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So liek, I figure it's been ages since I last posted so i better give you people an update on my life even though I'm sure half of you have forgotten you even friended me. XD It's Nesa, remember? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Life as a new nurse is hard but I'm learning everyday. Yes this is a cheesy as it sounds, but it's the truth. Every single day something happens that I've never dealt with before-- yesterday i had my first positive c-dif sample, and it was like uh, now what do i do? wait for the second sample before calling the np? Call the bed nurse or the manager? Crap, now we have to get this guy a commode to do his business in until we can transfer him or his neighbor out of that room. Huh, we're starting flagyl, now i have to call pharmacy? Oh wait, i forgot to scan down the order two hours ago when i got it so for the past two hours I've been waiting for nothing, lolz. 6 months from now this is going to be old news but last night it was a big deal because I've never had it happen before. x_o
I went home with indigestion and bloating. Zomg c-dif! But no, alas I am still healthy.
I feel like I know what i'm doing sometimes, but other times something random happens for no reason and I feel kind of lost. My lady randomly felt short of breath, I put her on oxygen and did some vitals... everything was fine. Half an hour later she's okay, but the poor woman is afraid to go to sleep now because she thinks something will happen. I reassure her, but her anxiety makes me anxious as well even though I try not to show it. She passes the night fine. I'm thinking, what happened? On the other hand... she did have a history of cancer and some suspicious CT scans, so maybe this could be the start of something not good for this lady? hmm.
At the same time this was happening my other guy's blood is hanging and it's the fifteen minute mark for me to check his vitals. x_o Luckily he was on his second unit and doing fine.
Work is tough. But luckily I have great coworkers who are willing to help a newbie like me. And we still manage to have fun. <3
Wow, how did this post happen to be all about work? Uh, maybe because I have no social life. I t's harder to get together with the people I used to hang out with. Mostly I see Matthew, and sometimes we double with Joe and Diana. Every so often I manage to see Jenny. Although I do have off fri-sun so we might be going to Jersey to hang out with Catherine. Zomg, haven't seen that girl in ages.
Christina I haven't seen in a while, but we do manage to catch up and have long ass conversations on the phone... it's just that she's in school, and i'm at work, my schedule is a little backwards from everybody else's, so it's hard to plan things.
In January I managed to hang out with Ed and JC! Seriously, I hadn't seen those two in six months. We hung out for like 12 hours in the city; had lunch, saw 'A Chorus Line', went to Barnes and Noble to have coffee and chat for like three hours, then had dinner... it didn't feel that long at all, guys, we should do it again. <3
In other news....guess who's coming to live with us? The one, the only William H Gamboa! My little cousin is turning five this month. At the end of it he'll be moving in along with his parents, for a few months until they find a place. It's been ages since we had little kids running around the house, I wonder how that will turn out for us. I love the kid, he's so sweet and really well behaved because his dad is just so good at disciplining him. I really haven't seen him throw any tantrums since he was about two or three, but since then he only visits us every so often. Who knows what'll happen now that he'll be with us 24/7! I'm still excited, even though we'll be hearing more "Play with me? Pleeeeease." now that he's around.
Le sigh. So far... life is good. Not crying over work as much, lol. I try to enjoy my time off, even if it means lounging around the house doing nothing since 2 am, like I'm doing now.
Better take a nap and wake up in time to at least enjoy the sun. I've got work Wednesday and Thursday, then five days off, so... that'll be nice. =)
Life as a new nurse is hard but I'm learning everyday. Yes this is a cheesy as it sounds, but it's the truth. Every single day something happens that I've never dealt with before-- yesterday i had my first positive c-dif sample, and it was like uh, now what do i do? wait for the second sample before calling the np? Call the bed nurse or the manager? Crap, now we have to get this guy a commode to do his business in until we can transfer him or his neighbor out of that room. Huh, we're starting flagyl, now i have to call pharmacy? Oh wait, i forgot to scan down the order two hours ago when i got it so for the past two hours I've been waiting for nothing, lolz. 6 months from now this is going to be old news but last night it was a big deal because I've never had it happen before. x_o
I went home with indigestion and bloating. Zomg c-dif! But no, alas I am still healthy.
I feel like I know what i'm doing sometimes, but other times something random happens for no reason and I feel kind of lost. My lady randomly felt short of breath, I put her on oxygen and did some vitals... everything was fine. Half an hour later she's okay, but the poor woman is afraid to go to sleep now because she thinks something will happen. I reassure her, but her anxiety makes me anxious as well even though I try not to show it. She passes the night fine. I'm thinking, what happened? On the other hand... she did have a history of cancer and some suspicious CT scans, so maybe this could be the start of something not good for this lady? hmm.
At the same time this was happening my other guy's blood is hanging and it's the fifteen minute mark for me to check his vitals. x_o Luckily he was on his second unit and doing fine.
Work is tough. But luckily I have great coworkers who are willing to help a newbie like me. And we still manage to have fun. <3
Wow, how did this post happen to be all about work? Uh, maybe because I have no social life. I t's harder to get together with the people I used to hang out with. Mostly I see Matthew, and sometimes we double with Joe and Diana. Every so often I manage to see Jenny. Although I do have off fri-sun so we might be going to Jersey to hang out with Catherine. Zomg, haven't seen that girl in ages.
Christina I haven't seen in a while, but we do manage to catch up and have long ass conversations on the phone... it's just that she's in school, and i'm at work, my schedule is a little backwards from everybody else's, so it's hard to plan things.
In January I managed to hang out with Ed and JC! Seriously, I hadn't seen those two in six months. We hung out for like 12 hours in the city; had lunch, saw 'A Chorus Line', went to Barnes and Noble to have coffee and chat for like three hours, then had dinner... it didn't feel that long at all, guys, we should do it again. <3
In other news....guess who's coming to live with us? The one, the only William H Gamboa! My little cousin is turning five this month. At the end of it he'll be moving in along with his parents, for a few months until they find a place. It's been ages since we had little kids running around the house, I wonder how that will turn out for us. I love the kid, he's so sweet and really well behaved because his dad is just so good at disciplining him. I really haven't seen him throw any tantrums since he was about two or three, but since then he only visits us every so often. Who knows what'll happen now that he'll be with us 24/7! I'm still excited, even though we'll be hearing more "Play with me? Pleeeeease." now that he's around.
Le sigh. So far... life is good. Not crying over work as much, lol. I try to enjoy my time off, even if it means lounging around the house doing nothing since 2 am, like I'm doing now.
Better take a nap and wake up in time to at least enjoy the sun. I've got work Wednesday and Thursday, then five days off, so... that'll be nice. =)