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Author: Kathleen

  • I Love My Job…I Love My Job…I Love My Job…

    Even when I have to wake up at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning to go.

    Even when I have to clean poop out of an opening it shouldn’t be coming from.

    Even when the hospital shuts the water off on our floor without telling us, so that everyone goes to the bathroom and is unable to flush for hours and hours, and the rooms and hallways start to smell.

    Even when one of my patients spits up phlegm every five minutes into a cup that he leaves sitting at his bedside, and I have an attack of dry heaves in the bathroom just thinking about it.

    Even when another patient vomits all over himself and the floor.

    It’s worth it when they all tell me how glad they are that I am their nurse, but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to going home at the end of the day, eating burgers, and hanging out with my fiance and my dog. I love my job, but some days I don’t like it very much.

  • Hmm

    Today as I was exiting the bus I looked at the bus driver and had the thought, “I wouldn’t want to have a job like that where all these people’s lives are in my hands. If she messed up we could all die.”

    Then I remembered what I do for a living.

  • Late – Early – Late

    This morning my alarm went off at 4 a.m. and I pushed snooze until 4:45 a.m., apparently. That’s a lot considering my snooze only lasts 4 minutes. I usually don’t do that, but I guess I was especially tired. Anyway, I got up in a rush because I have to leave by 5:10 a.m. to catch the bus, and I still had to shower. I was all of a sudden filled with energy.

    But then when I was in the shower I realized that I have class today, so I didn’t have to be at work until 8 a.m. Immediately I was overwhelmed with sleepiness. I went from being late to being extremely early. So I took my time getting ready, browsed the internet and finished reading a book. I caught the bus a little early.

    Then when I was on the bus I realized that the class time had gotten moved to 7 a.m. Shoot. Luckily, the teacher was running late too.

  • Normal Sinus Rhythm, Please

    Want to know what I’ve been up to? No problem:

    The Six Second ECG

    For the past three days, instead of working on the unit, I’ve been in class learning how to interpret EKGs. My brain has had just about enough! It’s also difficult to concentrate because this is something I will rarely encounter on my floor. So I’m trying to learn it well, but if I don’t get to practice, then I’ll probably just forget.

  • Any Ideas?

    Hello internet,

    I have absolutely no idea what music to walk down the aisle to in 53 days. Due to the location and my lack of planning, it will be recorded. We need songs for the wedding party processional, bridal processional, and recessional. Your thoughts?

    Also, what are some good dancing songs? And what songs should I tell the DJ not to play?

    I appreciate any ideas at all. I am sure I will be begging you for more advice soon enough.