Mary’s Pad

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 […]

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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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You know when people ask you “How’s it going?” and you answer “Good”, or “OK”, or that one answer that really annoys me and that I find myself using “It’s going”?  Do you ever wonder what they’re asking?  I mean, if you think about it, it’s a pretty ambiguous question… how’s it going?
How’s what going?  […]

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It’s exhausting, it’s exhilerating, it’s frustrating, it’s rewarding, it’s unpredictable, it’s scary, it can be humorous, it can be heartbreaking, sometimes it’s smelly…
It’s going to take me a while to get used to it, and it’s going to take a long time to get good at it, but there’s no question about it, I love […]

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I’ve been wanting to write this post for a long time but never got around to it. Since I don’t want to do what I’m supposed to be doing at this moment, I figure I could write this post now then I won’t feel too bad about procrastinating doing that other thing I’m supposed […]

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