Oh, it's been a long time, but I went meandering about the web and found these goodies. Hope you enjoy!
Chug, chug, chug
Think Gatorade is great after a marathon? What about near beer? A recent German study says non-alcoholic beer may be the best drink after you run. (from www.nytimes.com)
Sad, but true
The cancer bogeyman is back visiting Steve Jobs of Apple and he's decided to call it quits. (from www.nytimes.com)
ER is the real deal
Emergency nursing was recently recognized by the ANA. Kudos to all those ER nurses out there, especially Maha, Kim and Nurse K. (from www.nurse.com)
Pot calling the kettle...
Yes, I'm guilty. I do exercise to look better, but I feel better, too. (from www.latimes.com)
Showing posts with label Maha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maha. Show all posts
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Happy Boxing Day!
Hope all of my Canadian friends (especially Maha and Community RN) and the rest of you all who celebrate have a great day!
It's Simply the Best, here with Bubba and Dahey. Cold, snowy, but doing whatever you want is really the best present ever.
It's Simply the Best, here with Bubba and Dahey. Cold, snowy, but doing whatever you want is really the best present ever.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Thanks!
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
I've not had a shout out section in a really long time, so I thought it was about time, you know how people end up here. Sure a few folks get here via search engine, but without the blogs below, no one would even wander over here for a view of the Hotel.
So when you're out and about, hop on over and visit some of our referrers and read their stuff.
Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I am in your debt!
RehabRN
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Nuggets for April 29
Oh, the joys of homework, yet again. Soon, however, this semester will be a memory.
So what does an avalanched grad student do in her free time outside with her laptop? Surf mindlessly, of course, in glorious weather, with her favorite brew at hand. Ah...if only life could be so sweet everyday.
Here are a few places of note from my meanderings on the internet lately.
From the blogosphere...
Gotta love teachers, and I just absolutely positively appreciated this post CrankyProf put up the other day. Priceless.
I got hooked on FML because Maha's got a link to it on her blog. As a mother, I especially appreciated this recent post. Thankfully, Bubba cannot take glass to school.
Finally, I ran into this article about names of famous diseases via casesblog.
More later...back to work...
So what does an avalanched grad student do in her free time outside with her laptop? Surf mindlessly, of course, in glorious weather, with her favorite brew at hand. Ah...if only life could be so sweet everyday.
Here are a few places of note from my meanderings on the internet lately.
From the blogosphere...
Gotta love teachers, and I just absolutely positively appreciated this post CrankyProf put up the other day. Priceless.
I got hooked on FML because Maha's got a link to it on her blog. As a mother, I especially appreciated this recent post. Thankfully, Bubba cannot take glass to school.
Finally, I ran into this article about names of famous diseases via casesblog.
More later...back to work...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Nuggets for April 21
Oh yes, it's Nugget time again. Here's a few items I've found in my recent meanderings on the internet and visiting various blogs. Hope you enjoy!
From the blogosphere
Check out these treats from far and near in the blogosphere.
The office
So many things to talk about...and sometimes there are things you'd just rather not know about your coworkers. Bowel habits, shaving preferences, reasons why they divorced xx spouse and the list could go on and on. This Yahoo!Finance article called Spare the Details is just the ticket. That boss in a Speedo image makes me thankful one of my bosses is not my Facebook friend.
School
It's a classic you'll hear about again in a few weeks, but I've loved this column since it came out. From the archives of the Chicago Tribune, just remember to wear sunscreen.
Brain training
Yes, I've bought those brain training games and used them to no avail. They're cool at first, but end up boring. Check out this article from www.forbes.com called Becoming a Memory Whiz for a few tips on sharpening your memory.
An eye-opener
Many RNs already know about the contentious nature of the DNP credential in healthcare. My good friends from Ye Olde State Nurses' Association hooked me up with this interesting article written by an actual MD, Dr. Bernadine Healy, called The New Doctors in the House.
Did you know
Robert Pound, the physicist behind everyone's favorite noisy and claustrophobia-inducing diagnostic machine, the MRI passed away recently. As it turns out, Mr. Pound was a great British car buff. I really enjoyed the last line of his obit.
"Others recall that when confronted with a mechanical problem in a laboratory setting, he often gave the same advice as he would in the garage: “Did you try whacking it?” "
From the blogosphere
Check out these treats from far and near in the blogosphere.
