Road2Anc on Twitter!

I have an announcement to make: I'm now on Twitter!

I'll be posting links to this blog, odd medical news articles, and random nursing interactions with staff and physicians on my Twitter. Sometimes you only need 140 characters to state the rage, joy, and hilariousness of being a nurse.

The handle for me is @road2anc. Be sure to follow!

GBP

Why do female s/p gastric bypass patients come to the inpatient ward with so much drama? Something I've been seeing very frequently.

It's over 10,000!

Whoa. I just realized on my counter below that I've hit over 10,000 views.

Whoa.

I never expected this blog to be seen by so many people. Thank you all for reading, messaging me, and for sharing your experiences with me.

Thank you for reading.

Nurse's Week at WAMC

It's been a busy week at work this week! PT Test and Nurse's Weeek at WAMC. Here's a recap of the events I captured.

We started off on Monday with a Nurse's Prayer Breakfast at the dining facility.

Chaplain Matsler pointed out that in all the medical personnel he's encountered the nurses are the most spiritual.

Mother baby + ED + Surgical nurses represent (in that order from left to right)

Tuesday and Thursday were ice cream delivery days. Senior staff members brought ice cream to the day and night shift nurses around to the wards.

Wednesday morning was our fun run. Staff members brought their dogs too.

The last event I covered was an event not at WAMC, but at the VA Medical Center in Durham, NC. COL Gordon, WAMC's Deputy Commander of Patient Services, was asked to speak at the Nurse Excellence Award Ceremony.

Had a great time talking with the vets. They have lots of stories to tell.

All-American Week is next week!

Leadership Quote

Leadership isn’t difficult, but you’ve been trained for years to avoid it. - Seth Godin (Tribes)

From Nurse to Army Surgeon General

Congrats to MG Horoho for being confirmed in being the next Army Surgeon General!

And happy nurses' week! A little bummed that my pirate costume theme for the surgical floor next week was a no-go, but oh well. Looking forward to the pot lucks!

[First nurse nominated as Army surgeon general]

Precepting thoughts

I feel that I am a horrible preceptor. I feel that I don't have any patience with my preceptee. It's mostly just computer stuff, but it's such a drag when my preceptee doesn't have access to our computer charting system and I have to be charge nurse, take patients, precept a new nurse on the floor, and co-sign everything my preceptee does under Essentris.

I must've been a real pain as a preceptee come to think about it. Major props to my preceptor who didn't falter in training me.