Do I have anything to say?: Monday, Monday

Monday, September 29, 2008

Monday, Monday

Oh, Mondays! EVERYBODY'S favorite day of the week! Lucky for me, THIS Monday was kind of like my "Friday" since I have four days off before I work again :o) However, it felt like a Monday for most of the day, but by 8:30 when I (finally) clocked out, it was TGIF! I'm outta here!

Wow, how's THAT for the beginning of a post! I guess that's what a 13 1/2 hour shift does to me :o) Oh how happy I was that I got a nice, quiet, full 30 minute lunch break before all the craziness hit! True lunch breaks are hard to find in the nursing world, so I felt VERY lucky at that point in the day!!

I mentioned some of what happened today to one of my friends who is also a nurse. Basically, it was because we feel so accountable for the care of our patients that we end up staying longer than absolutely necessary. In my case, I was giving chemo to a patient and it was going to be done pretty close to 7:30. However, the timing could have been off by 5 or 10 minutes and someone really needed to be near the patient to make sure it finished the way it was supposed to. So, I figured I would be there late because that would have been really "crappy" to pass that on to the next shift (especially since I knew how I had calculated rates, etc., so it was one of those things that I wanted to make sure was done correctly). One of my other patients transferred up from the PICU after being there for like three months. Therefore, I needed to actually show the next nurse all that was involved with this complex patient (I also had to take a bunch of orders over the telephone at 7:00 that I felt I needed to complete before I left). So, it wasn't exactly a CRAZY Monday, just busier than my last few shifts and a lot longer than I like to stay at work! I suppose I have been asking for "less slow" days at work, so I got one :o)

I actually "facebook chatted" with three friends at the same time for a little while tonight. It reminded me of doing "Instant Messenger" in college (although I think I was a lot better at it then...I'm a little out of practice!). My friend in California has made reservations for my "birthday dinner". I am getting so excited about this trip, that I actually made a "countdown"! It looks kind of silly counting down less than 3 weeks, but it works!

I haven't talked to my friend, but she and the baby were to fly home yesterday. Her nephew will be buried tomorrow, so I am sure prayers are appreciated.

Good night.

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Who's Who

Updated September 2013

I have one sister who is married and has two boys. "A" was born June 2009 and "I" was born March 2012. We are both really close to my parents and have lots of "family dinners".

I wrote a lot about my patients when I first started this blog. Some patients are still growing and thriving, and others have lost their battles.

My first foster placements lived with me from June 2010-September 2011. They were sisters who were 15 and almost 3 when they were placed with me and are now 18 and 5. I called M "the teen" and L "the little one". They live with their mom who still has many issues, but are doing well (ok) and I still have (not enough) contact with them.

My second foster placement came to me September 6, 2012. I call her Zoe and she turned 5 in April. She has cystic fibrosis and has been a patient on my floor at the hospital. The plan is still reunification.

Ivy is a 17-year-old whose mom died just before Thanksgiving. She has a Guardian, but is unable to live with him due to some family issues. She has no other family who is willing/able to take her. She moved in with me the beginning of February. She moved to a group home at the beginning of August as her needs were too great for me with my schedule and having another child with special needs.