Computer all fixed

I just got back on the computer after a storm knocked it off line. This daily stormy weather is getting old. My African daisy's don't like much water and they are a sorry soggy mess. My lawn is so long bunnies can hide in it. But.... it is suppose to be nice tomorrow night when my grandkids land which is a prayer I have been sending every day.

Work was good last night. I got report from our drama queen nurse. She told me about one patient that sounded like the patient from hell. Oh my. I was so not ready for it. They had to have administration up and nursing services and she had to sit and hold the patients hand frequently. You had to be so very careful what you said to the patient or you would be reported Great I groaned, 12.5 hours of tiptoeing around. I was assured the family was a huge problem also.

So with shoulders squared and a heavy heart I went into to assess the patient. And found a patient and family that were very nice. Good senses of humor, slightly worried about the procedure in the morning and very receptive to teaching .

Oh man, why do I let myself fall into her drama. After 3o years I have learned you have to make up your own opinion on someone. If I go in there with pre-conceived idea's about this patient it may cloud my judgment.

Don't tell me a patient is drug seeking, don't tell me a patient is just anxious, don't tell me the family is just looking for something to be wrong. I want to go in there with a open mind and a wiliness to do all I can to make the patient comfortable. I don't want to hesitate treating pain or taking a patients complaints seriously. Let me make my own judgment. After 30 years I am pretty good at reading a patients. And most problems, the majority of problems are always a failure to communicate. Fortunately I have pretty good communication skills. not to brag.

So anyway the night went well. We were well staffed, a thrill and I was working with a fun group of nurse, another treat. The night zipped by. Several stormed rolled through and it was interesting to watch them across the sky.

I was reading someone's blog about being officially old. HMD... you know your just a baby and I would be the one calling you a kid, LOL. So here are some surefire signs for you. I won't tell you how many of them fit me but number 17 made me spit my coffee...

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
4. 6:00 a.m . is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
6. You watch the Weather Channel.
7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “break up.”
8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”
10. You’re the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won’t turn down the stereo.
11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
12. You don’t know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald’s leftovers.
15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
16. You take naps.
17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.
19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer “pretty good shit.”
21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
22. “I just can’t drink the way I used to” replaces “I’m never going to drink that much again.”
23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking “Oh shit what the hell!”