Mary's Pad

… If you see me looking keenly and intently at your arms, mark the expression on my face. If I appear to be drooling, be glad. If I appear to be puzzled, and seem to be peering closer and closer, be alarmed. If I look once and look away, you’re okay. So here’s the deal, [...]

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So I am finally officially off orientation.  My last day of orientation was Saturday, and it was fun.  My preceptor and I volunteered for the “Crisis Corner” assignment which is where you have the psych patients, the OD’s, drunks, etc.   It can be pretty interesting.  Sunday night was my first night officially on my own, [...]

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I am two-thirds done with orientation, just four weeks to go. It’s a bit scary and I hope that I am making progress towards being able to fly on my own.  I’ve been doing 5-day weeks but this week I am graduating to 4 day weeks, which means I do 2 12-hour shifts and 2 [...]

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I am inexperienced. I know that. I have only been a nurse for a few weeks, but I have seen some pretty c crazy stuff and had some amazing experiences in those few weeks. Much as I would love to share those stories here, most of the people who read this blog know who I [...]

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And today was one of those.  The ER gets really crazy busy sometimes, and often I feel like my head is spinning and everything is crowding in on me, all the things I need to do. If there is a place where time waits for no man, it’s in the ED.  But I am discovering [...]

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