Despite having frustrating nights here and there, every now and then there are nights that make me glad that I do what I do for a living. This past week, I was suprised by my boss giving me an orientee (a new grad no less!) for labor and delivery. I'm a little nervous about teaching someone so new, but the last couple of nights have been good. It's been good for me to go back to the old nursing text books and hospital policies; in trying to ingraine her with good nursing rationale, I've been able to brush up on things that I haven't seen or done in a while.
Two nights ago, we had a wonderful patient who, immediately after the baby was born, grabbed my arm and hugged my hand to her face. She was so sweet and even-keel; even after her baby had to go to NICU for a seizure disorder, she maintained her poise and composure. I got to take care of her again last night. There are patients that we take care of and enjoy their company and assist them through this special time in their lives, and then there are the ones that as a nurse that you bend over backwards and then some to help because they're the kind of person that you wish you could be if you were ever in those shoes. My patients last night were all of that calliber, and it's a privilege to take care of people like that. Thank the Lord for good days.
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The life and times of a nurse, her husband, their tiny children, and their every-day adventures.
A Life Defined
A neonatal ICU-loving RN; a messy "home chef" in the making; a wanna-be gardener; a reader of good historical fiction; a lover of good gourmet food; someone whose spouse makes her laugh every day; a novice quilter; a woman who regularly gets her oil changed; a procrastinator of getting the mail; an envier of gingerbread-house-makers; a rusty pianist; an insomniac who cooks and does laundry when she can't sleep; an officianado of sleeping late ("jet lag" is routine when you work nights); a longing traveller who hopes to be able to see more of the world someday; a person who wishes she could draw or paint and will maybe take lessons someday; a singer/dancer when the blinds are drawn and no one is home while doing household chores; but mostly just a normal human being in need of God's grace everyday.
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Aw gee.....
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