I'm an engineer, artist, mom, wife, and registered nurse. I work on an inpatient psych unit and live in the Pacific NW USA with my husband and our menagerie of dog, parrots, cats, and a couple of corn snakes.
Archive for November, 2008
Calendar Conspiracy
Back in my hospital CNA days, I worked the night shift. Each of the rooms on the med-surg unit where I worked had a 365-day calendar hanging on the wall to let the patient know what day it was, so one of the things I did each night as I made my rounds taking midnight [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2008 under Nursing, Parallel Universes.
Comments: none
What is a Nurse?
Despite the fact that the American public consistently ranks nurses as among the top five most trustworthy types of people, nursing is one of the least-understood professions. Very few people really understand exactly who we are, what we do, or how much we have to learn in order to do it. My friend “Strong One” [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2008 under Nursing.
Comments: 3
Post-Election Thoughts
The time for choosing sides for or against a candidate is past. Now it’s time to unite as Americans and move forward. I’ve had enough of the badmouthing and doubt-casting and the “just wait, you’ll see!” doom and gloom negativity.
What’s done is done.
There is no longer a choice of candidates before us – [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2008 under Deep Thoughts, My Life.
Comments: 4