Saturday, June 7, 2008
Scrub-love
Be a nurse -- then you can wear red pants to work and people will actually compliment you on them.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Blahh.
I wasn't so hot on being a nurse today. Two patients, pretty boring, run-ins with an unpleasant resident, and a dragggggggging day made for a hell of a long twelve hours.
But, on the positive side, I say...even though my patients bored me and 7PM took a really long time to show up, I had fun with my co-workers.
It's good to be a nurse, because despite crappy circumstances, you'll always have one, or two, or nine other nurses to talk to, bitch with, and laugh at.
My best moments today were those spent in other people's rooms, helping out another nurse.
It's a team-job, and if you're lucky, and a good nurse, you'll find your "team" will become like a big, welcoming, funny family.
But, on the positive side, I say...even though my patients bored me and 7PM took a really long time to show up, I had fun with my co-workers.
It's good to be a nurse, because despite crappy circumstances, you'll always have one, or two, or nine other nurses to talk to, bitch with, and laugh at.
My best moments today were those spent in other people's rooms, helping out another nurse.
It's a team-job, and if you're lucky, and a good nurse, you'll find your "team" will become like a big, welcoming, funny family.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Ornery Old Ladies...
Today, I'm glad I chose to be a nurse (and think you should be/choose, too), because once in awhile -- every rare once in awhile -- you get to be the nurse of a patient who happens to be a funny, cute, little, ornery old lady.
The ones I'm talking about are very, very rare...they aren't just any little old lady.
They're kind of quirky, and don't ever ask for things (they just command them), and sometimes, they even call you beautiful and get better and get out of the ICU.
And when they do, they say, "If my new nurse isn't as nice and pretty and friendly as you, I'm just gonna get up and walk right back."
And then, before you leave them in their new bed, on their new floor, with their new nurse, they make their granddaughters take your picture with them on their cellphone camera, and ask their family if they can get it blown up to poster size. Hehe.
I love those ladies.
The ones I'm talking about are very, very rare...they aren't just any little old lady.
They're kind of quirky, and don't ever ask for things (they just command them), and sometimes, they even call you beautiful and get better and get out of the ICU.
And when they do, they say, "If my new nurse isn't as nice and pretty and friendly as you, I'm just gonna get up and walk right back."
And then, before you leave them in their new bed, on their new floor, with their new nurse, they make their granddaughters take your picture with them on their cellphone camera, and ask their family if they can get it blown up to poster size. Hehe.
I love those ladies.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Birthdays.
Today is a great day for me to be a nurse, because it's my birthday and a Wednesday, and I don't have to work.
Also, I get the satisfaction of being only 24, having a successful career, on my way to starting grad school this fall (which my employer will pay for, mind you), and able to pay all of my bills.
So, as June marks the anniversary of my first year as an RN, and today, another year of my life, I can look back and be glad that this is the first of many more happy and productive years as a proud member of the nursing profession.
Also, I get the satisfaction of being only 24, having a successful career, on my way to starting grad school this fall (which my employer will pay for, mind you), and able to pay all of my bills.
So, as June marks the anniversary of my first year as an RN, and today, another year of my life, I can look back and be glad that this is the first of many more happy and productive years as a proud member of the nursing profession.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Where's the RN in the room, please?
It's no mystery that to be a nurse, means to do something for the betterment of humanity. But, we nurses are past the gushy-feel-good image of "angels in distress."
Check out the profound, dynamic reasons to be a nurse from another Emergency Room RN:
"Because I'm an adrenaline junkie. Because I can put my feelings of wanting to protect, and to help the vulnerable to good use. Because as a nurse, I feel important, smart, capable and strong- even when in my personal life I don't. I go to work and I'm the one who people count on, I'm the one people look to and expect to know what is going on and what to do next. I'm the one who has the ability to make a bad situation a little bit better. I go to work and know that I will make a difference every day."
-Kristen, RN. Houston, TX
Check out the profound, dynamic reasons to be a nurse from another Emergency Room RN:
"Because I'm an adrenaline junkie. Because I can put my feelings of wanting to protect, and to help the vulnerable to good use. Because as a nurse, I feel important, smart, capable and strong- even when in my personal life I don't. I go to work and I'm the one who people count on, I'm the one people look to and expect to know what is going on and what to do next. I'm the one who has the ability to make a bad situation a little bit better. I go to work and know that I will make a difference every day."
-Kristen, RN. Houston, TX
Monday, June 2, 2008
RN Variety Store
Rachel, who is an Emergency Room RN says nursing is where it's at, because:
"Absolutely NO other profession gives you such a variety to CHOOSE from where you want to work!!!!!! Floor nursing, school nursing, legal nursing, etc. The opportunities are endless..........................."
(P.S. If you're reading, you're a nurse/know a nurse/are affiliated with nursing/wish you were a nurse, and you want to add a post, please contact me and we'll put your opinions up - STAT! Because, as Rachel's post emphasizes, variety is the spice of nursing!)
"Absolutely NO other profession gives you such a variety to CHOOSE from where you want to work!!!!!! Floor nursing, school nursing, legal nursing, etc. The opportunities are endless..........................."
(P.S. If you're reading, you're a nurse/know a nurse/are affiliated with nursing/wish you were a nurse, and you want to add a post, please contact me and we'll put your opinions up - STAT! Because, as Rachel's post emphasizes, variety is the spice of nursing!)
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Monday Love
Today, I say, be a nurse because you won't have to worry about Mondays anymore.
It's Sunday today, but to me, Sunday is no longer the last day of the weekend. The fact that tomorrow is Monday doesn't phase me, and I won't spend all day dreading the start of the workweek.
I can enjoy my day, and my evening, because, today is just another day in my 5-day weekend: I don't have to go to work until Thursday...because I'm a nurse.
It's Sunday today, but to me, Sunday is no longer the last day of the weekend. The fact that tomorrow is Monday doesn't phase me, and I won't spend all day dreading the start of the workweek.
I can enjoy my day, and my evening, because, today is just another day in my 5-day weekend: I don't have to go to work until Thursday...because I'm a nurse.
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