Things, that is the number of patients coming to the ED here in Yuma, are getting busier! For the last two nights, I have routinely had 6+ patients! The Winter rush has still yet to officially begin!
Looking forward to having to wear my leather jacket to work... no pressure to my friend, and personal weather forecaster! ;) I enjoy our conversations and your emails/forecasts! I also very much appreciate and thank you for your interest and attention to my activities! I do often look at the 500mb maps. And I realized something too! Just set a butterfly loose on the eastern side, let it create the wind on the other side! (I hope you appreciate that tidbit of wisdom...)
Earlier, I alluded to a personal limit or line that I will not cross. That will always apply! When I reach a point that the demands on my ability, begin to exceed my ability to respond, I will make it known. I know there are a few fellow ED Nurses out there, that are saying, "What!? 6+ patients?" Even a few moments when there where 7+!! And when a trauma or critical patient comes in, and the patient requires 3 or 4 nurses in those first 30 minutes... if I am not one of those 3 or 4 nurses, I am the nurse that will hang back and take care of the rest of the patients... so try 15+!!! So, Cowboy Up! Be a true Emergency Nurse and do what you do!
I may have 4 patients, and suddenly get a critical patient that requires much more of my focus. Suddenly, that is I, me personally, only have that one patient. And I have recently scolded a few of my peers as well!
Do not come into the room to inform me that there are orders, medications, things to do, for any other of my 'assigned' patients! If you had the time to stop what you are doing, to find me, and inform me that I have other tasks things to do... (deep breath)... then you should have had the ability to realize I was a tad busy at that exact moment and you obviously had time to spare... so help me out a bit... please... rather than tell me everything that I have to do/those things that are pending, just do one or two of them for me; at least get involved and help me to finish what I am in the middle of!
OK... sorry. Just had to get that off my chest.
Almost two months into this assignment; just over a month left!
When I first started to tell people that I was taking a Travel Nursing assignment in Yuma, I heard both positive and negative things. I listened, yet didn't take to much to heart. This was going to be, and has truly been, a personal, one of a kind experience for me. Every facility (that is hospital) has their way of doing things. It is the ability to be flexible, learn, and just go with things, that is the secret to what I am now doing! With my experience, or any one of the travelers on assignment here, we could/can offer suggestions for improvement! Yet we are guests, and our purpose is to "just get it done!" So, most of us do!
This assignment has been a very positive experience for me! I have seen, done, and gone places I would have otherwise not. I have met people, made new friends, renewed friendships, and gained family!
Unfortunately, I have found myself in a place that I need to either advance, or retreat...
Return to Phoenix and take a 'local" assignment and save some money, or move forward and take a more lucrative assignment. I recently applied for my CA Nursing License. I now have my Oregon License. Hopefully soon, 23+ States I can ride to! I think I have slowly evolved into a snowbird though...
Thinking the Southern US in the Winter, North for the Summer. Springtime a more Northerly ride, Fall a more Southerly ride... I have ridden in the snow, and although semi's and bikes don't mix... neither does bikes and snow!!! Unless studded tires and not just rain gear, but snow gear! Heated seats and handgrips are good too... although I don't have them! Unless you call the sun-bake a, "pre-heating!"
Everyone, stand up! (If you didn't get that little joke, those links to the right... you will eventually find a post that explains it!)
I still have bugs on my windscreen, from my ride down to Yuma! Let alone those I collected from Yuma to LV and back! Guess I should go get some cleaner soon...
Either that or find a bike night somewhere here in Yuma, that is offering a free bike wash! Free lunch/dinner depending on time, and of course... the free bike wash!
(One has to ride to understand... sorry.)
Stay tuned, perhaps I might let you know I am in town and a little hungry! After a long road trip, a visit with a friend or family member... McDonald's at midnight... can be a gourmet meal to someone who is hungry!
Time for some more sleep! A road trip into Cali tomorrow is planned and I need some more nap time!
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