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I started working at War Memorial Hospital almost a month ago, in their Community Care Clinic (aka Walk-In), and I've gathered a few thoughts on it.
* People, in general, are whiners. You threw up an hour ago, and you're here already?
Ever hear of waiting it out to see if it was random or if it will get worse?
* I think the world expects a magic pill - one that will cure any sickness, no matter
how long they have or haven't had this sickness. A 15 year-old last night actually
said it (jokingly, of course), and I told him that he's the only person I've met that
is willing to admit that they're truly expecting to go home all better. Adults just
whine and make up symptoms in hopes that they'll get antibiotics. This is how drug
resistance is bred. And this is why healthcare will be f'd up in a few years.
* I love being a nurse, but being an LPN just isn't meeting my standards. I need more.
I need to be in a bigger hospital where cooler things happen, things that test my
knowledge. I need to know that I'm actually helping somebody, that somebody
appreciates that I'm a nice and caring person.
* Which leads to my next thought : People hate waiting. I'm sorry that we can only
take care of so many people at a time. I'm sorry that it takes time to figure out
what's wrong, and the correct course of treatment to make you better. By the time I
actually see patients, they've been waiting for an hour and they're crabby as hell.
I start cross-training on the Long Term Care wing next week. Not overly excited since I thought I was done with nursing homes, but the position was available and I have worked in Geriatrics for quite a while so it's not completely foreign. I'm also going to train to do Triage, which I'm actually really excited for. They would only use me if they couldn't find anybody to cover a shift, or in the event of an emergency (bus crash, etc). It would be pretty sweet to be the first one triaging the patients in such an event. The type of 'rush' I'm looking for. At least I have plenty of options right now, and I'm going to try out as many as possible.
I think I've made up my mind to go back to school in the fall, no matter what it takes to do it. I have to work full-time to help with bills, so it will be tough. But the
lets-have-a-baby subject isn't going too far right now, so I figure it's probably the only 'good' time to go back to school. We'll see how it all pans out. One step at a time.
I had a ton of things I wanted to write about, but now I'm drawing a blank. And I need to get to work anyway. Sorry about the rant, this is probably the only place I can safely complain about the crazy world we live in.
Peace!
* People, in general, are whiners. You threw up an hour ago, and you're here already?
Ever hear of waiting it out to see if it was random or if it will get worse?
* I think the world expects a magic pill - one that will cure any sickness, no matter
how long they have or haven't had this sickness. A 15 year-old last night actually
said it (jokingly, of course), and I told him that he's the only person I've met that
is willing to admit that they're truly expecting to go home all better. Adults just
whine and make up symptoms in hopes that they'll get antibiotics. This is how drug
resistance is bred. And this is why healthcare will be f'd up in a few years.
* I love being a nurse, but being an LPN just isn't meeting my standards. I need more.
I need to be in a bigger hospital where cooler things happen, things that test my
knowledge. I need to know that I'm actually helping somebody, that somebody
appreciates that I'm a nice and caring person.
* Which leads to my next thought : People hate waiting. I'm sorry that we can only
take care of so many people at a time. I'm sorry that it takes time to figure out
what's wrong, and the correct course of treatment to make you better. By the time I
actually see patients, they've been waiting for an hour and they're crabby as hell.
I start cross-training on the Long Term Care wing next week. Not overly excited since I thought I was done with nursing homes, but the position was available and I have worked in Geriatrics for quite a while so it's not completely foreign. I'm also going to train to do Triage, which I'm actually really excited for. They would only use me if they couldn't find anybody to cover a shift, or in the event of an emergency (bus crash, etc). It would be pretty sweet to be the first one triaging the patients in such an event. The type of 'rush' I'm looking for. At least I have plenty of options right now, and I'm going to try out as many as possible.
I think I've made up my mind to go back to school in the fall, no matter what it takes to do it. I have to work full-time to help with bills, so it will be tough. But the
lets-have-a-baby subject isn't going too far right now, so I figure it's probably the only 'good' time to go back to school. We'll see how it all pans out. One step at a time.
I had a ton of things I wanted to write about, but now I'm drawing a blank. And I need to get to work anyway. Sorry about the rant, this is probably the only place I can safely complain about the crazy world we live in.
Peace!