Monday 9/8/2008
1st shift on inpatient unit in 4 months
2 patients assigned to me
1 patient lost before 10 am (On a locked unit. Nice.)
3 staff for 5 kids upstairs
2 staff for 6 kids downstairs
breakfast, attmepting to convince 1 kid that Kidstar was cancelled for the day
1 morning of watching Fluke, the most unintentially creepy movie of all time
1 afternoon in Kidstar
4 attemtps at Burger Tycoon on addictinggames.com
2 time outs with 1 patient requiring 4 staff to escort patient to 1st time out room
1 locked seclusion requiring 5 staff to escort patient to 2nd time out room
3 kicks by 1 kid aimed at me in the elevator
30 minutes spent in time out room, screaming
1 crash course in locked seclusion paper work
1 15 minute mini re-training session on how to chart on the computer
4 pages of paper charting
45 minutes late leaving hospital
1 large nap to finish it all off
Thursday 9/11/2008
1st shift on the adolescent side in 4 months
6 staff for 18 smelly teenagers
4 nurses
3 patients assigned to me
1 patient of mine in time out room at start of shift
9 people wishing me luck with 1 particular patient of mine
1 new admit assigned to me increasing my patient count to 4
1 disucssion about athletes foot of the face
2 patients on the "No Fun Program"
1 body check with 2 staff
1 5 minute mini-training session on how to work the new thermometor
6 patients asking me if I was new
2 time out sessions
8 clean towels handed out
Sworn at for about 45 minutes straight
0 breaks taken
2 tearful pity parties
3 supportive staff friends
1 load of laundry
11 pages of paper charting
3 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made for my patients
1 unsuccessful attempt to roll/twirl/spin ball in my hand
4 patients, 4 showers, 4 evening snacks
4 sleeping girls
1 super tired Kayla
9 comments:
who spent the 30 minutes in the timeout room screaming? You or the patient?! :)
You're a strong woman to be able to do that job! Love ya!
You're making a difference in the lives of ingrates. Someday they WILL look back on their time with you fondly. I look at all time spent with you fondly!
Kayla, I'm sorry it was a tough couple of days.
I hope you can somehow learn from it and be better for it.
love and miss you girl.
The patience you are learning WILL come in handy some day--maybe at the next cousin day, if not sooner.
I know I'm having the totally wrong reaction here, but that post totally made me smile. Not because your day is so crazy, but because your totally unique Kayla personality permeates every word. And I love that. Love you!
Kayla, you are going to be such a great mom.
Wow. You are super busy! Keep it up. I'm sure you are FABULOUS at what you do (and who doesn't need a nap at the end of the day?? You earned it, girl!)
You are amazing. I definitely couldn't do what you do.
Sheesh! Really!
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