healing environment is the thing. it is not new, but apparently, our hospital is way way behind when it comes to what is new. therefore, we are finally jumping into the wagon, by changing the paints and the curtains, and the floor, to facilitate healing. and since we are trying to get there, the nurses are part of the environment, therefore, we need to wear something that will facilitate healing. no prints, no striking color; just solid scrubs that will stop a patient from throwing up even when he just had chemo. i don’t know anything about this, but if you see leaves growing out of my ears because i am so one with nature wearing healing scrubs, do not blame me, okay? i am just an employee who does not really want to argue with what the latest in healing environment is.

we are keeping a “hair care box” in our unit now. blow dryer, hair clips, etc. i have nothing against this, but it makes me wonder. if someone can actually go through the motion of blow drying their hair, he/she does not really sound like a patient to me. or am i missing the whole point? i hate it when i don’t totally get it. although i have a vision of me holding some mirror while a patient is using one of things in our hair care box. in my vision, i am not really doing a good job.

they are our guests. from now on, we are not to call them clients, customers, or patients. they are our guests. apparently when you say they are your guests, it is self explanatory what we do with them, because we are always nice to our guests. hhhhmmmm….i say they should feel at home and just help themselves with the morphine and the dilaudid; after all, i want my guests to feel comfortable. and at home. why lock the narcotics? that is an insult to our guests.

if i don’t let the PCAs (patient care assistants), who are certified, take my patients’ (ooooppps, i meant guests!) vital signs, i have a problem. well, it was suggested that i should learn how to let go. for the record, i have nothing against the PCAs taking the vitals, i just want to know first hand how my patients (oooopppss) are doing before i do anything else. i am a visual person when it comes to these things. it is not enough for me to know that the temperature is normal, i want to see that he is okay beyond the vitals. i guess i need to see a professional to get help for this; because i’m the only one who doesn’t mind taking the vitals.

other than that, most of the things are just pretty much nothing. or maybe, i was already drooling. i was so sleepy, even the nurse manager looked like a big, soft pillow to me…