Every since I was a child I get amused by the guards at the malls sliding a black paddle around a person’s body whenever he or she enters an establishment. The metal detectors garrett just kept on beeping for some reason and I really wanted to ask the guards why it does. My mom then would patiently explain to me that the alarms goes off whenever it senses metal whether on a person’s body or in the stuff one was carrying.

I did not attend the ward’s party for three reasons: first, I had to come home early in preparation for the church’s thanksgiving worship service the following morning. Second, we do not celebrate Christmas so there is no reason for me to be in the Christmas party. Lastly, I do not feel like sharing the moment with my headnurse. I really hate her for officially ruining my plans for the new year.
The ward staff was grouped into senior, junior and orientee which I did not get. Why do we always have to observe seniority in the ward? We are supposed to be treated equally because our job descriptions are the same. Last year, I did not get the chance to be included among the blesses ones to get five days off and to make the matter worse, I was put on AM sift on the December 31st then on the PM shift the next day. It was really traumatic for me to get home there because our place home to people who have great affection for firecrackers.
My point being? We do not celebrate Christmas and New Year is the only holiday that we celebrate. Being on the bottom of the junior list, I was the last to pick the schedule and for crying out loud, what was left was the reliever’s sked. It means that I will be reporting for work both on Christmas and New Year. As I have mentioned being on duty on Christmas is not a big deal for me. I am after the New Year off.
Being the pessimist me, my thinking was right. My sked sucks big time. I appealed to my headnurse via SMS stating my litany over the freaking holiday sked. She caved in just to make it worse. I was given the PM sked on the 30th then AM shift on January 1st. Okay so I will be coming home safe early on the 31st then head directly to bed and sleep then get up and then sleep again because I need to be up early on the 1st. So basically, I will not be celebrating New Year with the family.
What a heartless and inconsiderate person!

Being hospitalized is traumatic to the patient and his relatives both emotionally and financially. Some say that it is more painful in the emotions as the hospitalization expenses are often time covered by their insurance company. Given the scenario, I am thinking of getting health insurance myself. I am looking at insurance quotes so I could get the best option. I am really getting paranoid of getting a disease from one of my patients.

It’s December and as expected, Christmas parties are being held everywhere. Along with the parties are the themes. One would not be celebrated without a theme and wearing costumes is a must. Some are wearing costume jewelry to spruce up their attires. Who will not jump on the bandwagon if there are huge prizes at stake for the best in costume winners?

While it is a shame, I admit that I lack knowledge to satisfy the inquisitive minds of the panellists, the head nurses and the division chief of the special areas.
I was asked to research on the following questions that I failed to answer. I know that I already got the grade for the pre-channelling interview and I know that the purpose of me having to research on these is to leave an indelible mark in my mind. So here the questions go:
1. Give three signs and symptoms of digitalis toxicity
According to medlineplus.com:
Signs and symptoms:
a. Irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia ( I answered tachycardia and then…mental blackout)
b. Confusion
c. Loss of appetite
d. Nausea and vomiting
e. Palpitations

2. Where is the JP drain (tip) insertion site located?
I was told by our Top 2 participant in the CCC that it is placed in the pericardial sac but I tried looking for its exact location on the net and it is taking me forever to get a specific answer. I need to ask a thoracic cardiovascular surgeon for this. I’ll get back to you on this
3. Purpose of CVP insertion
• According to healthsystem.virginia.edu Central venous pressure (CVP) is good approximation of right atrial pressure , which in turn is a major determinant of right ventricular end diastolic volume (or the preload of the right ventricle.) Recall that right atrial pressure (and thus central venous pressure) is a reflection of :
> Cardiac function
> Venous return to the heart
On the other hand, according to nursing-nurse.com the CVP monitor or insertion aims:
a.To serve as a guide for fluid replacement in seriously ill patients.
b.To estimate blood volume deficits.
c.To determine pressures in the right atrium and central veins.
d.To evaluate for circulatory failure (in context with total clinical picture of a patient)
Browsing through its purpose, CVP

Although we are not celebrating Christmas, I am thinking of getting my boss a present for the holidays. I am looking at custom desk calendars online that I know would be useful for her and she would definitely love having one. But wait, if I will hand her a present, I should also give my colleagues their presents. Okay, so now I am stressed!

I am not shocked to learn that Hollywood celebrities are taking the wrong path as they become drowned with fame and money. They get hooked to prescription drugs and worse illegal drugs. They have been checking in and out of rehab as if they are just going to salons. They are wasting their money and time in the rehab facilities.
If they really wanted to take the path towards full recovery, they should be in the drug rehab treatment centersdrug rehab treatment centers that mean business. They should look after the result immediately and the long term.

The Christmas is fast approaching and in observance of this, caregivers of our resident patient decided to give her room some Christmas atmosphere. Since it is not allowed to bring in huge Christmas decor, they have decide to decorate an IV pole in her room turning it to a beautiful a href=”http://www.frontgate.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=2922&path=1%2C2%2C556%2C2922″>christmas tree. They would really want to make the hospital room homey.

Although my name was not on the top ten list in the critical care course, I still feel elated to learn that I got a high score on my journal review. I have got the topic in my mind for a few weeks already I only had one night to search about it and basically compose my thoughts. I was not expecting for a high grade due to time constraints but I was really surprised to see that my grade was a whopping 97% and the coordinator made a comment: You a have a gift of writing. Good job!
The journal was worth treasuring.

People are raising their eyebrow over the some law maker’s petition to increase the tax on cigar and cigarettes.
Cigar and cigarette production has been the bread and butter for many people all over the world and adding up taxes that will be passed on the consumers will surely affect the sales of the said commodities.
Even so, some businessmen are still willing to invest on it and they continue to attend cigar auction to get the best deals.