Work Mostly

So...it's been awhile. Lots happening in my life right now...

Work:
work is okay. it's hard. i've switched preceptors so that's thrown a kink into the whole learning process. and my preceptor has a sweet schedule so she never does weekends or 12's. so when i do those kinds of days, i'm with ANOTHER person. so i've had to learn 3 different styles and do everything the way 3 different people want me to do whatever it may be.
i feel like i can't do things the way i want to, and that people are breathing down my neck although they're meaning to be helpful. i can't wait to be in the icu with a maximum of 2 patients.

in other news, the nurses are planning on striking this next week...however, if you're under 6 months of hire, you aren't allowed to strike because the union doesn't cover you yet. so if i strike i'll most likely be fired. so i may be even a nurse in charge (NIC) or something because the hospital has 10 days to find ppl in advance notice of the strike, and who knows how many agency nurses they can get....i may be taking care of 10 patients or more.....who knows, all i know is, things are going to get scary. i won't have a preceptor or anything there with me, i'll be entirely on my own. and the best part is...JCAHO is supposed to be coming soon and they might show up right in the midst of this. i'm crossing my fingers...........


Home Life:
jordan, moose, and sigmund are all quite well. we're all settled in nicely and loving living together. we're really really happy. moose and sigmund LOVE each other. you should see them play together. hahah. :)

We're planning on moving to the north or south shore after our lease ends for our current apartment. So we'd be living on the beach. It's cheaper to live right next to the beaches than Boston believe it or not. And it's absolutely gorgeous. It'd be like a dream come true for me. Then we're planning on moving back down to the Mid Atlantic for me to start my Master's. That's all still tentative. Probably in Philly.


Extras:
i do want to say, i do love neuro. i'm really glad i picked it. the float nurses say it's one of the hardest areas, and i am figuring out why. from an academic standpoint i feel most stimulated and simultaneously challenged in neuro, which is good. i thrive on the neuropsych stuff...
i'm taking care of lots of seizure pt's where we bring them in then take them off their meds so we can monitor some of their seizures and see if they're candidates for surgery. it's cool. i saw a hugeeeee tonic clonic seizure (they're no longer calling them gran mal). 20 year old kid too.
Lots of pt's of mine have brain cancer, or aneurysms, epilepsy, subarachnoid hemorrahages....

it's very cool. i just can't wait to be off orientation. that happens the week of dec. 16th. and then i practice on my own for 2 months on the intermediate care neuro floor that i've been on for the last 2 and a half months. then i go to the ICU and start a whole new orientation down there. although i like that unit much better and the people seem nicer. much more of a family.

went to the world record jack o lantern festival in keene, NH. Most jack o lanterns in one location at one time. It was amazing. That weekend we spent out in western Mass with another couple and we did a lot of fun things, it was beautiful and so much fun.

Jordan got me the game apples to apples -- so finally i own it too! :)

i'm super excited for this new show 3lbs to start (nov. 14th i think?)...it looks like it's going to be a neuro based medical show.

And I'm making lots of my beaded jewelry, which is fun and I've been enjoying a great deal.