Of course, I’ll still blog here the nurse-y things and all the normal stuff. I’m not really sure what Tumblr is for or whatever, but Dash assures me I’ll get the hang of it.  So far, I’m using it to post songs, pictures, whatever catches my fancy etc etc.

SO!

http://loveandscrubs.tumblr.com

Follow me so that I can follow you!

Love,

Laney

End of year self-evaluations

Evaluations for each teacher and the course

Studying for Test #7 which I took yesterday (and got an 88!)

Studying for the Final (coming up this Monday)

Wrapping up clinicals

Drug screen for summer internship

Working

Last couple of lectures

It doesn’t seem like much, but it really eats up the time clock…there’s just not enough hours in the day!!

Anyways, one final on Monday and I’m all done and will be back to blogging full time. I’ve got a ton of post topics stored in my head. Plus, I’ll be interning all summer which means the blog won’t be empty all summer long.

Hope you all are doing well on your finals and that all the mothers had a great mothers day!

Love,

Laney

Love,

Laney

Tomorrow, the 17th, there will be a sale from 11-2 when you bring your identification badge. How awesome is that??

Here’s the newspaper flyer:

http://www.sears.com/ue/home/Salute_to_Local_Heroes_flyer.pdf

Happy shopping!

Love,

Laney

Not that I’m bitter or anything.

That’s basically been my life since Friday. Alas.

Which means I’ve got to get to studying.

What about you guys? Summer plans? Internships, working, or ignoring the field altogether? I wanna know!

Love,

Laney

Ishaq and I are trying (for a long long shot) to win a trip to South Africa!

Help us out please?? You vote by going here.

It’s his hometown and we would love to take a trip there. He hasn’t been in a few years and I’ve never gone. With school, we can’t afford to go there and I am dying to see where he grew up.

Like I said, it’s a long shot…but every vote would be appreciated!

Love,

Laney

Since I started orientation at the new job, it means full week to squeeze it in before school starts. Or three 12 hour shifts and an 8 hour shift (mon-thurs).

But since I quit my other job, I have to finish out my two week notice, meaning I go in for my last two 12 hour shifts (fri and sat).

Which equals a 68 hour work week.
Today is day 4 and I think its getting to me. Proof?

“Oops, sorry,” I said as I bumped into someone or something. It was habit.
“Um,” said my patient’s daughter while laughing, “do you realize you said sorry to a machine?”

Only 24 hours left right?

Love,
Laney

Howdy everyone! Welcome to Change of Shift, here for the very first time! And we’ve got a mini-party here today, just as promised.

So, domo arigato! How would you feel with a New Robotic “Coworker“? He speaks to you, moves around you, and even prefers to ride the elevator alone! He’s sitting at the Man-Nurse Diaries and he’s waiting to help you lift a saline bag or fifty.

Speaking of help, everyone in the healthcare system has used a mnemonic or two to make it to graduation and keep confusing facts straight. IsntSheLovlei helps out with a few of those including Veal Chop, one I had never heard before. Get your learn on.

After you do that, slow down as INQRI reminds us to do and focus on your surroundings because we don’t stop and think about How do Distractions Impact Nurses? It’s true! Between ringing phones, charting, and caring for the families, there is a whole slew of things that keep us away from direct care at the bedside.

The girls at NursesPTO pose a question about whether to follow your gut or to follow doctor’s orders. Do you ever feel that internal debate when reading an order you have a bad feeling about and your Nurses Intuition kicks in?

For those of you wondering about getting your Masters, Wendie talks all about the ways that her MSN Degree Opened Doors for her including giving her more credibility and networking for connections.

The Medical RNinja is new here to CoS. So a big ol’ welcome and a party hat too you! This touching post was a reminder to us that the elderly need loving too- a point that we should Always Remember. They shouldn’t be feared and should never be forgotten.

Also caring for the elderly is GeriPal, a true advocate who is putting out A Call For Hospice Reform which would allow for a stronger input in the plan of care from the point of view of Nurse Practitioners.

If you want to go the opposite end of the spectrum, you can take a look at the list of 9 neonatal blogs worth reading.

Or if you’re interested in hearing from other Nurse Practitioners, here are the top 50 you can follow on Twitter. You can also use Twitter to follow the 100 best healthcare feeds or the top 25 celebrity doctors as suggested by Nurse Debbie. Twitter is very popular apparently.

Whew. That was intense [and by intense, I mean intensely awesome] so kick your feet up and take a leaf out of the Self Improvement Articles. They’re all about Relaxing with a Mental PDA. That’s all for this Change of Shift!!

Dr. Dean hosts the next Change of Shift at The Millionaire Nurse Blog on April 1, 2010. So make sure you get your submissions over to him at info@themillionairenurse.com.