. Was really annoyed when BoyWonder from my enterprise performance improvement committee decided to take credit for my work with the network cheese.
Thankfully, my cohort stepped in with the cheese and set him straight. Thanks, Zeus! I owe you one very large caffeinated beverage.
2. I'm trying to help the governance council, but it's surely a twilight zone I really don't want to step in. A group of strong personalities is an understatement.
You'll come to know...I hope. Stay tuned...
Signs your entering the Twilight Zone:
1. Was really annoyed when BoyWonder from my enterprise performance improvement committee decided to take credit for my work with the network cheese.
Thankfully, my cohort stepped in with the cheese and set him straight. Thanks, Zeus! I owe you one very large caffeinated beverage.
2. I'm trying to help the governance council, but it's surely a twilight zone I really don't want to step in. A group of strong personalities is an understatement.
You'll come to know...I hope. Stay tuned...
Choices
My travelling partner was not feeling well Monday. Her blood pressure was up when I checked it the other day, by machine and manually. She came in because we are short of staff. "This vertigo won't go away." she said. Yesterday, it was so bad, she went to the ER. They admitted her.
He was one of our regulars. A mustachioed man with a syrupy accent so heavy, I was occasionally called in to translate (because I'm good at translating) for the new nurses who don't recognize the cadence and drawl from his part of the South. One nurse I worked with had known from the time he was injured. He knew our programs so well he could have taught them, she said. We were the safety net: if he got sick, he always came to us (even drove himself this time).
But he was more than sick: he was septic, so the Hotel was not the place for him. We sent him on to Washington for more acute care, and he got worse. He survived some crazy cardiac stunts, but the last procedure set off a cascade from which he did not survive. His car sat on the parking lot when I arrived the other morning. The family came and picked it up yesterday.
Today, I read this story, passed along from one of my coworkers. He didn't want to live like many folks do at the Hotel. He just wanted to die, and with his family, he did. It was so sad because he chose to leave when his wife was pregnant with his first child. "He'll never hold their child.", the article said.
He'll never see that child, either, or make a difference in his/her life. That is the part, to me, which is the saddest. I have worked with rehab patients who have raised children (yes, they need help), and they do parent them. They do discipline them. They do care, even if they cannot lift a finger.
The choices we make can change things forever.
He was one of our regulars. A mustachioed man with a syrupy accent so heavy, I was occasionally called in to translate (because I'm good at translating) for the new nurses who don't recognize the cadence and drawl from his part of the South. One nurse I worked with had known from the time he was injured. He knew our programs so well he could have taught them, she said. We were the safety net: if he got sick, he always came to us (even drove himself this time).
But he was more than sick: he was septic, so the Hotel was not the place for him. We sent him on to Washington for more acute care, and he got worse. He survived some crazy cardiac stunts, but the last procedure set off a cascade from which he did not survive. His car sat on the parking lot when I arrived the other morning. The family came and picked it up yesterday.
Today, I read this story, passed along from one of my coworkers. He didn't want to live like many folks do at the Hotel. He just wanted to die, and with his family, he did. It was so sad because he chose to leave when his wife was pregnant with his first child. "He'll never hold their child.", the article said.
He'll never see that child, either, or make a difference in his/her life. That is the part, to me, which is the saddest. I have worked with rehab patients who have raised children (yes, they need help), and they do parent them. They do discipline them. They do care, even if they cannot lift a finger.
The choices we make can change things forever.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Another week on the way...
Thank goodness the big visit came and went. The team that showed up loves the work we do. Some things need improvement, but we already knew that. My boss was happy I was around to answer questions.
We just hope they can convince the Manglement to keep their word as promised a while ago. They all showed up en masse in our building for the big wrap up meeting.
Because the day of reckoning for that will come soon enough.
Back to our regularly scheduled program, with a dash of rain.
We just hope they can convince the Manglement to keep their word as promised a while ago. They all showed up en masse in our building for the big wrap up meeting.
Because the day of reckoning for that will come soon enough.
Back to our regularly scheduled program, with a dash of rain.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday's back
Awake. Alert (thanks to those 2 large espressos already). As ready as I'll get for now before meeting-o-rama and one of the biggest sales pitches of my life for the SU.
This quote sums it up:
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.~ Kyle Chandler
Here I go to knock on some doors, er beat on them...more later!
This quote sums it up:
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.~ Kyle Chandler
Here I go to knock on some doors, er beat on them...more later!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
If it's Sunday...
