First Day of the rest of my life

This should have been posted Sunday night, or early yesterday, but I had other things going on - so here goes!

Started at 5:45 am……no joke…..got up, threw some sprunch spray in my hair (it was straight cause I had washed it the night before, and it was way too limp to put in a clip without it falling right back out). Put on my clothes while my cats looked at me with a very confused half asleep look…..might I add, I matched very nicely cute black and pink colored everything (including shoes), quite cute for that early in the morning! I’d like to mention that it was ONLY EIGHT freaking degrees outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My little car didn’t really want to start, but thank God she did.

Came in contact with 2 people that tested positive for the flu, lets just HOPE I don’t get it, cuz I sure didn’t get vaccinated and at this point in time its useless. Funny thing is, one of them we transferred upstairs and the people up there put her on contact isolation – which means u have to use gloves, gown AND mask each time u have contact (physical) with the patient. Uhm hello let’s review a minute: Myself and my preceptor had been all over this woman (u know what I mean) with none of the above, with the exception of gloves when we were doing tasks that required them……so we weren’t afraid, what’s their deal – it’s the DAMN FLU! Secondly, u go to the store don’t u? Well at least that’s what my charge nurse said, u are exposed to all that at the store (and I’m sure a million more nasty germs) and u sure don’t gown, glove and mask up for that trip do you?? Gimmie a damn break – and the best part is she was a “WEAK POSITIVE”……meaning BARELY had the flu!! (One bad thing about the ER is they could have who knows what and until we are suspicious or have blood work/urine cultures done and get the results you are clueless….leaving you apt to be exposed and not protected. That’s part of the nature of the beast).

Catheterized 2 people, both female – one a foley (long term), one a straight (get sample and get out). Interesting different between the two – the plastic tubes used vary considerably, the foley is VERY pliable, the other – not so much, and in fact I met major resistance and used much more force to get that one in. No IV’s– decided I was breaking in easy – Ill attempt IVs later this week. Put on about 5 different 12 lead EKG’s (monitor the heart – most came in with chest pain)………..and ran the actual reports for a few, we print them give em to the Dr and they decide what to do from there.

I was the ONLY person on the unit that had a pen light – used for neuro checks – felt kinda special I was the only one with it (then again I just haven’t lost it yet)……but I had to hunt it down before leaving cause triage didn’t bring it back. Gotta get my name on that, maybe then in the future it will return to me.

Uhm, did u know they have single servings of Mrs. Dash?? It was kinda funny, never knew that, but I learned they do (of course, that’s amongst a million other things).

Note to self: wash any SCRUBS that have black on them BEFORE wearing……my fingers/hands were tinted black all day. Felt like I was the diseased one!

Today, Tuesday, I took my Boards. Can’t say one way or another. It stopped at the minimum number of questions – and that could go either way. I could have done so well it didn’t see the need in testing me further (hopefully the case), or I could have answered so many wrong it didn’t see the point in giving me any more to screw up! I don’t feel like I did that bad, but its one of those things where you never know – and dang it – I can’t even remember those questions that I wasn’t certain of, so I can’t even attempt to look up the answers for future reference! In any case, supposedly within about 48 hours I can look on the MD Board of Nursing’s website to see if I am listed as a Registered Nurse in the state or not. Otherwise I wait for the letter in the mail which can take 2-4 weeks. I’ll be working the next 2 days and will check the site Thursday after I get home.

Random info for the day: A giraffe’s heart weighs 24 POUNDS!! Holy crap…………..