- Maha solves problems in the ER with tricks she learned at the salon in Bet they didn't teach that in med school
- Dr. Grumpy's got the power to check up on you if you're shopping for narcs, kiddies. Look out!
- Parents of pre-teens, you'll never think of this the same way again once you read ER Doc from Serenity Now Hospital's story called Does your 12 year old little girl shave? Just gives me the creeps...and slight homocidal feelings if that were my kid!
- I really enjoyed AtYourCervix's Lost and Found recently. One of my recurring nightmares often involves losing something valuable at work...and having to dig to find it.
- She's not a nurse, but Pissed Off Patient has some interesting things to say about life with chronic illness. Go on over and check her out!
The office
So many things to talk about...and sometimes there are things you'd just rather not know about your coworkers. Bowel habits, shaving preferences, reasons why they divorced xx spouse and the list could go on and on. This Yahoo!Finance article called Spare the Details is just the ticket. That boss in a Speedo image makes me thankful one of my bosses is not my Facebook friend.
School
It's a classic you'll hear about again in a few weeks, but I've loved this column since it came out. From the archives of the Chicago Tribune, just remember to wear sunscreen.
Brain training
Yes, I've bought those brain training games and used them to no avail. They're cool at first, but end up boring. Check out this article from www.forbes.com called Becoming a Memory Whiz for a few tips on sharpening your memory.
An eye-opener
Many RNs already know about the contentious nature of the DNP credential in healthcare. My good friends from Ye Olde State Nurses' Association hooked me up with this interesting article written by an actual MD, Dr. Bernadine Healy, called The New Doctors in the House.
Did you know
Robert Pound, the physicist behind everyone's favorite noisy and claustrophobia-inducing diagnostic machine, the MRI passed away recently. As it turns out, Mr. Pound was a great British car buff. I really enjoyed the last line of his obit.
"Others recall that when confronted with a mechanical problem in a laboratory setting, he often gave the same advice as he would in the garage: “Did you try whacking it?” "
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
'Tis allergy season again!
Oh, the joys of seasonal allergies. I can empathize with my patients, because, yours truly has been fighting the battle of seasonal pollen for as long as I can remember. When the sun shines and the trees are in bloom, some of the people around the Hotel start sneezing.
And if the trees and flowers aren't enough, we have people with other sorts of allergies cropping up--latex and even skin cleaners we use frequently. It makes your day go from happy and smiling to itching and writhing pretty quickly.
On the floor, I got to take care of the same folks, so it's been nice. I take care of them when they're sick and when they're well. No offense, but I prefer the patients on the well side. Some people are just not good sick patients! Mr. Fox just came back to us after he had already visited for a long time. He nearly died. We knew he was feeling better because a) he wasn't in ICU anymore and 2) despite looking worse for wear, he was all smiles because he was back with us. He knows we can take care of him, know his habits, and that he has lazy but not paralyzed bowels as the residents at Washington told him.
When I wasn't working with my buddies, I was working on computers. Thankfully, some of the computer people were working to solve some of our problems, but not all of them worked. We went from many WOWs as they like to call our mobile computers to a bare minimum.
There's still lots of talk about Facebook. It's in the news, and since one of our coworkers is on it frequently, everyone's stewing as to why the boss hasn't noticed. Maybe it has to do with all the extra work the boss has suddenly ended up with due to the new hospital administration and nursing boss.
Reminds me of that cannibal joke Maha has up on her blog. We don't work directly with the administrators, but as a worker bee, I really enjoyed it.
Now it's back to the thrill of waiting for appointments and running errands. More to come...
And if the trees and flowers aren't enough, we have people with other sorts of allergies cropping up--latex and even skin cleaners we use frequently. It makes your day go from happy and smiling to itching and writhing pretty quickly.
On the floor, I got to take care of the same folks, so it's been nice. I take care of them when they're sick and when they're well. No offense, but I prefer the patients on the well side. Some people are just not good sick patients! Mr. Fox just came back to us after he had already visited for a long time. He nearly died. We knew he was feeling better because a) he wasn't in ICU anymore and 2) despite looking worse for wear, he was all smiles because he was back with us. He knows we can take care of him, know his habits, and that he has lazy but not paralyzed bowels as the residents at Washington told him.
When I wasn't working with my buddies, I was working on computers. Thankfully, some of the computer people were working to solve some of our problems, but not all of them worked. We went from many WOWs as they like to call our mobile computers to a bare minimum.
