All done with working evenings, and I'm happy about that. Very happy.
I normally take a 300mg Zantac every night, and that works fine until the next night. However, the last two afternoons (at work) my stomach started hurting, and it didn't stop until after 20:00, when most of the people were gone.
Working with all of those people would drive me crazy and hurt my tummy, too. I'm glad that I don't have to.
Just way too much confusion. I hate confusion. I like working by myself or with one other person, maybe.
Anyway, enough about that aspect of work... another aspect, though, is how busy we are. Seems that the other hospital is on bypass (not taking patients) and we're about full to capacity. We're running out of rooms and nursing personnel. Getting people out as fast as possible and still can't keep up. So, we might have to go on bypass... leaving nowhere in Topeka for a critically ill or injured patient. I guess that we'll stabilize them and fly them out to KC. Scary.
We're getting some very sick people (pneumonias - the cold spell) and lots of hip and other major fractures... the ice and snow.
Another big factor in health care now... as the population ages, and we can keep people alive longer, those people become harder to take care of. Many of our older patients seem to have some form of dementia... they need to be constantly watched because of mental and medical problems. More caretaker time is necessary, meaning more nurses. And, of course, there is a shortage of nurses.
Since there is a shortage, the people have to work harder, so they burn out quicker. Taking care of people is hard... the ones that don't burn out, well, they wear out. Many seek other employment, and many of my generation just retire early.
And this is a vicious circle... exacerbating the shortage.
So... what do you do?
I don't know... I'm too tired to think about it. Train more nurses, more techs... pay them more... keep them happy, don't work them so hard?
I don't know.
Anyway, I'm hoping to get more sleep tonight/today/whatever. Back on nights now for nine. Getting back in the groove.
Today's picture is Sam... he wants to be an only cat again. Poor Sam.
OK... more tomorrow.
O'yeah... I just discovered that Dr. Scott is off of his hiatus! Go read his words and enjoy his pictures (somewhere on his site is a picture he drew of me... you'll have to find it yourself, though!)(Not bacause I don't know the link, but because you'll enjoy the scenery while you hunt!)