o gawd. three days into my oatmeal diet and i cheated. i have no self discipline people! but i do feel shame! erm does that count for something? ... anything?

work has been a big bummer lately. i keep my head down and keep trudging through the mud. because i will come out victorious. positive thinking. it makes a difference. positive positive posi-wait was that my patient that just fell on the ground? and why is the other one running for the door? oh crap did she just punch my new admission? and why is that blood pressure so high on this one? let's take care of this pt molesting staff issue first shall we? did the psychiatrist EVER call back?-tive. positive thinking is slipping slipping and gone.

Hawaii is getting closer and closer:
1 day until my 2 wk oatmeal diet
9 days until final dress fitting
15 days until departure
20 days until the wedding
21 days until the honeymoon

we are registered at crate & barrel

let the presentings commence !!

a short story ..

my patient has not had a bowel movement in a good four to five days. i talked to him about a suppository. he nodded. i came back five minutes later w/ it in hand. i shut the door. i help him turn around (he's got a lot of back pain so was screaming and moaning the entire process). then i inspect his backside and make sure his ulcer is dressed and intact and looking swell. then i grab the suppository and shove it up. and my patient said to me, in screams "WOO OOO WHAT THE HELL WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE!??!" and i thought to myself .. wow i kinda just raped his anus. and then i felt bad.

later on we discovered he's had significant memory loss in the past week.

note to doc - please assess.

today i got out of report at 3 30pm and headed back on the unit. discharge pt. admit another. give meds. chart. talk psychobabble. chart. give meds. chart. med teachings. chart. sign careplan w pt. turn pt q2hr. meds again. chart. the next minute i looked up at the clock and it was 10 30 pm!! i gave midnight shift report, sat down first time of the night for greater than 10 minutes to inhale dinner, & saved the peepee for home. then i spent the next six hours making thank-you cards for the awesome surprise engagement party this weekend. and ... now i cannot sleep -_-

ps i think we will register.