The new year is just around the corner and this past week in my life has made me really stop and think about what my purpose in life is? What do I want to accomplish in my life time?
Many people don't stop and give this question some serious thought until possibly their 50's and mostly their 60's. Not to say it's too late by then but man, time sure does fly. I have come to the conclusion that I believe my purpose in life is to motivate, help, and inspire people to be better and do better. Motivate, help, and inspire people to achieve their hopes, dreams, and aspirations. I want to be the person that is a source of positivity in peoples lives. I want to be the person that people know they can confide in. I want to make an impact. I want to make a change for the better.
I want to focus my life on doing for others more than doing for myself. I don't want to spend my life chasing money because money does not buy happiness. I don't need the best house, the best car, the most expensive shoes or purse. I could care less. Happiness comes from doing good and feeling good. Many people that are rich are sad and lonely. Material things will never give you the feeling of knowing someone graduated high school because of you. Material things will never give you the feeling you get when someone tells you they could not have do it with out your presence. There is no better feeling than knowing you did something selflessly with no expectation of anything in return to simply better someone else's life.
I realized that when it really comes down to the wire the only people that will stand by your side are the ones that you have made an impact on. Often we see people surrounded by many people but those people don't have any true connection with that person. It's empty. That person is truly a lonely person. I am not and I do not want to be that person.
I realize that material things are nice but they attract the wrong people. I have so much respect for the people that have the money to buy expensive things but choose not to. I believe those people are extremely wise. They realize that sh't doesn't mean anything and only attracts that wrong kind of attention.
As a nurse I have witnessed many deaths in the hospital or patients dying. Ever so rarely do I see a patient's room filled with people constantly or always having visitors. I can only recount two patients in four years that fit this image. Those two patients clearly had touched many people in positive ways. When a person is loved by many and they are sick or dying people put aside their issues with going to hospitals or seeing sick people. They will make it a point to go visit that person and say thank you and goodbye at the same time.
My job makes me think about things many people don't think about on a regular basis. I am grateful for that because I never lose sight of what my purpose is in my life time.
All I know is, I hope that when my day comes many people can say that I had an impact on their lives for the better. I strive to live a non selfish life. Selflessness is the ultimate goal. I aspire to inspire. Give hope where hope has faded. Give strength where there is weakness. Be a confidant when someone needs a person to confide in...
Bottom line. I want to make a difference. A BIG difference.
That is my new year resolution and life resolution.
What is your purpose this new year?
Until next time.
-Norah
Monday, December 30, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Cracking Whips
Someone once told me, "I'd never date you because you have too big of balls for me." I took it as a compliment...
I started grad school this September and I thought it might be different this time around considering I am with working professionals all looking to advance their careers and take the next professional step. Grad school is heavily based in group work. Anyone that has done grad school probably already knows that.
I have found that many people especially in my program do not know how to work in groups. Very competitive. They want to work alone. Unfortunately, people don't realize in the REAL world the majority of times especially in upper management positions its usually a team effort. The managers that don't grasp this concept are usually the ones everyone hate.
Many of these people whom we refer to as "A" type personalities go above and beyond what is asked of them. It is actually annoying not just to the other students but to the professors as well. They think it makes them look good but instead it back fires. One of my professors just flat out said when the question asks for a SHORT answer, he means it. He does not want an essay and admittedly said he does not read it anyway. He is simply looking for 2-3 key words. Another professor for a take home exam specifically said we do not have to answer in full sentences, fragmented sentences or bullet points would suffice. The "A" type personalities don't understand this concept. They STILL write paragraphs.
I could consider myself a "determined overachiever". However, I always understood that time is money. I don't want to waste my time doing extra work that is unnecessary nor do I want to create extra unnecessary work for someone else. Often these "A" type personalities will look at me and think that I'm a "slacker" because I haven't read the whole damn text book or started on my 20 page research paper by the second week of the quarter when its due at the end. What they don't realize is, I just have better time management and discipline than they do. I don't NEED to start writing my paper 5 weeks in advance. The funny thing is, we both will probably get the same grade in the end.
Bill Gates said, "Give the hardest job to the laziest person, they will find the quickest way to get the job done."