There's still lots of talk about Facebook. It's in the news, and since one of our coworkers is on it frequently, everyone's stewing as to why the boss hasn't noticed. Maybe it has to do with all the extra work the boss has suddenly ended up with due to the new hospital administration and nursing boss.
Reminds me of that cannibal joke Maha has up on her blog. We don't work directly with the administrators, but as a worker bee, I really enjoyed it.
Now it's back to the thrill of waiting for appointments and running errands. More to come...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Nuggets for March 24
Time flies when you're having fun. Oh, it's been a barrel of monkeys around the Hotel.
For the first time in a very long time, the booking agents have no one scheduled. Hooray! It may have something to do with the requirement that you be on xx isolation to get in, but...oh well!
Since we're on the animal theme (I almost typed aminal...weird) here are a few selections from my latest meanderings on the 'net.
Enjoy your visit to the zoo!
From the blogosphere....
Man Nurse Diaries just made me think of hippos when I saw his post about HIPAA. You'd be surprised how many people in East Bohunk think HIPAA is HIPPA or HIPPO.
At Your Cervix has some great wildlife photos recently including a bald eagle. Cool!
Maha lost her kitty over at Call Bells make me nervous. So sorry to hear that...18 wow!
They're not animals...
But there's a special species of human in some of these places.
At Serenity Now Hospital, ER doc sees some interesting things in the country in his post Only in the country: drugs don't lie.
Tex has some great photos from Wal-mart over at Weird Nursing Tales. And to think, she probably just needed a candy bar and the gift shop was closed!
For the first time in a very long time, the booking agents have no one scheduled. Hooray! It may have something to do with the requirement that you be on xx isolation to get in, but...oh well!
Since we're on the animal theme (I almost typed aminal...weird) here are a few selections from my latest meanderings on the 'net.
Enjoy your visit to the zoo!
From the blogosphere....
Man Nurse Diaries just made me think of hippos when I saw his post about HIPAA. You'd be surprised how many people in East Bohunk think HIPAA is HIPPA or HIPPO.
At Your Cervix has some great wildlife photos recently including a bald eagle. Cool!
Maha lost her kitty over at Call Bells make me nervous. So sorry to hear that...18 wow!
They're not animals...
But there's a special species of human in some of these places.
At Serenity Now Hospital, ER doc sees some interesting things in the country in his post Only in the country: drugs don't lie.
Tex has some great photos from Wal-mart over at Weird Nursing Tales. And to think, she probably just needed a candy bar and the gift shop was closed!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Nuggets for March 16
Ah, yes, it's eagerly anticipated in our house...the month of March. Birthdays, St. Patrick's Day parties and most of all, basketball. Dahey looks so happy to grab the paper each day to read the latest and follow his faves online. While his teams didn't make it this year, he's eagerly following the fun.
So while yours truly is a basketball widow for a while, I'm surfing the 'net looking for goodies. Here they are in no particular order.
Another reason why I'm glad I'm not in the ER
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out (from www.nytimes.com)
What comes first, the chicken or the egg strikes again. Hello, all you folks in the state legislatures, give the ER people a break. Give enough reimbursement to the docs so at least some of the people will stop using the ER as primary care.
From the blogosphere...
Some things aren't what they seem, according to this recent post from Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous. No one EVER does that here do they? (fingers crossed and tongue firmly in cheek).
It's short, sweet and to the point. I love it when Tex has a great post like this one called Band-Aid Bunny.
ER stories had a great one recently about the guy who just has to go to the bris. Could be a damper if he does. I'm with you, doc!
NYC RN retells his muffin top story, and it's not taking place at Panera Bread, or your favorite bakery, either.
In the news
Sure the 2010 Winter Olympic Games may be over, but check out the 2010 Paralympics for some great coverage of winter sports for people in wheelchairs that is running in Vancouver from March 12 to March 21.
It's no urban legend
Some urologists are marketing vasectomies during March Madness. Doesn't hurt to stay home and watch TV while something good is on TV, now, does it?
Happy March Madness to all and to all a good night!
So while yours truly is a basketball widow for a while, I'm surfing the 'net looking for goodies. Here they are in no particular order.
Another reason why I'm glad I'm not in the ER
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out (from www.nytimes.com)
What comes first, the chicken or the egg strikes again. Hello, all you folks in the state legislatures, give the ER people a break. Give enough reimbursement to the docs so at least some of the people will stop using the ER as primary care.
From the blogosphere...
Some things aren't what they seem, according to this recent post from Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous. No one EVER does that here do they? (fingers crossed and tongue firmly in cheek).
