Thursday, July 20, 2006
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It's All Inside!?!
Ready for a ride?
Nissan Quest 2007...Redesigned…Rethought…Reinvented…
Better….Exciting & New….
Hmmm…Let me rephrase………….
Exciting & New and certainly the BEST…**I love my Quest! **
Wanna go for a ride?!?...
Friday, July 14, 2006
My Vermont Suite
Since it's almost August and my contract in my present hospital assignment is about to end by the 6th of next month.I feel like I wanna have some snapshots of my temporary shelter here in Vermont.It may not be as neat and organize but these are spontaneous shots of my favorite temporary shelter to date since i started my career as a travel nurse.So convenient and so cozy.I couldnt ask for more.
A Wish Came True
My New Camera...My new "companion"....My new "witness" to my upcoming adventures....This is my Canon Powershot S2 IS.Date acquired: July 3,2006I just can't hide my smile.I just can't help but share.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
To Do List
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13 Things I Have To Do By Next Week
1. Finalize my next travel assignment.
2. Follow-Up Appointment for my contact lens prescription.I cancelled it twice already which is not good i know.
3. Have to send some stuff to the Philippines for my Aubrey's birthday on July 31st
4. Have to go to NISSAN to discuss more about their offer re:my vehicle.It sounded like a good offer over the phone.Seemed they wanted me to trade my vehicle.Im kinda interested but im thinking it might be a lot of work since I still carry a FL license and plate and i dont know the ins and outs really in that situation.
5. I have to send some of my stuff to my aunt in Florida.Ive go too many stuff.I still cant figure out (?why?)
6. I have to go to NYC!Just to shop around...huh?more stuff it means??
7. I have to mail out a check to my Credit Union Account in Florida.
8. Start packing up my stuff since my contract here in Vermont is almost over.Contract ends on Aug 6th so they'll probably give me about 3 more additional days to pack up.
9. I have to work on my license for my next assignment.I had a phone interview earlier with the nurse manager from a hospital somewhere here in the East Coast but found out she needs somebody who can do a Day/Night Rotation.I went ahead with the interview anyway and she was pretty too clinical.Asked me a lot of clinical stuff like what would i do if my patient goes....what would i expect for a patient who underwent whatever....what would i suspect if i find out that my patient is..I believed i was able to answer her questions with the answers she was expecting from me.But i would really be happier with a purely night shift assignment.
10. Ive got to visit the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory!Its a must see on my list here in Vermont.
11. Ben and Jerry's Factory.its another must-see for me.
12. Gotta go back to Montreal,Canada too.Huh?Im 30 minutes away from the Canadian border.Ive been to Montreal already and i really like it.Quebec is also a fun place to see.
13. Have to buy new sets of uniform and a new stethoscope.I deserve it i believe coz i still use my uniform from Mt Sinai Medical Center in Florida which is plain teal.All travel RN's get to use fancy colored printed scrubs.I feel like im the only one who's stucked with my old plain uniform.Didnt really bother me but if i get the chance to go to a uniform store why not right?
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Monday, July 10, 2006
++Strike...Strike...++
In one of these days,there is this rumor that the hospital where Im working is gonna go on a strike any moment.Apparently,the deadline is this week and they still hasn't come up to an agreement so there might be a "strike".Well,as for me.I am a traveller nurse so my stand is if Im scheduled to work,i will work but if it's my precious day off from work and they will call me to report..i won't come.Heard pay is "good"..hmmm...they say like about $70+ an hour!Whoa!But i won't risk my hard-earned license(s).Pay will be good but load will be ((double))...that spells ((trouble))...Nah!Nah!It's not gonna be that easy i bet because i am working in no easy area which is Cardio-Thoracic so I will just scrapbook @ home*wink*And another thing..if Im scheduled to work..Im working this coming Mon,Tue & Wed nights so if they're gonna strike any of those days...how am i gonna cross the barricades?!?Never done such...Ugh.I'm worrying too much..Ive just got to prepare myself for work as scheduled period.
Nurse Story
This week is kinda lax for me..well after my bday i should say because i am again in my transition period of processing my next assignment.My contract here in Fletcher Allen Health Care will end on August 6.I am not really being picky because if i dont wanna do some more interview with another prospective manager i could just renew my contract here..My current manager gave me a quick phone call 11 days ago and left me a message saying that she would be happy if i am to extend another contract.But there are a lot of things to consider.This is a good hospital but ive had some "crazy" unusual nights here.i am working in a Cardio-Thoracic Unit..working with patients who underwent open-heart surgeries usually...with their medication drips,monitoring and chest tubes in place..and apparently the nurse:patient ratio is suppose to be 1:4 (that is,1 nurse w/ 4 patients).I am fine with that..Most of the time they are usually good with the staffing but there was one night(1 night only so far but im not really looking forward for another one!) when i had seven...7 patients under my precious hands.Handled the situation just the way any other nurse would handle i guess..what i mean is,i went ahead and work.i didn't fuzz around because it was in the middle of the night.I wouldnt fuzz around because i felt it was a situation i have to handle well coz if i will just open my mouth it will be for nothing..it will be left unheard anyway,so i chose to go ahead and do my job.I love my job.And i said to myself that these 7patients deserve the same amount,quality of care that i can give to my usual load of 4patients.And off i worked..Morning came and i was exhausted.One of my patients told me i looked "tired"..and asked me if i had a busy night.Told her it was a busy but uneventful night for me...She asked further how many patients were there on the floor, told her census was 19 then she figured out there were only 3nurses for the night and came to the conclusion that if there were 19 patients with 3 nurses;One must have had seven...She of course learned i was the one who had seven..Now,on top of her shocked she told me that i did a good job..i will quote her and this is exactly how she reacted:"You must be kidding me!?!Coz i actually felt like i was really taken cared of very well the whole night.You did a wonderful job and i thank you so much for the care that you've given me.You are a great instrument to my recovery".Thank You..That's the reward of being a nurse i believe.Being appreciated...
Friday, July 07, 2006
**HELP**
I just missed Thurday Thirteen...I couldnt believe it that i couldn't post my entry so am really sad..Im so sorry my fellow thursday thirteeeners..I couldnt post an entry...im typing this entry anyway hoping its gonna go through..My other entry about what's keeping me busy that's why "im suppose to be" a latecomer for the TT is not going thru as well.So i dont know how to get things together...i think i am getting fed up with BLOGGER.I think im gonna switch.But im clueless as to which one out there is more reliable than blogger.This is so frustrating coz i didnt think about doing that before i even attempted to have somebody design my template which i really love.And what is so frustrating is that the one who designed my blog just "retired" from designing blogs so she could concentrate i believe on some other stuff which she has been neglecting maybe as a result of dressing up too many blogs.So that means i would have to find someone again to design my would-be new blog.Again..my big question is..what else is out there aside from blogger?Ive heard of blogsome...blogdrive...iblogs and the likes...How are they?I cannot log in to my newly created blogdrive account so i really dont know because as early as this time that i just signed up and they are already giving me big question mark on my head..*sigh*My next question is,anybody out there knows of someone who offer services for a blog redesign?Sugestions are welcome please...*wink* *wink*
