Heather Plate

I TOO, AM PROUD TO BE A NURSE. IF I AM EVER ASHAMED OF WHAT I DO I HOPE I WOULD HAVE THE GOOD SENSE TO FIND ANOTHER PROFESSION. IF YOU LOOSE THE PASSION FOR WHAT YOU DO THEN YOU WILL NOT DO IT WELL. THE PEOPLE WE TAKE CARE OF AND TRUST US EACH DAY WITH DELIVERING THEIR MEDICAL DESERVE OUR BEST AND GIVING ANY LESS IS NOT RIGHT. DO I GO HOME AT NIGHT AND FEEL I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I WANTED TO DO FOR MY PATIENTS? PROBABLY NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME OR HANDS IN A DAY, BUT I DO GO HOME FEELING THAT I HAVE DONE THE VERY BEST THAT I COULD DO FOR THE TIME I WAS THERE. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY NURSE WHO IS STILL PRACTICING HER/HIS PROFESSION BEING ASHAMED OF IT. IF YOU ARE PLEASEE, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSION!!!

WE USE THE OPUS SYSTEM. THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE A WEEKS WORTH OF MEDICATION IN ONE CASSETTE AND 1 SLOT FOR EACH DAY. IT IS COLOR CO-ORD. FOE THE TIME OF DAY. ie.PINK IS 8AM, YELLOW IS NOON, GREEN IS 4PM, ORANGE IS SUPPERTIME MEDS AND GRAY IS HS MEDS. THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS BUT YOU GET THE OICTURE. THIS HELPS BUT IT HAS ITS DEMONS TOO. YOU CAN GET A LITTLE TO COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER IT DOES HELP WITH TIME MANAGEMENT AND WE ALL NEED THAT.