Mary's Pad

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, but it was pretty much like any other night.  I’ve been handling (or at least trying to) the full assignment for the last few weeks, so it wasn’t too hard of a transition.  But this means that I am now a full nurse, and not just half a nurse (or a quarter, or an eighth, depending on how the night is going).  I still love my job, and I am really digging working the night shift. ER nurses as a group have a particular personality that is very distinct.  ER night nurses take that distinctiveness a step further.  It’s a very cool crew to work with, and I’m having a blast, and learning a lot.

On the more geeky end of things, I recently completely reformatted my laptop back to factory settings.  I backed up all my files, made a list of everything I would need to reinstall, and then hit “restore”.  The difference is AMAZING!   My thinkpad is purring like a cat that just found a hidden stash of tuna… everything loads up super fast.  I am almost done restoring files and such, and reinstalling only what I need.  It’s an awesome way to breathe new life into your computer, but you need to plan it out carefully and make sure you have everything backed up and everything you need to reinstall available.

On my shelf I have two new books that I am very excited about. One if Thelan’s Critical Care Nursing, a book that I have been wanting to have since the last semester of nursing school.  It’s a great reference and makes for interesting reading.  Thanks to Donna for that wonderful gift.  The other book is an ACLS prep book that Mary got me (thanks Mary), which is exactly what I need right now since I am planning to take my ACLS class as soon as I can, plus the information in that book is stuff I need and use everyday in the ER.  So I’m pretty  jazzed!!

Not much else is new.  Mary is still rocking out in her sling, being creative with living life with only her left hand, for now.

I am still enjoying my very expensive toy.

And I am eating sword fish tonight!!