What Nurses Think About Medical TV Shows

September LINK UP!!!!!

Yeah for nursing bloggy link-ups!

I adore Anna from "The Days When I'm Not a Nurse"
Frankly I adore all nurses...because they get it.
We live a hard life.  Night Shifts..12 Hour Shifts...Poo Pee and Uh Oh What Exactly is That On My Pants

But I love how Anna makes the most of her days off.
I need to be better about that!

And so...on the days when I am not a nurse....
I usually catch up on my TV shows.
And YES..I am embarrassed to say...I'm a Grey's Junkie.

But ever since nursing school I have resented the show.
And here is why.

1. Really NO hospital in SEATTLE has EVER or will EVER be in a flood...a tropical storm...a boat crash...a shooting...and all the rest of the junk they have had in...what 9 years?  I mean REALLY????????

2. Seriously how do all the most ridiculous crazy unheard of cases all end up in the same hospital?

3. Since when do surgical interns...and residents...and attendings cover all sorts of patients? Where are the internalists...and the hospitalists????

4.YOU DON'T SHOCK ASYSTOLE!!!!!!
Also...V-Fib looks like..

NOT...

(PS...dont shock this one..you'll kill em!)

5. Why does it seem like the nurses in this show are only good as Sloan's booty girls??  We don't have time to hook up with doctors...we are too busy trying to actually SAVE LIVES

But despite it all....I STILL WATCH IT!!!!

It was rough for a couple of seasons..but its gotten good again.  SHOOT  I was so going to drop this one...guess not!

Also..best moment of nursing school??

When one of my classmates answered a complicated question making our professor VERY proud.

This same classmate then leaned over and said "Learned that from House"

check out Anna and all the other link ups!!!!!!

Be Happy Be Healthy!

dear girls?????

OK so I totally have things to say to the girls too!

So alas...a dear girls!  A mix of the lovely...and the slightly less.  Hey-nobody is perfect!

dear mean girls
really???  we are going to do this?
we are going to be unkind and petty?
we are going to be hypocritical and down right ridiculous
COME ON!!!!
love
the girls you seem to hate


dear hurt ones
the phrase "you would be surprised what skeletons are in their closets"
is not true for me.
i'm not surprised at all.  hurt people hurt other people.
i am sad for you and for the difficult lives you must lead.
but rise above.  there is never a good excuse to cause another pain
love
best friend of the one you hurt


dear wounded friend
you are truly incredible!  you keep going even when you have every reason to be spiteful.
you really impressed me with how you handled the whole thing.
you rose above and i'm proud to be able to call you friend.
love
me
ps...if you want to punch em...ive got your back


dear meredith
you can do this!  we both know you can!
i love you
love
christina


dear teacher
don't forget to take care of yourself.
you want to be perfect and i commend you for that.
but remember to cut yourself some slack every so often,
cause though you are close...you aren't there yet.
love
an always worrying friend


dear gals at work
thank you for making it so i can handle this mess just a little bit better.
even though its a chore sometimes...work is always better when you are on too
love
a temporarily burned out nurse


dear wives
yes...it is high school.  no...i don't have faith that it will be fixed, cause i thought it was and it broke again.
no...i don't know what to tell you to do.
love
member who wants to run


dear biggest enemy at this time
you expect me to work harder for you and be happier after that?
yeah-not gonna happen!
sorry charlie...but i'm OUT!
love
yeah.......


dear girls on the back row
i'm sure you feel like outsiders sometimes...and i hope i never am the cause of it.
you are truly great people...and i hope you aren't hiding back there.
i'm all about being ON the back row.  just don't BE the back row.
you are too cool for that.
love
a middle row sitter

dear....cold ones?
i think you were never hugged as a child.  thats the problem.
be prepared to be loved excessively.
i'm going to try and make up for it!
love
girl who is gonna kill you with kindness---watch out!

Anyway everyone.

Be Happy and Be Healthy

And most of all..... Be kind to each other!

dear boys

Its been a while...shall we?????



dear good distraction
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!
she needs this.  some excitement...something to look forward to.
also she needs someone to distract...her and someone else.
love
best friend

dear dear pighead
yes.  i did just call you that.
do you really think you can treat people like that and expect things to go your way for long.
you are burning bridges and losing friends and respect.
try winning them and influencing them a little better.
love
dale carnegie

dear disappointment
i expected more from you.
get it together!
be kind be reasonable and
STOP THINKING ABOUT ONLY YOURSELF!!!!
guess what there are other people around you and you are...in fact...supposed to be concerned about them.
love
a sister

dear boyfriend
you are nice.
i will keep you around
love
girlfriend

dear new boys
be careful not to get exclusive.  im glad you found each other but
its not what we need right now
love
a concerned oldie

dear antsy
take some deep breaths and stop being antsy.
seriously!  you are going to make it even worse!
love
advice giver


Be Happy Be Healthy everyone!!!!!!!!

Its Been a Year!

One year ago today I began working as a nurse...a real big girl fully licensed registered nurse.


It has been a CRAZY year.

Full of amazing patients who have helped me realize why I became a nurse in the first place.
They have made me laugh...they have made be cry.

And occasionally they have irritated me...frustrated me..and stumped me completely!



I have in the past year felt completely stupid.  I have learned that more often than not I know absolutely NOTHING.

There have been moments...few and far between...when I have felt like a real nurse.  I have felt like I actually knew what I was doing.

And so I have hope that someday I might get to the point where I can be like one of those nurses I aspire to be.


It wasn't the perfect job...it wasn't pediatrics.  But it was cardiac.
And it has been a perfect first job.
I have learned sooooo much and had SOOOOOO many experiences.


One year of nursing down...now at least 19 more to go!!!!!!

Something Beautiful Happened Today

So our congregation (Singles) shares our church building with two other congregations.

Today while we were having our large combined worship service (Sacrament Meeting) the young children were meeting in the adjoining room.

During a particularly quiet and contemplative moment of the meeting when we partake of the sacrament (similar to communion) the childrens choir suddenly began to sing.  

And suddenly my eyes were welling up with tears....

This a very frequently sung song in Mormon world.  Like all the time.

And its always a nice song but sometimes its just a little cliche and seems overdone.

But today was different.

I don't know if it was the place my mind was in, the fact that it was children singing, or maybe it was just the words.

Well honestly it was probably all three combined.....

Heavenly Father, are you really there?

And do you hear and answer ev'ry child's prayer?

Some say that heaven is far away,

But I feel it close around me as I pray.

Pray, he is there;

Speak, he is list'ning.

You are his child;

His love now surrounds you.

He hears your prayer

Why I Stay

Busy Busy Dizzy

Seriously!

Between work and family its been crazy.

Big Sister visited.
Baby Brother came home
Little Sister went back to school



I have a list of blog posts already written in my head.
I just have to get them written on ...paper hahaha

Stay tuned for updates.


But for now....
A little musical snack

Running

First I want to apologize for my absence.  As much as this blog is a great and fun part of my life-things have taken precedence over it in the past few weeks.


I hope to get a couple things under control and get back to this little blogging game.

So please be patient with me!