My Little Life

Holy moly. Well, after several weeks off (and by several weeks I mean 4 months) and some requests to GET ON THE BALL again with this series, here we are! School is back in session! If you'll recall, way back in Novemberish, I decided to take apart a Reader's Digest article titled, "50 Secrets Your Nurse Won't Tell You" ( Michelle, Crouch. "50 Secrets Your Nurse Won't Tell You." Reader's Digest . November 2011: 132-42. Print), mostly because I disagreed with a lot of the quotes but also because I love nothing more than to "Talk Shop". If you want to catch up, feel free to read Vol 1 , Vol 2 , Vol 3 , Vol 4 or Vol 5 , although none of them are imperative to understanding "what's next". This is ain't no movie sequel! ;) Okay, today we're going to take this quote: "A lot of my patients are incontinent and I'm supposed to just use a wet washcloth to clean them. But if it's a patient who's been really n...

As you know, I moonlight as a labor and delivery nurse (I also dabble in Pediatrics and Lactation Consulting). I love being a part of a family's miracle, being there to care for them in such a wonderful (sometimes heartbreaking) experience...it truly is amazing. I also have some pretty amazing stories, as you can imagine! One that still brings me to hysterical tears of horror/humor giggle a little happened not all that long ago. I had been put on call, as the unit was not very busy. I was enjoying my time off, doing a little shopping, a little me time, when I got a call from the charge nurse asking if I'd make my merry little way to the hospital ...she thought, perhaps, they might be getting busy. I finished up what I was doing and hopped in my vehicle...I was nearing the hospital when I got another call. Basically, hurry up and get my slow moving adorable little butt to work...and FAST ! Turns out someone was close to delivering. At the hospital, I was quickly ushered int...