There are so many things I wish I could say : however the need for a paycheck prohibits this often. Nobody is a nurse without truly wanting to impart some knowledge. Sadly often it seems we are faced with people who seem to not have a desire to learn to function independantly.
So here goes:
1. Never forget this is YOUR child. He didn't ask to come. Therefore he is YOUR responsibility.
2.Do not tell me you have not given him anything for pain and in the same breath "he has been hurting so bad for days".
3.He is crying all night ,and " I just can't get any sleep" is a stupid chief complaint. Please refer to #1.
4. Sometimes babies cry. Period. No matter what you do.
5. Either give a dose of medication or don't. It makes no sense to give "just a little bit, afraid to give too much". Giving the above is useless. Again give it, or don't.
6. Please memorize the birthday. I personally could not care less if you have eight kids and its hard to remember. My favorite basketball team has an eleven woman roster, and I can tell you first and last, number,position,college attended...you get the idea.
7. Never tell your kid regarding the Motrin I am giving ,(that you didn't)"drink it, it is candy). See you again soon for an ingestion when I am charcoaling your kid.
That is about it for now... I am hopeful that I will see some additions to this list from the readers. Where are my nurses out there????? Remember no names and no identifiers, LOL....that way a personal opinion stays just that :)
No word, no quote this time. Just wishing that in addition to improving the outcome and care of our patients we had the ability to make the family realize every child is a gift. You are truly blessed to have them. They deserve so much more than many of them ever get. Its "all about you" only until you CHOOSE to have THEM. Period.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
A JLA Update
Well, longtime no blog I guess. Seems to be a trend with the blogs I follow as well. Maybe we are all busy DOING, rather than talking about it. So THAT is a good thing I guess.
The recovery is going so well, I think it is about over. We will of course find out for sure with the eventual return of the non-summer activities. You can certainly push yourself, but its entirely different to be pushed.
My surgeon told me at the 7 week followup " whatever you get out of the knee by 3 months is about it". I chose to take that as a challenge of course. So I increased the degree of difficulty to pretty far beyond what I could do before my injury. And I am confident that I can push farther.
In the what's new department : Running on the treadmill. For real . And I didn't die. (yet, anyway).
And best of all, my knee was fine.
(Large section, just deleted. Focus on the positive! )
I am beginning to think I may not be very good at this solitary pursuit stuff. But ...one foot in front of the other . Easy to say, somewhat harder to do on some days.
And on that note, I would say its time to get back out of this house and hit the trails. New shoes and a charged IPOD, who needs more?
Not a word today, but a quote:
" no matter how much time you feel you have wasted or lost, it is never too late to make the very most of the moment you are in".-----Ralph Marston
The recovery is going so well, I think it is about over. We will of course find out for sure with the eventual return of the non-summer activities. You can certainly push yourself, but its entirely different to be pushed.
My surgeon told me at the 7 week followup " whatever you get out of the knee by 3 months is about it". I chose to take that as a challenge of course. So I increased the degree of difficulty to pretty far beyond what I could do before my injury. And I am confident that I can push farther.
In the what's new department : Running on the treadmill. For real . And I didn't die. (yet, anyway).
And best of all, my knee was fine.
(Large section, just deleted. Focus on the positive! )
I am beginning to think I may not be very good at this solitary pursuit stuff. But ...one foot in front of the other . Easy to say, somewhat harder to do on some days.
And on that note, I would say its time to get back out of this house and hit the trails. New shoes and a charged IPOD, who needs more?
Not a word today, but a quote:
" no matter how much time you feel you have wasted or lost, it is never too late to make the very most of the moment you are in".-----Ralph Marston
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