Starting back at square one has really sucked. I finally started feeling like I was getting healed.
The other day when I went to the hospital I stopped by my unit to see if any of the people I like were working (only one was and she didn't seem keen to chit chat) and I really felt depressed that it was taking so long to get back at the helm.
It was funny that when I was leaving there was the usual "neurology howl" coming from one of the rooms. Made me nostalgic of what I had before. Funny that things like that can make you nostalgic.
I'm off til the 15th nov - hopefully I will be healed enough to start back, even if it isn't full shifts at that time.
Showing posts with label neurology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neurology. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Happy new years - tho belated
To those who read, happy new years, even if it is belated.
I've been working hard and hardly working. What I mean by that is that I worked for christmas and then from Dec. 29 til Jan 8th I was off and boy was it glorious!!!
During the POT I was able to head home for some R&R, family style! And let me tell you, it was woderful! At least for the most part. I got into a massive fight with the 11yr old (hello hormones teen style!) and he decided he wanted to go back to A-hole's, so that's exactly what I did.... and we didn't see each other for the rest of the visit that I was home for. Hurt my feelings, but hey, that's what he's doing almost all the time these days, I should be used to it. Though I'm not. Totally sucks, but I have to be "adult" about it and not let it bother me long term. Not having great success at this one. Sometimes I just want to take a step back and be like "contact me when you turn 18" but I don't want to abandon him, even though he already believes that I did when I moved here. UGH!!!!
When I returned to work I was given a wonderfully relaxed assignment. It was heavenly! It was funny monday evening when we had a RT come and do an assessment for one of the unit pt's and I made the comment that neurology was the best unit, and she agreed. Her reason was different from my own (we have *unique* nurses here) when she indicated that the nurses on neuro don't complain about their floor and the difficulty of their pt's. My response to her, "ya, because we're just so used to how rediculously heavy our pt load is and it isn't going to change so why moan and groan about it". Ya, she certainly didn't disagree with me, and neither did the other two nurses that were having the converstaion with us!
Coming back here sucked though, I hate living in this house. It's insanely difficult to get any studying/reading done, the 3yr old is NEVER being taken care of by the extended family and therefore I don't see the benefits of living all under one roof anymore. I WANT TO MOVE!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, hubby doesn't agree and so it's the bane of conversations with him.
He knows how miserable I am living here, however he's not willing to move out. He figures I should just deal. Thing is, is that when we moved here the thought was only that we would live with them for a year and that we would either move out or buy a MUCH bigger house. Neither of which has occured.
I'm done, I don't know how else to put it or what else I can say to hubby to get him on board with what I need (not want). ERG!!! Well I guess I've ranted enough, til next time - peace out!
I've been working hard and hardly working. What I mean by that is that I worked for christmas and then from Dec. 29 til Jan 8th I was off and boy was it glorious!!!
During the POT I was able to head home for some R&R, family style! And let me tell you, it was woderful! At least for the most part. I got into a massive fight with the 11yr old (hello hormones teen style!) and he decided he wanted to go back to A-hole's, so that's exactly what I did.... and we didn't see each other for the rest of the visit that I was home for. Hurt my feelings, but hey, that's what he's doing almost all the time these days, I should be used to it. Though I'm not. Totally sucks, but I have to be "adult" about it and not let it bother me long term. Not having great success at this one. Sometimes I just want to take a step back and be like "contact me when you turn 18" but I don't want to abandon him, even though he already believes that I did when I moved here. UGH!!!!
When I returned to work I was given a wonderfully relaxed assignment. It was heavenly! It was funny monday evening when we had a RT come and do an assessment for one of the unit pt's and I made the comment that neurology was the best unit, and she agreed. Her reason was different from my own (we have *unique* nurses here) when she indicated that the nurses on neuro don't complain about their floor and the difficulty of their pt's. My response to her, "ya, because we're just so used to how rediculously heavy our pt load is and it isn't going to change so why moan and groan about it". Ya, she certainly didn't disagree with me, and neither did the other two nurses that were having the converstaion with us!
Coming back here sucked though, I hate living in this house. It's insanely difficult to get any studying/reading done, the 3yr old is NEVER being taken care of by the extended family and therefore I don't see the benefits of living all under one roof anymore. I WANT TO MOVE!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, hubby doesn't agree and so it's the bane of conversations with him.
He knows how miserable I am living here, however he's not willing to move out. He figures I should just deal. Thing is, is that when we moved here the thought was only that we would live with them for a year and that we would either move out or buy a MUCH bigger house. Neither of which has occured.
I'm done, I don't know how else to put it or what else I can say to hubby to get him on board with what I need (not want). ERG!!! Well I guess I've ranted enough, til next time - peace out!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A new chapter has begun
Ramadan has officially begun - at the beginning of August. Not quite half way done but already looking forward to it being over. Not being able to eat anythign or drink anything ALL DAY LONG is HARD!!!! Really really hard! Especially since this Ramadan I would take the same perspective of Christian Lent - you know, around easter where the christians give something up for the sake of God? Well I figured that i would do something during Ramadan to honour God and the relationship that I have with him.
