I never thought I would want to be in management. With Cherri's resignation from clinical coordinator last year, there was an opening. I didn't think much about it at first. I love bedside nursing. It truly is my passion. So why take a step away ( Read more... )

I have become so emotionally labile these days. I don't know if it's the meds I'm on or what... but it stinks. I used to be in control and now I am a train wreck. It's a shame... so much is going on...

Work is pretty rotten. My favorite night management RN resigned. Drama. The one left... not my favorite. We're all working on our resumes. Light duty ( Read more... )

Well, my truck was totaled. My dad took me to clean it out last night. I'm going to miss that truck!

We also went car shopping. My dad is pushing Hyundai... so we went there first. Our sales guy was really nice, and even offered to let me drive the beautiful 08 Elantra 5-speed (the one arm in a cast/sling might phase some people when it comes to ( Read more... )

I worked last night so I laid off the narcotics and just took Motrin. Now i took a vicodin and i feel better. it's floaty. unfortunately i still have sharp pains shooting through. ah well. i'm glad im alive.

so, i was on my way to work tonight... yeah, it was an extra shift. i was on the ramp that goes from 75 s to 285 e... it was raining, so i wasn't even going that fast... but i started hydroplaning... i tried to steer out of it. luckily i didn't hit anybody... i just slammed into the cement barrier at an angle. I hit it hard enough that i thought i ( Read more... )

I spent the morning with someone who is circling the drain. She's heavily into drugs and sleeps with so many guys she's lost count. I took her to the clinic to get tested for STDs and HIV. I pray that everything's negative. I think I offended her by calling her a junkie... but she doesn't understand how serious this stuff is. I told her as much as ( Read more... )

So... I just worked 6 nights straight: 12 hour shifts Thursday, Friday... 16 on Saturday... 12s on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. I spoke with the directer of Critical Care Services to get permission to work Friday night (I worked Thursday day and I work Saturday night, so it would put me in excess of 60 hours) but I haven't heard back from her. My ( Read more... )

I need some wind-down time before before I sleep ( Read more... )

I know I overreacted. Still, he wasn't honest with me at first, and I think it would have been easier if he'd been upfront. I'm not stupid, that's why I asked about it last week!  But least I didn't find out on Facebook this time ( Read more... )

So last night at 11, we had two nurses leave to go home, leaving us short two nurses and leaving us with no nurse who was qualified to charge. Of the nurses who were working... the responsibility fell to me. Okay, I have a general idea of what to do. But try having an entire team of patients and do it! AHHH! My fellow nurses were awesome though, ( Read more... )