Here in RehabLand, it's time for Sunday Stealing. This week's meme is about time (and will cause you another earworm, if you're not careful).
Here are my responses, which I would have posted earlier, but hey, with that extra hour, I've already gotten lots of work done. It will get dark soon enough, so I'll be turning in early for all the excitement as the week starts tomorrow.
Enjoy! ============================================================================================================================== 1) Do you think Daylight Saving Time is still necessary?
To sell lightbulb and batteries, yes. For me personally, no. I just like it to be light in the morning, which will last for a bit, so...not really.
2) How long does it take you to adjust to the time change?
Not long on fall back. That spring forward messes me up.
3) What's the hardest part of the time change?
None.
4) How many clocks are in your house?
Too many. I'm really enjoying the auto-set ones.
5) Are you generally early, late, or on time?
I hate being late, so I am most often early or on time.
6) If an invitation to an event listed the time as 8-11pm, what time would you arrive?
By 8, and be gone by 11.
7) Do you wear a watch?
Yes, every day.
8) Have you ever glanced at the time and had to glance again because you didn't pay attention the first time?
Of course!
9) Are most of your clocks digital or dial?
Mixed.
10) What does your alarm clock sound like?
A foghorn. It's ancient, but the new ones are too nice, and I sleep right through them.
11) Do you use the snooze feature on your alarm clock?
No. I purposely put the alarm far enough away that I have to get up to turn it off.
12) Does clock ticking drive you nuts?
Yes, this is why I don't have a clock in the room I work in (SU). If it's quiet (after all the patients are going while I'm charting) and it ticks, it drives me crazy.
Here are my responses, which I would have posted earlier, but hey, with that extra hour, I've already gotten lots of work done. It will get dark soon enough, so I'll be turning in early for all the excitement as the week starts tomorrow.
Enjoy! ============================================================================================================================== 1) Do you think Daylight Saving Time is still necessary?
To sell lightbulb and batteries, yes. For me personally, no. I just like it to be light in the morning, which will last for a bit, so...not really.
2) How long does it take you to adjust to the time change?
Not long on fall back. That spring forward messes me up.
3) What's the hardest part of the time change?
None.
4) How many clocks are in your house?
Too many. I'm really enjoying the auto-set ones.
5) Are you generally early, late, or on time?
I hate being late, so I am most often early or on time.
6) If an invitation to an event listed the time as 8-11pm, what time would you arrive?
By 8, and be gone by 11.
7) Do you wear a watch?
Yes, every day.
8) Have you ever glanced at the time and had to glance again because you didn't pay attention the first time?
Of course!
9) Are most of your clocks digital or dial?
Mixed.
10) What does your alarm clock sound like?
A foghorn. It's ancient, but the new ones are too nice, and I sleep right through them.
11) Do you use the snooze feature on your alarm clock?
No. I purposely put the alarm far enough away that I have to get up to turn it off.
12) Does clock ticking drive you nuts?
Yes, this is why I don't have a clock in the room I work in (SU). If it's quiet (after all the patients are going while I'm charting) and it ticks, it drives me crazy.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
I don't wanna
Get ready and start doing my homework.
Need more coffee...or something to start me up.
Need more coffee...or something to start me up.
Friday, November 1, 2013
TGIF...fifty, fifty
TGIF all. I needed it to be Friday really, really bad, even though, I'll just have to do work and homework this weekend getting ready for the bigwig visit to the Hotel next week.
The day was 50/50. Win some, lose some.
This site about autocorrecting while texting made my day, especially since I often have to text our techs to get things done at the Hotel.
Have a wonderful, fall weekend wherever you are!
The day was 50/50. Win some, lose some.
This site about autocorrecting while texting made my day, especially since I often have to text our techs to get things done at the Hotel.
Have a wonderful, fall weekend wherever you are!
News flash
Yes, if you needed documentation on this very important subject, here it is:
Scientists decipher dog-tail wags (from bbc.co.uk)
Thank goodness WildDog has a long enough tail to really read!
That is all.
Scientists decipher dog-tail wags (from bbc.co.uk)
Thank goodness WildDog has a long enough tail to really read!
That is all.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Scary Halloween
Things that are scary on Halloween at the Hotel Rehab:
1. Doll eyes on a patient.
2. Change management strategies as cuts loom on the horizon.
3. Rain.
Tomorrow is another day. Hope your day is goblin-free!
1. Doll eyes on a patient.
2. Change management strategies as cuts loom on the horizon.
3. Rain.
Tomorrow is another day. Hope your day is goblin-free!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Your sense of smell
Some things just stink. Your favorite team doesn't win a football, baseball or soccer game.