It's short, sweet and to the point. I love it when Tex has a great post like this one called Band-Aid Bunny.
ER stories had a great one recently about the guy who just has to go to the bris. Could be a damper if he does. I'm with you, doc!
NYC RN retells his muffin top story, and it's not taking place at Panera Bread, or your favorite bakery, either.
In the news
Sure the 2010 Winter Olympic Games may be over, but check out the 2010 Paralympics for some great coverage of winter sports for people in wheelchairs that is running in Vancouver from March 12 to March 21.
It's no urban legend
Some urologists are marketing vasectomies during March Madness. Doesn't hurt to stay home and watch TV while something good is on TV, now, does it?
Happy March Madness to all and to all a good night!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Decade, what decade?
"Time flies when you're having fun." anonymous
I was reading Maha's post the other day about the last decade, and it got me thinking about my own whereabouts.
My decade...in a nutshell.
2000: Maybe they should have called it --Y2K, your life. My life: family deaths, weddings, and a job change all in one year.
2001: Job is cool and all of a sudden on my way to a meeting, hundreds of people are in the lobby. Whoa, some meeting, I think. 9-11 is happening on the screens as I go by, which was so surreal. Next, go to the meeting, come out, get ready to go to another meeting, and find out the people I was supposed to meet cancelled for a very good reason. They were called in to their Army Reserve jobs immediately. Project delayed.
2002: Things were very different after 9-11. Projects on hold. Market tanks and old, venerable company has first layoff. Out I go. I enjoy unemployment so much, I get pregnant. Dahey promptly leaves town for work.
2003: Almost like 2000 again: good things (baby, new job) and bad things (literally and figuratively crazy relatives, wacko real estate deal). Lots of stress going back to work. Dahey is out of job for much of the year, which actually turned out to be a good thing. Can you say Mr. Mom?
2004: Love/hate relationship with job. Lots of stuff in head...go do MBA or take nursing prereqs? Start prereqs, since they're cheaper.
2005: Find out boss is shopping my job to contracting firms. Very, very pissed. Start looking for other jobs. Relative dies, which actually turned out to be a good thing. Relative is best friend of godfather, who works at same company. Boss realizes this and out of the goodness of his heart (with tail between his legs to boss, since he now had some explaining...) rescinds job search for my position. In retaliation, I find a job with better pay and benefits and give two weeks notice. Finished nursing prereqs. Apply to several nursing programs in two states.
2006: Freak out when I get acceptance letter from PrivateU's nursing school. Pay deposit and wait six months. Oh.My.Freaking.Heavens. Give notice at job before start of the year of living dangerously in an accelerated program. One of my coworkers tells me before I leave, "That is the best kiss-off letter I've ever read!"
2007: Graduate from nursing school. What an experience! The overachievers there made business school look like kindergarten! Work at Saintarama in my first job. Have fun, learn lots and have a sore back from all the heave-ho.
2008: Decide I need to leave Saintarama. Was wanted in a bean-counting job, but just couldn't do it, for all the tea in China (way too much hassle, even if it was "education".) Get job at Madison with so much less and so much more. Less driving and hassle and more money. Still have fun with rehab patients. Learn about government bureaucracy. Go to my first conference ever in my career. Have a blast and decide to pursue certifications.
2009: It's a good at the Hotel Rehab. I get pay raises, certifications, an award, and a chance at a desk for that clock/radio I got for nurse's week. Okay, so I don't have the desk yet, and the clock part doesn't work, but it was an effort. Started grad school as a new hobby...sometimes I wish I liked needlepoint like my friend S.
And now it's 2010. We'll just have to wait and see...
I was reading Maha's post the other day about the last decade, and it got me thinking about my own whereabouts.
My decade...in a nutshell.
2000: Maybe they should have called it --Y2K, your life. My life: family deaths, weddings, and a job change all in one year.
2001: Job is cool and all of a sudden on my way to a meeting, hundreds of people are in the lobby. Whoa, some meeting, I think. 9-11 is happening on the screens as I go by, which was so surreal. Next, go to the meeting, come out, get ready to go to another meeting, and find out the people I was supposed to meet cancelled for a very good reason. They were called in to their Army Reserve jobs immediately. Project delayed.
2002: Things were very different after 9-11. Projects on hold. Market tanks and old, venerable company has first layoff. Out I go. I enjoy unemployment so much, I get pregnant. Dahey promptly leaves town for work.