So I figured that I would wear the hijab - head covering - since this is not something I would normally do... I get WAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY too warm. Hubby let me buy some new head scarves and caps so that I could do it correctly. I don't know if it's the shape of my head but if I don't wear the cap and try to only wear the scarf, the scarf slips back and uncovers my hair. Now really, what's the point of wearing the hijab if I'm not covering my hair?! That IS the hole point of a hijab. So now that I have the caps and thinner scarves, I've been doing it for almost 2 weeks. It's been good so far - but let me tell ya, you get sooooo warm. Espcially when doing patient care.
And speaking of patient care - I started my new job - in the hospital, on the neurology unit. Which is neurology with a side of medicine. Not a lot of active neurology on the unit at the moment. Today was my second day of orientation. I already feel at home. The reason for this is that I did my pre grad placement on this very same unit last year so I already know my way around and the team and the doctors.
Remembering me is another story! SOOOO many of them keep asking me if I'm a student, guess I still look a little unsure maybe, who knows! Always telling one person or another that nope, I've been here before. Then comes the question of when and thus having to explain that I was there last year for my pre grad and who my preceptor was - and that usually sparks some recognition. Though, many ppl say that I look dramatically different with my hijab on. I mean, even one of the nurses that I worked closely with last year (BFF with my preceptor), said that he didn't recognize me, but only by my voice. Thankfully his BFF (and my preceptor) was there and smacked him and was like "you dork, it's Dee, the student I had with me last year" DUHHHH! LOL
Tomorrow (Thurs), I have my skills mastery course - runs thurs, fri, mon - to teach some of the expanded scope skills that RPN's (registered practical nurses) use at this hospital - blood administration, IV initiation, phlebotomy - to name a few. So this should be slightly interesting. I've already taken the IV initiation and phlebotomy course so that will be a repeat but it will give me a chance to brush up on my skills and practice a bit.
Oh, also speaking of early - I HATE DAY SHIFTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loath them! My body just DOESN'T wake up that early.... and guess what line I was hired for???? DAYS & EVENINGS!!!! I talked to my manager and he explained that I'm obligated to work 20% of either of them - so I have to be conscious of what my schedule looks like, don't want to get in trouble when I go to trade my days for something better!
Suppose I should head to bed, have to get up early to go to this thing.
So I figured that I would wear the hijab - head covering - since this is not something I would normally do... I get WAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY too warm. Hubby let me buy some new head scarves and caps so that I could do it correctly. I don't know if it's the shape of my head but if I don't wear the cap and try to only wear the scarf, the scarf slips back and uncovers my hair. Now really, what's the point of wearing the hijab if I'm not covering my hair?! That IS the hole point of a hijab. So now that I have the caps and thinner scarves, I've been doing it for almost 2 weeks. It's been good so far - but let me tell ya, you get sooooo warm. Espcially when doing patient care.
And speaking of patient care - I started my new job - in the hospital, on the neurology unit. Which is neurology with a side of medicine. Not a lot of active neurology on the unit at the moment. Today was my second day of orientation. I already feel at home. The reason for this is that I did my pre grad placement on this very same unit last year so I already know my way around and the team and the doctors.
Remembering me is another story! SOOOO many of them keep asking me if I'm a student, guess I still look a little unsure maybe, who knows! Always telling one person or another that nope, I've been here before. Then comes the question of when and thus having to explain that I was there last year for my pre grad and who my preceptor was - and that usually sparks some recognition. Though, many ppl say that I look dramatically different with my hijab on. I mean, even one of the nurses that I worked closely with last year (BFF with my preceptor), said that he didn't recognize me, but only by my voice. Thankfully his BFF (and my preceptor) was there and smacked him and was like "you dork, it's Dee, the student I had with me last year" DUHHHH! LOL
Tomorrow (Thurs), I have my skills mastery course - runs thurs, fri, mon - to teach some of the expanded scope skills that RPN's (registered practical nurses) use at this hospital - blood administration, IV initiation, phlebotomy - to name a few. So this should be slightly interesting. I've already taken the IV initiation and phlebotomy course so that will be a repeat but it will give me a chance to brush up on my skills and practice a bit.
Oh, also speaking of early - I HATE DAY SHIFTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loath them! My body just DOESN'T wake up that early.... and guess what line I was hired for???? DAYS & EVENINGS!!!! I talked to my manager and he explained that I'm obligated to work 20% of either of them - so I have to be conscious of what my schedule looks like, don't want to get in trouble when I go to trade my days for something better!
Suppose I should head to bed, have to get up early to go to this thing.
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