I love this quote because the people that feel like they have to get things done in advance frown upon the ones that wait till the end to get it done because they simply don't understand how it can possibly be accomplished in so little time. That's the beauty of it. I don't need to waste 100 hours doing something like writing a 20 page paper that a professor is MAYBE going to spend 10 minutes reading.
The same is applied in a business stand point. It's the "A" type personalities that get so frazzled and worked up for a big board meeting or a short presentation. They will put hours and hours into the presentation and think they have an hour to present their ideas or findings when in reality that is not the case!
They do not realize in the real world if they want to present something to a board with the CEO/CFO they better have their sh*t together in less than 10 minutes. Yes, spend time practicing your pitch in UNDER 10 minutes. No one is going to sit and listen or watch a power point for an hour for you to get your point across. GET TO THE POINT.
Personally, from a management stand point, everyone is replaceable. Managers want their team to do their job and do it well. If there are problems the manager wants to find the source of the problem and fix it. If that person does not correct the problem what SHOULD happen is that person gets fired and replaced! If you speak with any CEO or CFO of a big company they will tell you they are not afraid to fire or replace anyone. Good managers are not scared to fire people. You are running a business.
Often managers are too comfortable and too lazy to just fire the people who drag down their business. The best managers fire people and replace them. I would do it in a heart beat. It seems cold but as a manager that is my job. If you can't do your job, I sure as hell am not, and there is at least 100 others that want your job. Therefore, I am replacing you with someone that will get the job done CONSISTENTLY.
I hate work arounds. Work arounds are a band aid to the problem. There needs to be a root-cause analysis for the work around and have it fixed right away. Once people start doing work arounds it sends that message out to everyone that they can continue doing what they are doing because everyone else will accommodate what they are doing wrong. It's like a virus. Everyone is sick of it but does nothing to change it.
Get your job done and do it well.
Dont forget,
give credit where credit is do. The employees that do their job, recognize and reward them.
I am a soft hearted person the will go above and beyond to make people happy however, don't mistake my kindness or weakness. When the whip needs to be cracked, I'm definitely not scared to crack it.
Until next time.
-Norah
I started grad school this September and I thought it might be different this time around considering I am with working professionals all looking to advance their careers and take the next professional step. Grad school is heavily based in group work. Anyone that has done grad school probably already knows that.
I have found that many people especially in my program do not know how to work in groups. Very competitive. They want to work alone. Unfortunately, people don't realize in the REAL world the majority of times especially in upper management positions its usually a team effort. The managers that don't grasp this concept are usually the ones everyone hate.
Many of these people whom we refer to as "A" type personalities go above and beyond what is asked of them. It is actually annoying not just to the other students but to the professors as well. They think it makes them look good but instead it back fires. One of my professors just flat out said when the question asks for a SHORT answer, he means it. He does not want an essay and admittedly said he does not read it anyway. He is simply looking for 2-3 key words. Another professor for a take home exam specifically said we do not have to answer in full sentences, fragmented sentences or bullet points would suffice. The "A" type personalities don't understand this concept. They STILL write paragraphs.
I could consider myself a "determined overachiever". However, I always understood that time is money. I don't want to waste my time doing extra work that is unnecessary nor do I want to create extra unnecessary work for someone else. Often these "A" type personalities will look at me and think that I'm a "slacker" because I haven't read the whole damn text book or started on my 20 page research paper by the second week of the quarter when its due at the end. What they don't realize is, I just have better time management and discipline than they do. I don't NEED to start writing my paper 5 weeks in advance. The funny thing is, we both will probably get the same grade in the end.
Bill Gates said, "Give the hardest job to the laziest person, they will find the quickest way to get the job done."
I love this quote because the people that feel like they have to get things done in advance frown upon the ones that wait till the end to get it done because they simply don't understand how it can possibly be accomplished in so little time. That's the beauty of it. I don't need to waste 100 hours doing something like writing a 20 page paper that a professor is MAYBE going to spend 10 minutes reading.
The same is applied in a business stand point. It's the "A" type personalities that get so frazzled and worked up for a big board meeting or a short presentation. They will put hours and hours into the presentation and think they have an hour to present their ideas or findings when in reality that is not the case!
