Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Merry Christmas to us...

Talk about a wonderful Christmas gift...

The hospital I work at always gives the staff a Christmas gift, but it is ALWAYS a bag. It is a different type everytime. Last year, we got a messenger bag and this year, a duffel bag. Seriously, how many bags can I have with our hospital logo on it. I end up having to get rid of these bags sometimes because how many does a person really need???

Then today, the nurses and the techs on my floor received probably one of the best gifts I think we could receive. It made me realize how much this hospital really appreciates its nurses and techs. I came into work today and found out that because of budget cuts, they are eliminating the number of techs we need...effective that same moment. So without warning, I was thrown into having my usual four patients with one being a primary. This means doing vitals, tracking I/O's, weights, bed changes, baths, etc. Lucky me, I ended up with two total patients like I had been for the last two weeks and one of them a primary. Who the heck assigns a total patient as a primary??? I didn't last until 11. I broke down then. Of course, I sucked it up after a few moments and went back out there.

It's not the changes I am mad about, but the fact that we had no warning about what was going on. What does that say about management??? My floor was recognized in 2007 for being in the top 10% nationally for the best patient satisfaction scores. We haven't even finished our first day and quite a few patients voiced their concerns over it. There goes our scores...

But now, I am seriously considering my options in nursing at this time. I am looking into getting my masters next fall and what I want to do 10 years from now. I guess if anything good came out of this, I am reevaluating what I want to do in my future...

Monday, December 15, 2008

Ouch...

Last night, my sister was calling my cell and since I had it across my loft while doing a workout video, I had to run over to get it. Of course, I wasn't careful and ran right into a chair and stubbed my toe.

This morning, I woke up and it's black and blue and swollen. Yeah, I definitely broke it...again.

I am a walking disaster sometimes...