Sometimes I think that I have the most retarded job ever, but then I remember that if my job wasn't really draining and frustrating, I probably would not make enough to be able to afford my lifestyle whilst only working two or three days a week.  I guess it's not all THAT bad ( Read more... )

"and I'm not my body, or how I choose to destroy it."

I love that I'm constantly looking out my windows.  I feel like I've crawled out of  a cave, and now I'm climbing.

I'm an RN now.  I passed my boards with the minimum number of questions. Go me.

Not going home for Easter.  I worked a twelve-hour overnight last night and go back again tonight, so it would just be a hassle and  I would tire myself out if I drove all the way to my parents' and back.

If I had an extra $1,075 lying around, I would buy these:


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Ohhh my god.  I'm about to go take NCLEX.

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Last night, I worked my first twelve-hour night shift. From now on, my full-time schedule will consist of three twelve-hour shifts a week, including one weekend per month. Working from 6:30PM until 7AM really isn't as bad as it sounds. The night moves along pretty quickly and there's usually always something to do. The hospital is much more ( Read more... )

I received no Valentines, but I had a lovely patient today. He had a bedsore so deep that you could see his muscles. As I was changing the bandages on his bedsore, he had an attack of diarrhea so powerful that it sprayed all over me AND the wall. Luckily, I was wearing isolation gear. Honestly though, I do like my job so far. I don't get ( Read more... )