They do not realize in the real world if they want to present something to a board with the CEO/CFO they better have their sh*t together in less than 10 minutes. Yes, spend time practicing your pitch in UNDER 10 minutes. No one is going to sit and listen or watch a power point for an hour for you to get your point across. GET TO THE POINT.
Personally, from a management stand point, everyone is replaceable. Managers want their team to do their job and do it well. If there are problems the manager wants to find the source of the problem and fix it. If that person does not correct the problem what SHOULD happen is that person gets fired and replaced! If you speak with any CEO or CFO of a big company they will tell you they are not afraid to fire or replace anyone. Good managers are not scared to fire people. You are running a business.
Often managers are too comfortable and too lazy to just fire the people who drag down their business. The best managers fire people and replace them. I would do it in a heart beat. It seems cold but as a manager that is my job. If you can't do your job, I sure as hell am not, and there is at least 100 others that want your job. Therefore, I am replacing you with someone that will get the job done CONSISTENTLY.
I hate work arounds. Work arounds are a band aid to the problem. There needs to be a root-cause analysis for the work around and have it fixed right away. Once people start doing work arounds it sends that message out to everyone that they can continue doing what they are doing because everyone else will accommodate what they are doing wrong. It's like a virus. Everyone is sick of it but does nothing to change it.
Get your job done and do it well.
Dont forget,
give credit where credit is do. The employees that do their job, recognize and reward them.
I am a soft hearted person the will go above and beyond to make people happy however, don't mistake my kindness or weakness. When the whip needs to be cracked, I'm definitely not scared to crack it.
Until next time.
-Norah
Friday, November 15, 2013
Building Trust
Obviously, this is not health care specific. Building trust is an integral part of any type of relationship. This is a huge factor in the health care setting specifically. I have noticed especially in this passed week that "winning" people over is not as hard as people make it. It could be the most "difficult" patient. 95% of the time that difficult patient is truly NOT difficult, its just that YOU as the nurse or MD or whoever does not know how to adapt your personality to different types of personalities. Patients often become labeled "difficult" when they are "demanding".
As a healthcare provider "demanding" should not be seen as difficult because the essence of demanding is anxiety. People are scared. They have lost all control in the hospital. They just had surgery, a new diagnosis, or an acute flare up. It's all scary and they want to know what is going on. RARELY does anyone in the healthcare team take a few extra minutes to truly explain to the patient what is going on and what the plan of care is. You would be amazed at the difference in the patient if you just took a few minutes to involve and explain to the patient what on earth is going on with them and what the plan of care will be.
One of the days I worked this week and I received a direct admission from the clinic 20 minutes before the change of shift. I didn't even know I was getting this patient until she arrived on the floor. I was not prepared for an admission and all of you nurses out there know that the beginning and end of the shift are the busiest times. Anyhow, my patient arrives and I walk into her room the moment I look at her and I immediately flash back 5 years to a lecture in nursing school about epiglottitis. I remembered my professor saying, "you will know it when you see it". She was leaning forward mouth open struggling to breath and speak rating her pain as a 20/10 all in her throat. The only factors that were off was there was no strider (a high pitched whistling noise when taking a breath) and she was not drooling. I took her vitals there were all out of wack! I ran out to page the doctors to come up right away!! The patient was EXTREMELY anxious!! As any person would be when they feel like their airway is closing in on them and they can barely breath! Her father was at bedside who happens to be an MD himself. He did not give me a second to breath he wanted the MDs there right way! I explained to him that I have paged the doctors and they would be up within a few minutes. Well...
I get a phone call and its 5 minutes till 7 pm (when my shift ends) and the doctors that were supposed to be in charge of her care tell me they are not sure if she is their patient and are currently trying to figure it out. I told him sternly on the phone that regardless if this is not your patient someone needs to get up here NOW because this patient could stop breathing at any moment and that I needed orders for IV pain medication immediately. The doctor said okay and hung up. Needless to say the MD never came up. I was in her room trying to keep her as calm as I possibly could while trying to find a vein to start an IV on her. She was extremely dehydrated with of course makes it that much harder to find veins! I finally got an IV in her which was right when the MD walked in. It was about 7:15pm now. I had a trach kit at the bedside just in case the MDs would need to place an airway if necessary. The family was telling me they did not want surgery. It was such a difficult situation to be in. However, the most important thing for any healthcare team member in this situation is to recognize any irriational behavior or outbursts from the patient or their family is purely out of fear. They have no idea what is going and they are afraid. It is of the utmost importance for YOU as the healthcare team member to remain calm! Be reassuring, DON'T make any promises you can't keep, and work fast!!!