2003: Almost like 2000 again: good things (baby, new job) and bad things (literally and figuratively crazy relatives, wacko real estate deal). Lots of stress going back to work. Dahey is out of job for much of the year, which actually turned out to be a good thing. Can you say Mr. Mom?
2004: Love/hate relationship with job. Lots of stuff in head...go do MBA or take nursing prereqs? Start prereqs, since they're cheaper.
2005: Find out boss is shopping my job to contracting firms. Very, very pissed. Start looking for other jobs. Relative dies, which actually turned out to be a good thing. Relative is best friend of godfather, who works at same company. Boss realizes this and out of the goodness of his heart (with tail between his legs to boss, since he now had some explaining...) rescinds job search for my position. In retaliation, I find a job with better pay and benefits and give two weeks notice. Finished nursing prereqs. Apply to several nursing programs in two states.
2006: Freak out when I get acceptance letter from PrivateU's nursing school. Pay deposit and wait six months. Oh.My.Freaking.Heavens. Give notice at job before start of the year of living dangerously in an accelerated program. One of my coworkers tells me before I leave, "That is the best kiss-off letter I've ever read!"
2007: Graduate from nursing school. What an experience! The overachievers there made business school look like kindergarten! Work at Saintarama in my first job. Have fun, learn lots and have a sore back from all the heave-ho.
2008: Decide I need to leave Saintarama. Was wanted in a bean-counting job, but just couldn't do it, for all the tea in China (way too much hassle, even if it was "education".) Get job at Madison with so much less and so much more. Less driving and hassle and more money. Still have fun with rehab patients. Learn about government bureaucracy. Go to my first conference ever in my career. Have a blast and decide to pursue certifications.
2009: It's a good at the Hotel Rehab. I get pay raises, certifications, an award, and a chance at a desk for that clock/radio I got for nurse's week. Okay, so I don't have the desk yet, and the clock part doesn't work, but it was an effort. Started grad school as a new hobby...sometimes I wish I liked needlepoint like my friend S.
And now it's 2010. We'll just have to wait and see...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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!
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!
Shout and Out!
Yes, it's time for a shout out section again thanks to sitemeter, so here goes...
The international section
Yes, to all those folks in France, especially in Paris and aux alentours who keep meandering by...j'arrive...je suis un peu fatiguee a l'instant! Le cours d'info m'echappe!
Hello to all the other folks coming by from India and the Philippines. I have to mention the people getting here from Under the Mosquito Net out of beautiful Bangladesh. Thanks Randall for the link by which they got here!
In the western hemisphere
I'd be remiss if I didn't thank maha from Call Bells Make Me Nervous. So many people lately come by way of your blog. Many, many, many thanks, and if I'm ever in your neck of the woods, I'll have to stop and say hi. Kim at emergiblog also sends lots of people here, so I am very, very grateful. (I'll be jumping up and down when I have 10% of Kim's traffic!)
And all the readers from Kansas City, MO; Atlanta, GA; and all sorts of good folks around Houston, TX, especially at the Health Sciences Center, thanks for coming by.
So now more stuff...
Lately, I almost feel like doing a gutteral scream and yelling, "Out!" Out to the dog who goes from sleeping to sick...all over carpets and flooring. Out to kid who says, "Mom, can we change the channel to the Kid channel?" about 40 times at once. Out to all the stuff I have stuffed around the house that I really need to get rid of, once and for all. Out to all of the computer demons who have been inhabiting two of my oldest computers. Not viruses, mind you, just plain old out-of-resources, maxed-out memory craziness.
Recently, I really wanted to tell a patient, "Out!" Said patient is getting ready to discharge yet again after the latest of said patient's plastic surgeries. Multiple issues I really can't discuss abound, but as usual, patient likes to have fun with the nurses by causing psychosocial issues. One minute, patient makes you look great in front of providers. Next minute, patient is telling you how his/her legs were moved incorrectly during transfer and that popped the colostomy bag.
To save time and patient satisfaction scores, I excused myself and took a time out. I got some labs that were needed and said patient talked on the phone. By the time I got back, I was accused of not listening, but I got patient out of bed and out of the room. Thankfully, patient took self off the unit outside, which got rid of some of my angst.
I have a plan, folks. It shall be implemented fully any day now. It's called vacation. I'm not going anywhere, but I will be doing something. Homework in multiple senses of the word. I've got my assignments, now I just have to produce the papers.
