I often wonder

Why patients have some really oddball, preconceived ideas, but now I know where some of them are coming from.

How to poop at work (from Gawker).

Sure, it's not high journalism, but people get a grip! Fluid, fiber and exercise will bring a return on investment, if you get my drift.

That is all.

Enjoy your Monday.

Friday the 13th

It's come and gone.

A little fire, a little ice, a lot of interesting stuff. How many fire alarms did we have today? I have no idea because I stopped counting after the first four. Old buildings are interesting.

I just wish the doc who was in my meeting hadn't fallen asleep with boredom. Dad (the chief of his section) made no efforts to keep him awake. I was the bad nurse, as I commented when he went by, "Hope I didn't disturb your nap too much." Like an insolent child, he glared at me. I really wanted to say, "I have lots of practice with a little kid." but I was nice.

It wasn't all bad, though. My husband even got me lunch today on his day off. I worked with some really nice patients. I felt like I got things done.

The day ended, and it was beautiful outside. It was worth the wait.

Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are!

I wish it weren't true

I saw these news stories and unfortunately, we can identify with them in the Hotel.
Unfilled vacancies take a toll (from FierceHealthcare)

And if that's not enough, we may not hire some folks. We need to keep people, so here are some ideas (hint, hint to Manglement!)

That is my $0.02.

Stay tuned!

Interesting vacation ideas

Some of my friends have the knack for finding cool things to do on vacation. Giacomo, my chaplain friend, told me today he's setting off for the wagon routes to the west that the '49ers used to get to gold country.


He'll have modern conveniences, but it still sounds like a very cool adventure.

More to come...