The MD assessed the patient and while I stood at her bedside holding her hand because she asked me to. MD decided the patient did not need a trach and would get a STAT CT scan to find out exactly what is was going on in this patients throat. It was 7:30ish by now. Once I got my patient her IV, pain meds, anxiety med, drew all her labs, and got her sent off for CT I left and went home. I was worried about her. I knew that if I just left her with no IV that the night shift nurses would take a life time to get her an IV and she would be left in unfathomable pain. I could NOT do that. Even if it meant I stayed late.
The next morning I was back and I had her back. The night shift nurse giving me report told me what a nightmare of a patient she was. I HATE when nurses do that. I told the night shift nurse that the patient was probably "difficult" because she was so anxious and scared. She just wanted to know what was going on. Needless to say the patient and I got along just fine. She thanked me for being so caring and efficient the previous night. I told her that is my job. She works for the competing hospital to the hospital I work at. She just so happens to be that hospitals PR person. I don't care about status. Everyone gets the same treatment by me. I don't care if your Kim K or the bum on the street. Everyone is a human being. End of story. However, the hospital of course made it a big deal because this patient has the power to write some really nasty things about her experience at our hospital. Therefore, they made it clear that it was imperative to take "good" care of her.
Back to the trust thing. The point of this story was its building trust. It starts from initial contact. If you don't create it from the start its hard to get it as the relationship goes on because the person is constantly questioning your motives. In the hospital if you tell a patient you will be back in 10 minutes with pain meds and don't come back for an hour, you have lost your trust with that patient. If you tell them you will call the doctor and you don't and hours pass by and they don't see the doctor, they lose trust. If you are not sincere, they lose trust. People can FEEL when you are sincere. People know when you are acting fake.
Quick basic example. I coworker of mine asked me to start an IV on one of his hard stick patients. I told him I would go take a look but I couldn't guarantee I would get an IV in. I went into this patients room and first introduced myself and told her what I was there to do. Her immediate response was, "I am very hard to start an IV on. My veins roll. They have poked me so many times." I reassure her and told her I was just there to look. If I did not see a vein that I knew I had a really good chance of getting an IV in I would not poke her at all. She relaxed a little bit. I grabbed the tourniquet and tied it around her arm. She had great veins!! I looked at her and I said, "you have great veins!". She looked at me and said ,"no I don't. They roll. No one can get an IV in." I pointed to a vein and said, "this is a really good vein. Can I try once? If I don't get it I won't poke you again? deal?" she agreed. I explained everything I was doing step by step because I new she was anxious and if you simply just walk someone through what you are doing and involve them in the process it reduces their anxiety by probably 80%. I explained to her with veins that roll you just gonna hold them down real tight so they don't run away when the needle goes in the skin. She shook her head "yes" doubtfully at me. I told her she would feel a poke and placed the IV. She was shocked. She was so happy. I told her, "I hope it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be." She thanked me a bunch of times. The nurse that was caring for her came in to connect her to her antibiotics. She looked at me and said, "can you do it. I want you to do it. please?" I told her sure no problem. Her nurse said, "no no its ok ill do it Norah, you can go back to your patients". The patient went into the bathroom and I told the nurse caring for her that its ok that I would hook her up that I thought she was just anxious and it really wasn't a big deal. It would take me less than 30 seconds to connect her. The nurse caring for agreed and left the room. I connected the patient to the antibiotics and she told me that her trust had been broken in the hospital because so many people tell her one thing and do something else. She thanked me several times for being so kind. I really didn't do anything differently with her that I wouldn't do with my other patients. It all just goes back to that extra minute.
