Posts Tagged ‘nursing

Whew

May 19, 2009

Alright. So. Sorry about being gone for a week and then coming back with a really depressing post. But some things I just have to write about. If you’re wondering, my patient died yesterday and it was sad. I was glad that I was able to be there for the family, but it was a very surreal experience for me. I’ll just leave it at that. On to happier things! The painters finally finished with our house last week so we are back home. It’s amazing what a difference my own bed makes. When I walked in the first thing I noticed was that it wasn’t painted exactly how I had asked it to be. But once I put furniture…
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I Don’t Think It Gets Easier

May 17, 2009

Well I’ve gone and gotten myself all emotionally attached to a dying patient and her family again.  Her name is Pam and she’s 49 years old. She has metastatic breast cancer, but when she was admitted to the hospital just a couple of weeks ago she was alert and walking around. Within a few days she had lost the use of her legs, and after another week she was bedbound. She was in denial until a few days ago, hoping for a miracle. We tried to get her transferred to hospice, but she kept making excuses not to go. Finally her doctor had a serious talk with her, and the rest of that day she was in tears. The last…
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I Worked Up the Energy to Write An Update

May 9, 2009

This is what’s left of the annual nurse’s gala that we went to last night. I was one of three finalists for the Outstanding Graduate Nurse for my hospital. I know you’re on the edge of your seat, so I’ll just let you know right now that I didn’t win. But I can still put “finalist” on my resume, right? We got ourselves all fancied up and drove downtown to the convention center. It happens to be right next door to the Toyota Center, where the Rockets were playing in a playoff game, and Minute Maid Park, where the Astros also had a game. Obviously the traffic was not ideal. We realized we didn’t have cash, so we had to…
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Snapshots of the Weekend

April 26, 2009

Me: So tell me about the NFL draft, I need to know this now! David: (Blah blah Texans blah blah Cushing blah blah defensive end etc. etc. etc.) Me: Hmm. You’re lucky that I already have a working knowledge of football. David: Okay, what’s a cornerback? Me: They are the people that mark the receivers. David: Um, first of all, there is no “marking” in football. Me: But isn’t that what they do? They cover the receivers? David: Yes, but it’s not called “marking.” I played and watched sports for 27 years and I never heard the word “mark” until I went to one of your indoor soccer games. Me: Huh. *** Barry (little bro): So there was chocolate fondue…
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Well, There’s A Confidence Booster

April 14, 2009

So, yesterday I was feeling reeeaally blah. I felt like my head was in a fog. Maybe it was a hangover from the steak, mashed potatos, salad, and ice cream I ate for Easter lunch and the ham, scalloped potatos, bread, and strawberry shortcake I ate for Easter dinner. Whatever the reason, I was feeling oddly incompetent. I emailed David and told him, “I feel like I am about to make a mistake at any moment and get yelled at.” I didn’t, that I KNOW of, but it was a rough day nonetheless. Today my director came up to me and asked, “Have you heard of the nurse’s gala that’s coming up?” “Yes, I’ve seen the emails.” “Were you planning…
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