Posted by: disappearingjohn in Untagged on
Oct 17, 2008
We have been having a strange outbreak of pseudosyesis in my area lately...
You can read about this interesting outbreak in more detail on my blog here...
Posted by: SunnyRN in Untagged on
Oct 14, 2008
Last time I wrote, I was being quite a baby about getting a Td and a flu vaccine. Well, the soreness did indeed last a few days but I got over it.
However, I still hate vaccinating kids, those squirmy, crying kids who look at me with such fear which later turns to mistrust and hatred. Will they hate all women after this experience with me coming at them with all of those needles?
I once had a 25-year-old woman faint as I prepared to give her a tetanus shot. She truly fainted. Down on the floor. Over and out. It was quite a scene. She hit her head, was bleeding from a small laceration from where her head hit the corner of the desk. It wasn't pretty, and the doc wouldn't let me give her the Td while she was down! Darn! (And why not? She was unconscious anyway!)
But seriously, we nurses sure have to do a lot of things that are invasive and sure don't feel good to us or to the patients. It's a wonder anyone trusts us at all.
Still, I love being a nurse, and can't quite see giving it up. Or can I?
Posted by: NurseKeith in Untagged on
Oct 14, 2008
So, as my second week at my new (temporary and part-time) job as a Public Health Nurse begins, I am seeing how 10 hours really pushes me to my limits of time management.
When I arrived this morning, a woman from a Caribbean island was there with a child who was not actually hers, and the child was said to need "lots of shots". A few calls to the school who sent her to see me helped me to glean what was needed and why her parents were not bringing her to see me, but the entire production---including her tears after 3 vaccinations---took up the first 45 minutes of my day.
Meanwhile, calls and emails were coming in, and my planned 4-hour day turned into 6, leaving only 4 hours for the rest of the week! I now really have to manage my time like a pro......
These time-limited nursing positions are challenging ones, and managing that time is half the battle.
Posted by: SunnyRN in personal, humor on
Oct 09, 2008
I've been giving vaccinations since nursing school, and I've probably given thousands by now. MMR, HiB, Td, pneumovax, flu, DTaP, varicella, testosterone, Depo Provera---you name it, I've given it.
So, why do I feel like such a baby after receiving my flu shot and a tetanus booster on Wednesday? Both of my arms ache, especiallymy left arm where the Td was given. It feels like a dead weight just accidentally attached to my torso. Is this how I've been making people feel for so many years?
Signed,
Nurse Achey Arm
Posted by: SunnyRN in vacation, personal, nursing on
Oct 04, 2008
Sorry I haven't been around during all the hubbub here on NLU. I went away for a few days and look what happens when I'm off-line!
Anyway, a few days not working, relaxing by the sea, bicycling and reading books----these are the things that keep me sane (not to mention red wine, dark chocolate, and a few other indulgences which shall remain nameless.)
I've been working hard at the health center, giving beaucoup flu shots day in and day out. And when flu season rolls around, many providers decide to look at patients' health maintenance profiles and update ppd's and Td's and Pneumovax's at the same time, so you can just imagine how the needles fly! Well, they don't actually fly, but they sure move fast!
Plus, even though I often work per diem in CCU, I was actually floated to the psych unit right when I got back from being away, and I found that I really liked it. The staff are all very supportive of one another, the patients are treated well, and I found myself quite happy and relaxed. Hmmm. Not that I'm not happy at work on most days, but the change of pace was nice. Does this mean something for my future?