Take an extra minute to build the trust. Introduce yourself. Ask the patient how they are doing. Explain what you are doing! Make sure they are comfortable before you leave the room and always ask them if they need anything when you come back. Be prompt. If you say you will be back in a certain time frame do your best to be back within that time frame! If you don't explain to them why you are late. Be honest! It's that simple. Truly. Build a solid relationship with your patients. Then, if you do make a mistake or forget to get their crackers or juice or whatever, they are MUCH more forgiving. However, if they already perceive you as cold, non caring, and too busy to help them they won't be so forgiving.
Learn to swallow your pride. Stop arguing with patients. Instead, try to understand where their behavior is stemming from and target that. Learn to have patience! LOTS of patience!!
Being a nurse is as rewarding as your make it.
Until next time.
-Norah
As a healthcare provider "demanding" should not be seen as difficult because the essence of demanding is anxiety. People are scared. They have lost all control in the hospital. They just had surgery, a new diagnosis, or an acute flare up. It's all scary and they want to know what is going on. RARELY does anyone in the healthcare team take a few extra minutes to truly explain to the patient what is going on and what the plan of care is. You would be amazed at the difference in the patient if you just took a few minutes to involve and explain to the patient what on earth is going on with them and what the plan of care will be.
One of the days I worked this week and I received a direct admission from the clinic 20 minutes before the change of shift. I didn't even know I was getting this patient until she arrived on the floor. I was not prepared for an admission and all of you nurses out there know that the beginning and end of the shift are the busiest times. Anyhow, my patient arrives and I walk into her room the moment I look at her and I immediately flash back 5 years to a lecture in nursing school about epiglottitis. I remembered my professor saying, "you will know it when you see it". She was leaning forward mouth open struggling to breath and speak rating her pain as a 20/10 all in her throat. The only factors that were off was there was no strider (a high pitched whistling noise when taking a breath) and she was not drooling. I took her vitals there were all out of wack! I ran out to page the doctors to come up right away!! The patient was EXTREMELY anxious!! As any person would be when they feel like their airway is closing in on them and they can barely breath! Her father was at bedside who happens to be an MD himself. He did not give me a second to breath he wanted the MDs there right way! I explained to him that I have paged the doctors and they would be up within a few minutes. Well...
I get a phone call and its 5 minutes till 7 pm (when my shift ends) and the doctors that were supposed to be in charge of her care tell me they are not sure if she is their patient and are currently trying to figure it out. I told him sternly on the phone that regardless if this is not your patient someone needs to get up here NOW because this patient could stop breathing at any moment and that I needed orders for IV pain medication immediately. The doctor said okay and hung up. Needless to say the MD never came up. I was in her room trying to keep her as calm as I possibly could while trying to find a vein to start an IV on her. She was extremely dehydrated with of course makes it that much harder to find veins! I finally got an IV in her which was right when the MD walked in. It was about 7:15pm now. I had a trach kit at the bedside just in case the MDs would need to place an airway if necessary. The family was telling me they did not want surgery. It was such a difficult situation to be in. However, the most important thing for any healthcare team member in this situation is to recognize any irriational behavior or outbursts from the patient or their family is purely out of fear. They have no idea what is going and they are afraid. It is of the utmost importance for YOU as the healthcare team member to remain calm! Be reassuring, DON'T make any promises you can't keep, and work fast!!!
The MD assessed the patient and while I stood at her bedside holding her hand because she asked me to. MD decided the patient did not need a trach and would get a STAT CT scan to find out exactly what is was going on in this patients throat. It was 7:30ish by now. Once I got my patient her IV, pain meds, anxiety med, drew all her labs, and got her sent off for CT I left and went home. I was worried about her. I knew that if I just left her with no IV that the night shift nurses would take a life time to get her an IV and she would be left in unfathomable pain. I could NOT do that. Even if it meant I stayed late.
The next morning I was back and I had her back. The night shift nurse giving me report told me what a nightmare of a patient she was. I HATE when nurses do that. I told the night shift nurse that the patient was probably "difficult" because she was so anxious and scared. She just wanted to know what was going on. Needless to say the patient and I got along just fine. She thanked me for being so caring and efficient the previous night. I told her that is my job. She works for the competing hospital to the hospital I work at. She just so happens to be that hospitals PR person. I don't care about status. Everyone gets the same treatment by me. I don't care if your Kim K or the bum on the street. Everyone is a human being. End of story. However, the hospital of course made it a big deal because this patient has the power to write some really nasty things about her experience at our hospital. Therefore, they made it clear that it was imperative to take "good" care of her.
