Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Thoughts from an Insomiac
WHY didn't the CNA turn my total care patient last night? The bedsore I found this morning makes me want to cry. I hope when I am old people will have compassion and don't forget about me. Didn't he see I was so busy with my 5 other patients that I needed help? An insulin drip, 2 confused men, a drug seeking, clock-watcher-- I neglected her, the quiet one. I hope I documented it correctly. I feel like a bad nurse. But it wasn't my fault. It's about teamwork right? Maybe I'll call my manager in the morning. No employee should sit and read their bible in the hall instead of making sure all their patients are turned, clean, and comfortable. Did he get it when I talked to him? Was I rude? Who cares if I was rude he needs to do a better job. I think Jacob forgot who I was while I was gone. I was only awake for like one hour a day for 3 days. Am I a bad mom? Working 3 days in a row is hard on all of us. I can only do my best.Now that I have been up since 2 I will be tired all day tomorrow and I want to be awake/well-rested for Jake. I should try to sleep.
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7 comments:
I can only imagine how much you feel for your patients! I always love how all the patients on Scrubs love Carla and don't like any/all the doctors. I'm sure it's like that a lot?
I hope you got some sleep! I don't work and some days I sleep almost the whole morning through, letting the girls fend for themselves. I have no excuse!
You poor thing! You sound so exhausted. You are an amazing woman for doing what you are doing to help your family. Not to mention those patients lucky enough to have a caring nurse like you. Try to get some sleep and not feel so guilty. You are doing great!
you can vent anytime girl! I like it.
It sounds like your mind is racing! I do that too...replay all the good/bad events from the day in my mind when I should be sleeping. It's exhausting. But writing it down helps. I hope it helped you.
And you're right. Your best is all you can do. I hope you have a better day tomorrow and are finally able to get some good rest.
Your doing a fine job! Don't let the things that you can't control end up controling you, it's to exhausting.
I think that you are amazing for being a nurse, my mom is one and I know how hard they work! Being a nurse takes a lot of compassion, and you can tell that you have that for your patients! Get some rest and things wont feel quite so hard when you wake up!
By the way, tag, you're it. But, take some time for yourself and get a little rest before you attempt it. :)
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