Saturday April 30 2022

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Tweety I'm not starting to look  ahead too

NJ22 that must be frustrating having to do that extra work

Ado glad you got that figured out

Was a nice day yesterday, did some bird watching, did some baking and  some cleaning.  Saw a palm warbler, not sure I've seen one before, they must've been migrating through the area

Bit of anxiety yesterday but I managed to work through it.  Probably job related.  Have been thinking about jobs, I wonder if I should start considering stuff beyond case management.  With every job I've had in that field I feel like I'm barely managing chaos, and every job was a contract one, with the risk of contract non renewal.  Perhaps it's time to start seeing what else I could do

Today will do more bird watching as the rain should hold off for a bit.  Later I'll do cooking.  Will stay in in the afternoon as it is supposed to be quite stormy

Temps will again be in the 60s.  I think for the remainder of the week they'll  be in the 50s

 

 

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Good morning, all! 

Joe and Tweety, I find myself balancing that question of what I can do now while I'm still "young" and what I can look forward to doing in retirement. No good answers. 

Hubs has been binge watching some crazy sci-fi series (Fringe?). It's a decent story but I gave up trying to follow it. He has spent *hours* doing this. Occasionally the scenes are grim and Gma doesn't handle that well. A few minutes ago she sat up and said, "WHERE are my lips?" and then the usual "I'm going home"

[dianah, ASN]

Good morning all!

Joe, case mgmt did indeed always feel like managing chaos.  It was a nice break to go to work in the stress lab or do moderate sedation for a TEE or for a cath.  Being task-oriented, I REALLY liked cath lab.  Just felt it was too physically demanding, which is why I moved to case mgmt/stress lab.  Any ideas of where you might like to work?

Ado, how long do you have till retirement is feasible?  And, when Gma announces she is "going home," does she attempt to leave or just remain sitting and saying the words?

Soon dh will set up computer for Zoom Sabbath School.  Tonight I have tickets at a local theater, to see a play based on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.  Looking forward to it, as I do love her books.  dh is not interested in coming, as they do not provide facilities for the inevitable nap he wants when dealing with anything Austen.  LOL.

We will go get the RV out of storage today, in preparation for next week's trip to the festival.

Have a good day!

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Most times, Gma just keeps sitting when she announces she's going home. Hubs will usually ask if she needs to go to the bathroom.

On a call with my financial planner he asked if my retirement target was the same or had changed. I asked what he currently had, 70? And he said 67. I'll be 60 in November. I'm not in a hurry to retire. And I'm sure those years will fly by. Twins A and B might still be living here. I'm ashamed to say it, but I hope Gma is not. My brother swears he faced age discrimination when looking for jobs after retiring from his long-time employer. I suspect that won't be a huge problem in nursing. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Good Morning. I just got back from a run at the park by the river. It was a little rainy, but not too cold. I saw a few cottontail bunnies scampering about, and some robins. Only one doggo at the off-leash section. I had hoped to get out on my bike to check the new settings, but will wait for the rain to abate. 

Case management can certainly be frustrating. I feel like there could be more structure about what our role is. I had a nice chat with our health officer, who is taking over as our TB doc. She feels firmly that we "stay in our lane" and focus on TB. My co-workers seem to want to take over all directing all health issues for patients, and I am uncomfortable with that. I will support patients, but I am not going to nag at them to do follow ups that their PCP recommends. I would rather have more direct patient care, but that ship has sailed. I sort of wish I would have looked at clinic work a few years ago. 

I need to make a pick up at the pharmacy, and then take dog food over to MIL. I do wish dh would make an attempt to consolidate his refills so I am not doing a pick up every week, but he doesn't see it as an inconvenience. But then, he always forgets to pick up and asks me to do it. At least they have a drive up window. 

I see the last Ozark episodes have been released, so that will be my next binge. I don't know why I am so drawn to these crime dramas, but I am. It seems like they have the best acting. A Jane Austen play sounds interesting. I too am a fan. 

I thought my daughter was hosting "family game night" tonight, but I spoke to her yesterday and the pollen has really triggered her allergies. Per the weather report, pollen counts are high. All the cars have a green cast to them. 

The washing machine is calling. Time to strip to the beds and get those linens going. Ta. 

 

 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

I've considered inpatient case management as my plan b if I physically can't do the floor but I'm not there yet.

That damn fool patient fell again today.  But we were able to discharge hom to a SNF.

My "do it while I'm young" thing is travel because that takes physical stamina.  

Have a great day.  

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Ado, Did Gma ever find her ? lips? I whooped out loud when I read that~? HA! 

Things are okay with Nannie: eat, nap, eat, nap, eat, watch news and ball game, and then to bed when she can't hold her eyes open any longer. She has started asking, again, "If it's okay, can I sleep in that room where all my clothes are and the bed?"  Yep, Nannie it is YOUR room! Now instead of remarks about the bright sun, she is asking, "Is it going to rain?" or "When is it going to rain?" We can't figure out why it is important to her, because she never goes anywhere anyway. Any reports of tornadoes on Network news, regardless of where they are going on, she worries WE will be getting tornadoes. She tells hubby to wake her up if there is a bad storm, and he says, "WHY would I do that?" She said, "I know you'll keep me safe." He then tells her that she just wants to get up so she can fret and worry. All too true. He told her he was going to let her sleep if she already is sleeping, "Any storm will go by whether you are awake or asleep. It doesn't need your 'help'."

Went to a mall to see if I could find a pair of shoes exactly like the ones I bought about a month ago. I am rough on shoes and I HATE shopping for them. I ended up ordering some on line; same company, different style. I am already thinking I may end up sending them back, but we'll see. The shoes I want are out of stock and they don't know when or if they will be getting more of that style.

I also picked up the next Diana Gabaldon book (the OUTLANDER series), I think it may be the seventh in the series. It is titled "An Echo In The Bone". I am about to finish the sixth one.

Rose, so, what day IS the 7th of May? Is it the International Naked Gardening Day?  I saw a couple of VERY WEIRD 'holidays' in the link Grumpy put in Game of Groans. Just about any day, week, month is 'celebrated' for one reason or another, ain't they?!! smh.

Guys, I am somewhat distressed about my memory....I can think of something I need to get, and want to put it in my notebook-list (brain), but by the time I sit down and pick up notebook and pen, I have totally forgotten WHAT item I was going to write down. Just in that very short space of time, the black-hole in the space of my brain gobbles it up and it is GONE. I hope Nannie's dementia isn't catchy, but I gotta wonder...(if I remember to, that is! ?!?!)