Back to the trust thing. The point of this story was its building trust. It starts from initial contact. If you don't create it from the start its hard to get it as the relationship goes on because the person is constantly questioning your motives. In the hospital if you tell a patient you will be back in 10 minutes with pain meds and don't come back for an hour, you have lost your trust with that patient. If you tell them you will call the doctor and you don't and hours pass by and they don't see the doctor, they lose trust. If you are not sincere, they lose trust. People can FEEL when you are sincere. People know when you are acting fake.
Quick basic example. I coworker of mine asked me to start an IV on one of his hard stick patients. I told him I would go take a look but I couldn't guarantee I would get an IV in. I went into this patients room and first introduced myself and told her what I was there to do. Her immediate response was, "I am very hard to start an IV on. My veins roll. They have poked me so many times." I reassure her and told her I was just there to look. If I did not see a vein that I knew I had a really good chance of getting an IV in I would not poke her at all. She relaxed a little bit. I grabbed the tourniquet and tied it around her arm. She had great veins!! I looked at her and I said, "you have great veins!". She looked at me and said ,"no I don't. They roll. No one can get an IV in." I pointed to a vein and said, "this is a really good vein. Can I try once? If I don't get it I won't poke you again? deal?" she agreed. I explained everything I was doing step by step because I new she was anxious and if you simply just walk someone through what you are doing and involve them in the process it reduces their anxiety by probably 80%. I explained to her with veins that roll you just gonna hold them down real tight so they don't run away when the needle goes in the skin. She shook her head "yes" doubtfully at me. I told her she would feel a poke and placed the IV. She was shocked. She was so happy. I told her, "I hope it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be." She thanked me a bunch of times. The nurse that was caring for her came in to connect her to her antibiotics. She looked at me and said, "can you do it. I want you to do it. please?" I told her sure no problem. Her nurse said, "no no its ok ill do it Norah, you can go back to your patients". The patient went into the bathroom and I told the nurse caring for her that its ok that I would hook her up that I thought she was just anxious and it really wasn't a big deal. It would take me less than 30 seconds to connect her. The nurse caring for agreed and left the room. I connected the patient to the antibiotics and she told me that her trust had been broken in the hospital because so many people tell her one thing and do something else. She thanked me several times for being so kind. I really didn't do anything differently with her that I wouldn't do with my other patients. It all just goes back to that extra minute.
Take an extra minute to build the trust. Introduce yourself. Ask the patient how they are doing. Explain what you are doing! Make sure they are comfortable before you leave the room and always ask them if they need anything when you come back. Be prompt. If you say you will be back in a certain time frame do your best to be back within that time frame! If you don't explain to them why you are late. Be honest! It's that simple. Truly. Build a solid relationship with your patients. Then, if you do make a mistake or forget to get their crackers or juice or whatever, they are MUCH more forgiving. However, if they already perceive you as cold, non caring, and too busy to help them they won't be so forgiving.
Learn to swallow your pride. Stop arguing with patients. Instead, try to understand where their behavior is stemming from and target that. Learn to have patience! LOTS of patience!!
Being a nurse is as rewarding as your make it.
Until next time.
-Norah
Friday, November 8, 2013
Walk away
I read an article today that I posted from psychology today titled "back off!". This article resonated much with me. I do feel that society puts a large emphasis on intimacy and relationships to the point that men/women rely on other person to "complete them" or "balance" them out.
That is a danger zone!! Danger zone for both people involved. A relationship should not be a "you complete me" situation. That person should be a best friend, partner, confidant, and lover.
When a person is looking for someone to complete them that is when emotions run rampant. Clingy. Demanding attention. Demanding too much time or simply just not understanding you need ALONE time.
Asking for alone time in a relationship should not be threatening to the other person. It gives a person a chance to regroup, think things through, and just be an individual. Many people don't understand this. Especially in the case of disagreements. Instead of arguing the hell out of something and saying things you don't mean in the heat of the moment why not walk away. Just walk the hell away. Be alone.