However these recent news stories had me wondering where the bad odors could be coming from.
Think the litter box needs emptying? Maybe it's just your laptop according to Dell. (courtesy of the BBC)
Can the smell of the famous "rooster sauce" (aka sriracha) cause headaches? Some people think so. (from the LA Times).
And you thought things were rough listening to Grandma's Lawrence Welk. Those darned Somali pirates can't handle this woman's music. (from www.military.com --thanks to my astute active duty brother-in-law).
Enjoy! More to come...
However these recent news stories had me wondering where the bad odors could be coming from.
Think the litter box needs emptying? Maybe it's just your laptop according to Dell. (courtesy of the BBC)
Can the smell of the famous "rooster sauce" (aka sriracha) cause headaches? Some people think so. (from the LA Times).
And you thought things were rough listening to Grandma's Lawrence Welk. Those darned Somali pirates can't handle this woman's music. (from www.military.com --thanks to my astute active duty brother-in-law).
Enjoy! More to come...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Friends don't let friends...
- Name their children after yeast infections. (courtesy of FML)
- Throw temper tantrums at work. (thank you WSJ)
- Suffer from foodborne illnesses. (courtesy of the University of Minnesota)
- Drink while doing homework (after yes, but during, no.)
Monday, October 28, 2013
Oh, it's Monday
Since I had an earworm the other day, I very well could have had this as one today. It really was a Manic Monday.
When competent (but lazy) RNs refuse assignment, you just have to wonder.
OMG.
Where are the Magliozzi Brothers when we need them?
Blame it on the train/But the bus is already there...
When competent (but lazy) RNs refuse assignment, you just have to wonder.
OMG.
Where are the Magliozzi Brothers when we need them?
Blame it on the train/But the bus is already there...
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Got an earworm?
You will with this Sunday Stealing.
This is the latest meme available this week at Sunday Stealing, since it's almost someone's birthday over there.
1. as you get older, are you jazzed about your birthday?
Yes,and no.
2. do people usually remember your birthday?
Most people do.
3. an ex-coworker used to begin 3 mos. before her birthday flat-out reminding us that it was coming up. it's amazing what no self-esteem does for you. anyway, do you know anyone who pre-announces their birthdays?
I don't preannounce, but I try to take a vacation day every year on my birthday. If it follows close to or on a weekend (like this year), I make it a three day weekend. (Only Bubba can make it four. His falls very often on a Federal holiday).
4. what was your best birthday? why?
I had a party as a kid (I think I was 7) with tons of people and lots of food in our little house. Not sure how my mother did it, but we had fun.
5. what was your worst birthday? why?
Can't recall any. Some are better than others.
6. name your best birthday gift.
Hmm...hard one. One year I got an engagement ring right after my birthday.
7. name the best birthday gift you've gotten for someone else.
I like surprises. Totally throws people off.
8. as i age, i value SLEEP as a priceless commodity. i didn't get any for my birthday, however. what do you want this year for your birthday?
Sleep is good, so is a trip to the spa for a day, and a relaxing evening with Dahey and something fun for Bubba to do.
A raise would also be nice. I'm hoping that really happens, since I'm up for a promotion.
Yes, that Beatles Birthday song is going through my head...
This is the latest meme available this week at Sunday Stealing, since it's almost someone's birthday over there.
1. as you get older, are you jazzed about your birthday?
Yes,and no.
2. do people usually remember your birthday?
Most people do.
3. an ex-coworker used to begin 3 mos. before her birthday flat-out reminding us that it was coming up. it's amazing what no self-esteem does for you. anyway, do you know anyone who pre-announces their birthdays?
I don't preannounce, but I try to take a vacation day every year on my birthday. If it follows close to or on a weekend (like this year), I make it a three day weekend. (Only Bubba can make it four. His falls very often on a Federal holiday).
4. what was your best birthday? why?
I had a party as a kid (I think I was 7) with tons of people and lots of food in our little house. Not sure how my mother did it, but we had fun.
5. what was your worst birthday? why?
Can't recall any. Some are better than others.
6. name your best birthday gift.
Hmm...hard one. One year I got an engagement ring right after my birthday.
7. name the best birthday gift you've gotten for someone else.
I like surprises. Totally throws people off.
8. as i age, i value SLEEP as a priceless commodity. i didn't get any for my birthday, however. what do you want this year for your birthday?
