What not to do: February edition

Yes, the mail came...and the stories abound in RehabLand's Board of Nursing newsletter. Students, take note. These things noted below can cause you to lose your license.

1. Make up stuff
Making up visits, vital signs, or even, whether a dialysis machine works is not good. Can you say "fraud"? Fraud means fabricating the truth, whether it's in documentation or conversation.. The truth really is a good thing, and should be obvious in your work, so don't bother making up a bunch of tales that you have to remember.

2. Commit another felony
Yes, it is hard to get and keep a nursing job if you're convicted of a felony. This edition has some new ones: video voyeurism, tampering, and deviant sexual assault. Friends, do your self a favor: forget about felonies.

3. Forgetting to call
If you do have a drug problem, and you're required to call in, call. Don't forget 79 times. Call.

4. Appearance  is everything
If your eyes are glassy and red, if you smell like you've been drinking, you may lose you license.

Stay tuned for our next edition. Never a dull moment!

Fall is here in RehabLand

The leaves have been turning shades of red and gold here in RehabLand. They aren't at their peak, but they are getting close.

Dahey, Bubba and I had a fun time taking a drive to the country to see my cousins who live in a quaint little town that dates back to the early 1800s. It's a blip in the road, but every year this time, the locals have their fall festival and people come from miles around. The cousins throw a party and invite all the relatives to see their place and go to the festival.

Bubba wasn't sure he liked it, because the corn maze was a longer walk than he expected. Some folks just don't get that, yes, there is indeed a big difference between 1/8 of a mile and 8/10s of a mile. He walked most of the way there, then decided to turn around.

We went back to the village green and signed up for the fun Money in the Hay contest. We missed the pumpkin decorating contest. Since he had a commitment at home, we couldn't stay long enough for him to enter the pumpkin pie eating contest. This was, of course, traumatic, for a preteen boy who can eat you out of house and home when you aren't looking.

Thankfully, he liked the soups and chili the cousins had, as well as the entire dining room full of sweets. He didn't make much money in the contest, but he had fun going out there with all the younger kids.

One of my cousins, an ER physician with three kids, showed up with his family. We talked shop among other things, since I rarely see him (he's always working). He's just hoping he never ever sees ebola at work. Since he practices in a much bigger town than PumpkinLand, but smaller than the regional centers, he hopes he's safe.

As we said our goodbyes, Bubba asked if we were coming back next year. I said "What do you think?"

He said, "Oh, yeah! Let's do it."

I'm so glad it turned out as well as it did.  Hope you enjoy your weekend wherever you are.

Weird uses for alcoholic beverages

In my spare time, I like to cook. I also like to eat and drink.

These articles on odd uses for red wine and vodka are certainly unlike any of the ones I normally read.

I'd take a bath in red wine, but clean mold with vodka? I don't think so.

That is all...more to come.