Finally, since it's 09/09/09, I'll just twist and shout over to the record store. Today is remastered Beatles release day.
More to come...
The international section
Yes, to all those folks in France, especially in Paris and aux alentours who keep meandering by...j'arrive...je suis un peu fatiguee a l'instant! Le cours d'info m'echappe!
Hello to all the other folks coming by from India and the Philippines. I have to mention the people getting here from Under the Mosquito Net out of beautiful Bangladesh. Thanks Randall for the link by which they got here!
In the western hemisphere
I'd be remiss if I didn't thank maha from Call Bells Make Me Nervous. So many people lately come by way of your blog. Many, many, many thanks, and if I'm ever in your neck of the woods, I'll have to stop and say hi. Kim at emergiblog also sends lots of people here, so I am very, very grateful. (I'll be jumping up and down when I have 10% of Kim's traffic!)
And all the readers from Kansas City, MO; Atlanta, GA; and all sorts of good folks around Houston, TX, especially at the Health Sciences Center, thanks for coming by.
So now more stuff...
Lately, I almost feel like doing a gutteral scream and yelling, "Out!" Out to the dog who goes from sleeping to sick...all over carpets and flooring. Out to kid who says, "Mom, can we change the channel to the Kid channel?" about 40 times at once. Out to all the stuff I have stuffed around the house that I really need to get rid of, once and for all. Out to all of the computer demons who have been inhabiting two of my oldest computers. Not viruses, mind you, just plain old out-of-resources, maxed-out memory craziness.
Recently, I really wanted to tell a patient, "Out!" Said patient is getting ready to discharge yet again after the latest of said patient's plastic surgeries. Multiple issues I really can't discuss abound, but as usual, patient likes to have fun with the nurses by causing psychosocial issues. One minute, patient makes you look great in front of providers. Next minute, patient is telling you how his/her legs were moved incorrectly during transfer and that popped the colostomy bag.
To save time and patient satisfaction scores, I excused myself and took a time out. I got some labs that were needed and said patient talked on the phone. By the time I got back, I was accused of not listening, but I got patient out of bed and out of the room. Thankfully, patient took self off the unit outside, which got rid of some of my angst.
I have a plan, folks. It shall be implemented fully any day now. It's called vacation. I'm not going anywhere, but I will be doing something. Homework in multiple senses of the word. I've got my assignments, now I just have to produce the papers.
Finally, since it's 09/09/09, I'll just twist and shout over to the record store. Today is remastered Beatles release day.
More to come...
Monday, July 13, 2009
Nuggets for July 13
There are just too many exciting things going on outside in July. So when it gets hot, this nurse heads inside and surfs away. Here are a few of the interesting tidbits I've run into lately.
Enjoy wherever you are!
More Big Brother?
Someone is always talking about new accessibility tools in rehab. If you can't move a finger, there's a tool somewhere for you. Now, as these tools become more advanced, there are new issues. The next hacking frontier: your brain? (from www.cnn.com) talks about hacking and security for new neural tools.
Supporting nurses
As you know, a lot of nurses work to improve their practice by getting certified in their specialty. This article discusses the importance of support in nurse certification: Study Finds Work Satisfaction Tied to Certification Support (from www.nurse.com).
From the blogosphere...
I have to confess. I really love ImpactEDnurse. Those stories from the ED are just too funny. Here are a couple of my recent favorites:
What men really want in a hospital urinal
The well flocked swab
Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous has this great post about the q word (I'm not saying it!)
Psych Doc from Serenity Hospital has a great post about life in the clinic in Clinic Fun.
Enjoy wherever you are!
More Big Brother?
Someone is always talking about new accessibility tools in rehab. If you can't move a finger, there's a tool somewhere for you. Now, as these tools become more advanced, there are new issues. The next hacking frontier: your brain? (from www.cnn.com) talks about hacking and security for new neural tools.
Supporting nurses
As you know, a lot of nurses work to improve their practice by getting certified in their specialty. This article discusses the importance of support in nurse certification: Study Finds Work Satisfaction Tied to Certification Support (from www.nurse.com).
From the blogosphere...
I have to confess. I really love ImpactEDnurse. Those stories from the ED are just too funny. Here are a couple of my recent favorites:
What men really want in a hospital urinal
The well flocked swab
Maha at Call Bells Make Me Nervous has this great post about the q word (I'm not saying it!)
Psych Doc from Serenity Hospital has a great post about life in the clinic in Clinic Fun.
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