Sleep is good, so is a trip to the spa for a day, and a relaxing evening with Dahey and something fun for Bubba to do.
A raise would also be nice. I'm hoping that really happens, since I'm up for a promotion.
Yes, that Beatles Birthday song is going through my head...
Saturday, October 26, 2013
You thought life was rough
Go have a look at FML and this critter story.
Oh.My.Heavens.
I'd be ready to run away...and quick!
That is all...stay tuned!
Oh.My.Heavens.
I'd be ready to run away...and quick!
That is all...stay tuned!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Sending him off
Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. ~Emily Dickinson
Little Colin was buried today. I took Bubba to his wake. They buried him in his Halloween costume and a bucket to hold the candy was in the casket.
"Mom, his lips looked funny." Bubba said. I thought he'd be afraid to look at the little boy he knew from school.
"Yes, Bubba, he was probably wearing makeup, too. They do that sometimes when people die." I told him.
The sight of a little kid in a casket in church was bad, but not nearly as bad as the sobs his father cried as we went through the line.
Heartbreaking.
More later...
Little Colin was buried today. I took Bubba to his wake. They buried him in his Halloween costume and a bucket to hold the candy was in the casket.
"Mom, his lips looked funny." Bubba said. I thought he'd be afraid to look at the little boy he knew from school.
"Yes, Bubba, he was probably wearing makeup, too. They do that sometimes when people die." I told him.
The sight of a little kid in a casket in church was bad, but not nearly as bad as the sobs his father cried as we went through the line.
Heartbreaking.
More later...
Thursday, October 24, 2013
What awaits...
I keep telling myself that when all this construction is over at the Hotel, things will get better.
Well, the construction (and power outages) still keeps messing up my rooms and the devices we use every day.
How many more days are left? I keep counting...
Well, the construction (and power outages) still keeps messing up my rooms and the devices we use every day.
How many more days are left? I keep counting...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
This week's In the news
Oh, the full moon's almost over, but that doesn't mean it can't be crazy.
They say everyone says "sorry" in Canada, but obviously not everyone really IS sorry about this topiary in Windsor.
The folks in this train station surely would have gotten an eyeful had they seen these two.
This is a cult I'd really like to join: Cult of the French Pastry Chef.
Some call this store "Whole Paycheck" and boy, did these robbers run off with quite a few paychecks.
Stay tuned...always something new (and even sillier) on the horizon.
They say everyone says "sorry" in Canada, but obviously not everyone really IS sorry about this topiary in Windsor.
The folks in this train station surely would have gotten an eyeful had they seen these two.
This is a cult I'd really like to join: Cult of the French Pastry Chef.
Some call this store "Whole Paycheck" and boy, did these robbers run off with quite a few paychecks.
Stay tuned...always something new (and even sillier) on the horizon.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Dear Google
I got this nice e-mail below because you have an algorithm that doesn't work.
That's right.
I only link to products I actually use so people know what I'm talking about.
I don't sell space or advertise. Whatever shows up here, shows up because you make it pop up in your templates, or I put it in myself for illustration.
Consequently, I'm not removing any Allegro Medical links to any old posts I've made.
You and your engineers need to fix the problem.
Good luck! I love Blogger and have been here for years. Hope your efforts are fruitful.
Yours truly,
RehabRN
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That's right.
I only link to products I actually use so people know what I'm talking about.
I don't sell space or advertise. Whatever shows up here, shows up because you make it pop up in your templates, or I put it in myself for illustration.
Consequently, I'm not removing any Allegro Medical links to any old posts I've made.
You and your engineers need to fix the problem.
Good luck! I love Blogger and have been here for years. Hope your efforts are fruitful.
Yours truly,
RehabRN
======================================================================
Subject: A question about a link pointing to
Allegromedical.com
Hi
Hi
My name is Marie Haynes and I am working with AllegroMedical.com.
Unfortunately AllegroMedical has been given an unnatural links penalty from Google and as a result is not ranking well on Google. We are writing to you because your site links to ours and we would like to have this link removed (or nofollowed). Please know that this is no reflection on the quality of your website. Our unnatural links penalty was not given because of spammy linkbuilding but rather because we have placed too many self made links.
This looks to Google like an attempt to manipulate their
search results as they only want naturally earned links to be counting towards
PageRank.
Here is one or more example of a link from your site that
points to ours:
If you need a full list of links from your site to ours
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Also, if you feel that you yourself placed this link and no one from this website was involved in its creation then please let me know and we will keep it up and tell Google that this was not a self-made link.
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