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Everything that is old, is new again....
Despite all the bitching, complaining about our careers as nurses, thier is an inert nature, or calling to administer unrelented, offten under appreciated care. As archaic as that seems, we, as healthcare providers can't deny this notion ( Read more... ) -
Field of Daisy's
My 32 y.o. mva lasted till 1:50 a.m ( Read more... ) -
The fun doesn't end---it just gets extended.
32 MVA positive for ETOH, on comfort care, with 14mg of Mso4 per hour.
AND
24 y.o. nerve surgery post op. All at 1900 when I just walked in from yoga.
BRING IT ON BITCHES...
...and fucking me gently with a chain saw. -
Tales from the ward
It is a fucking pediatric convolecent home up on my nursing unit. The average age is 30-compared to our usual average age of 75.
There must of been a K-mart blue light special on MVA's and stupidity lately.
As a rule, I don't mind these patients. Plus, all of them happen to be male. Its just..... sometimes one has to lay the smack down.
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Stand Up
I stood up for myself last night.
At work, to "Kim".
It wasn't a grandious monumental loud event, nor something major.
Small, quiet, unreserved.
And I'm proud.
Tonight, I'll go back into the lions den to fight another battle. And this time, I know I'll win. -
Road Trippin'
Ran off to Green Bay, WI for the weekend. Met up family at the Tundra Lodge in the heart of Packerland.
I'm back. Only to work the next three nights, and then I am road trippin yet again.
Welcome to my summer.
It has begun. -
Unexpected phone calls
For whatever reason, it has been grand central station here-all afternoon.
Tim O. called me.
Tim, the 41 year old, I dated when I was 20, who I went to Washington, D.C. with on July 4th 2003 five years AFTER we broke up, called me.
And honestly, I don't know exactly what I think of that. -
Everything that is old, is new again
I'm enjoying having some time off. Specifically, roaming the house like some lost soul ( Read more... ) -
De Plan is simple: Sleep
When I left La Crosse in 97-98, it was during the winter semester break. Despite a handful of straglers left behind, the campus was quite dead ( Read more... )