moving is hazardous to blogaholics
imagine the withdrawal suffering!
anyway, there’ll be no internet connection for a few days. that means, for a while, i’ll be without my daily dose of blogging due to this moving situation. when you see me sweating and pacing, it’s not really that bad, it’s just me craving. hopefully, packing, unpacking and arranging will divert my attention and lessen the symptom
Dr. Anonymous (THE attending of all blogaholics), do take a break from your blogtalkradio programs and send me the “cocktail” prescription. please?
seriously, see you all in a few days. i’ll miss stalking your blogs, but will definitely catch up when things settle down in our new place. also, my sincere THANKS to all of you who shared my excitement, and wished me and my family a happy/great life in our newly borrowed house. thank you guys!
as for the last post, i don’t really know the rest of the story. thing is, even with that fact, i was still uncomfortable with the way HE interrogated the patient about her previous nurse. in my personal opinion, it was none of his business.
there will always be patients who would say things about other nurses. sometimes, they have good things to say. i usually smile and agree with them, even if that implied i may not be as good as the previous nurse. sometimes, they have bad things to say. to that i say something to this effect: “i’m sorry you had some problems with your nurse today, i’m sure she/he had reasons. sometimes, we do get crazily busy around here.” this is not because i am some sort of a saint or a hypocrite or something, but i just think it is unprofessional to fire up negative issues. there are a lot of real issues we need to deal with, and nurse bashing, or the implication of it, in my opinion, should not be one of them.
then again, maybe it’s just me.


Happy moving!
One useful thing I’ve learned from all this customer service training is to never bash your coworkers or even imply anything negative, and to always stick up for them if the patient’s saying something negative. Not to do so plays into the patient’s insecurities and ultimately makes our jobs tougher.
Comment by birdy — September 20, 2007 @ 9:35 am
As far as withdrawal, hmmmm.. That’s a tough one. You’ll make it. We’ve all had to go through that at one time or another. We’ll be here when you get back. I can’t wait to hear a great moving story when you’re back online!
Comment by Doctor Anonymous — September 20, 2007 @ 10:29 am
When I was in the hospital last month, even though they have free wireless high speed, as you can imagine they frown upon you having a lap top in there un attended, so Sharon had to haul it back and forth. I can’t handle blog withdrawals, May. Just say the serenity prayer, you’ll be ok.
Comment by Bobby — September 21, 2007 @ 8:42 pm
Good luck withh your move; will miss you as much as you miss us out here!
Comment by Elaine — September 22, 2007 @ 12:33 am
Have fun decorating and nesting! Read ya when you get back!
Comment by nocturnalRN — September 23, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Hope you like your new house!
Comment by Scott — September 23, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
Best to you and yours in this move! May your home always be safe and happy.
Comment by Veronica — September 23, 2007 @ 11:36 pm
Happy moving! Hope all goes smoothly. Regarding the nurse questioning the patient about the previous nurse, do you suppose the questioner was looking for issues? Perhaps the questioner was trying to get a complaint to report. Just a thought.
Onehealthpro
Comment by Onehealthpro — September 24, 2007 @ 6:10 pm
I hope your move goes smoothly. Being without a connection to the “world” is a sickening feeling isn’t it? Hope it isn’t too long before you’re back.
Comment by kimmyk — September 24, 2007 @ 6:55 pm
Happy moving!!!
Comment by unsinkablemb — September 26, 2007 @ 7:29 pm