Today I encountered one of those moments when I took a client out on her electric scooter for the first time. She hadn't been outside like that in goodness knows how long, and it was fun. Bar for the driving over a stand in a store and knocking about some bandages that is

But.. she did it.. and she wants to do it again (not the knocking about, but the getting out). That is one of those times that I think my job is the most wonderful one in the world

I started a new job, Monday last week.

Tuesday/Wednesday, I had to stay home with flu.

Thrusday/Friday/Monday, I worked, even though I felt like death warmed up.

Monday night, I didn't sleep for coughing.

I'll be off work again until Monday /next/ week.

Let's review: of a new job, I'll have missed 6 working days of my first 10 working days. ARGH

(And it's a job I know I'll enjoy, when I'm not sick!!)

Congratulations Mahal!! And I hope you'll feel better soon, poor sickipoo *hands you new box of tissues*

Ahh! I love it when my patient finally understands something that no one has taken the time to explain before! I love it when they say, "You know, that worked! I feel better"
I love it when I see a wound healing, when they become more independent with the management of thier health. That is when I truly feel like a nurse.

Now the other part of my job is Quality assurance and I have been working on new nurses notes. After finishing the first page of the nurses note, combining 3 forms that said the same thing into one logical form, making a logical easy to follow scheduling calendar, and Submitting an easy to follow QA report that outlines in 3 steps how to make the improvements needed, my supervisor told me she wishes that I had been there 10 years ago when the company started. And one of the nurses said that she didn't want to continue with the old nurses note because she liked mine better, adn that she would wait to do her notes until my note was completely finished.

In short, I like it when I feel successful and that my patients are happy with themselves