Home again!

Just got back into town around 8 something PM.  Will not know the biopsy or scan results until Tuesday so it is more waiting...yea?  Ready to pop some champagne though if all is positive!

I am very excited to go back this Friday to TMH.  We should get more patient time because it is an evening shift and the physical therapy sessions will be getting over.  The bedtime rituals will be interesting to learn to handle.  I have been on the other side of it and I look forward to see it from this perspective. 

Thoughts are with Brittany.  Hope she is feeling better.

Updates...

Hi all! 
Totally Random Thought:  You should really use a waterproof bandage if it is placed under a diaper, especially if it is after a Flex. Sig. and covering the wounds of 2 bone marrow biopsies of the iliac.

Clinical was fun.  I saw a few things that go against what we are learning in lab...sigh.

Midterms...sigh

Well it is over and too late to change.  Looking forward to next week..sorta.  Sophia's last day for chemo is on the 23rd, and I have to drive to Shands directly after clinical Friday.  Going to be a long day.  I need to get into a weekly review session with some of you to try and keep the knowledge fresh. 

FMLA, HIPAA

Can too much privacy be harmful in some cases??  My wife's boss and friend committed suicide Saturday afternoon.  He was just released from a care facility for depression and had a few too many drinks.  He had been away from work for a few weeks for FMLA and that was all anyone knew.  Had some people would have known, maybe a few signs could have been easier to see?  Just a thought.  He might have had stronger support from friends and co-workers.  When nobody is aware of a problem, how can it be addressed and fixed or at least managed? 

HIPAA and FMLA are there for good reasons.  I am just a little frustrated and angry that he did not tell more people.  We get so wrapped up in our own lives and have little time for anything else it seems.  A lousy excuse but I am guilty.

On a more happy note...   I do NOT really want to go into geriatric nursing.  The Alzheimer's patients hit a bit to close to home for me in an unsettling way.  I was glad to see that our interaction together brightened his day up tremendously.  He invited me back anytime and I could see that he really meant it.  The look is more thanks than I deserved but I'll take it.

2nd week down

A bit less stressed after this week.  I cannot wait for the clinical Friday.  Need to get a BP cuff and annoy the family this week, lets see if the little one will hold still for daddy.  The Shands nurses couldn't do it, but can daddy??