The other person needs to understand and should take alone time too to gain clarity of the situation. This is not a threat to your relationship.
Often, many people stay in unhappy relationships because they are comfortable. It's familiar. You've invested so many years. Whatever. That's an unhealthy situation especially if you stay and bring children into that situation. That is purely selfish! Because for lack of better words, sh*t is bound to hit the fan at some point and those poor kids are going to be the ones that suffer the most.
Have the courage to walk away. Just walk away. Noone is saying its not going to hurt or that you won't be sad. You will. But it's necessary to move on. It's an opportunity for growth, self reflection, and learning about yourself. You now know what you really want and who knows maybe years down the road you two could work things out...or maybe not but, what you had going was just not cutting it. Don't base your happiness off of someone else.
The reality is, real life is not a fairy tale, and sometimes I think we confuse the two. If you didn't get the chance to read the article I posted I have linked it below. It's worth your time!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200909/back
As always, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment.
Until next time.
-Norah
That is a danger zone!! Danger zone for both people involved. A relationship should not be a "you complete me" situation. That person should be a best friend, partner, confidant, and lover.
When a person is looking for someone to complete them that is when emotions run rampant. Clingy. Demanding attention. Demanding too much time or simply just not understanding you need ALONE time.
Asking for alone time in a relationship should not be threatening to the other person. It gives a person a chance to regroup, think things through, and just be an individual. Many people don't understand this. Especially in the case of disagreements. Instead of arguing the hell out of something and saying things you don't mean in the heat of the moment why not walk away. Just walk the hell away. Be alone.
The other person needs to understand and should take alone time too to gain clarity of the situation. This is not a threat to your relationship.
Often, many people stay in unhappy relationships because they are comfortable. It's familiar. You've invested so many years. Whatever. That's an unhealthy situation especially if you stay and bring children into that situation. That is purely selfish! Because for lack of better words, sh*t is bound to hit the fan at some point and those poor kids are going to be the ones that suffer the most.
Have the courage to walk away. Just walk away. Noone is saying its not going to hurt or that you won't be sad. You will. But it's necessary to move on. It's an opportunity for growth, self reflection, and learning about yourself. You now know what you really want and who knows maybe years down the road you two could work things out...or maybe not but, what you had going was just not cutting it. Don't base your happiness off of someone else.
The reality is, real life is not a fairy tale, and sometimes I think we confuse the two. If you didn't get the chance to read the article I posted I have linked it below. It's worth your time!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200909/back
As always, thanks for reading and please feel free to comment.
Until next time.
-Norah
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Humbled & Grateful
This past month has been a humbling one at work.
I have taken care of a 20 year old young lady with stage IV ovarian cancer and now a 23 year old young man with testicular cancer.
Granted my 23 year old male patient had to have his testicles removed but will continue to live a healthy life it is still a BIG deal. Any man would agree.
My 20 year old female patient did not even remember who I was this last week after taking care of her the pervious week. When I went in her room she was looking at me blankly. When I asked her if she remembered me she told me, "you look a little familiar". I tried to remind her of the previous week and she just shook her head side to side in frustration.
That hurt. Bad. She is declining so fast. She's only 20. My heart breaks every time I take care of her. I had to hold back tears that day.
I am humbled and grateful for everything. Especially my health. Any little thing throws us off. A sore throat, itchy eyes, or sore feet from dancing in heels all night. However, we tolerate it because we KNOW its temporary. That it will go away. What if we found out it wouldn't go away? How would you feel? How do you think you would react? How would you cope?
I always thought about that this past February when I had my meniscus repaired and I was stuck in a brace that locked my knee in full extension and was on crutches for 6 weeks. The idea didn't seem so bad until I was living it. My knee was hurting of course from surgery but it was in the days to come that I found myself frustrated and emotional because I am so used to being independent and doing things on my own I wanted to continue being independent. I didn't want to ask for help. My back, shoulders, and palms of my hands were sore from crutching everywhere. My pinky fingers would go numb from my nerves being compressed in my wrist from crutching around. My right hip was aching in pain from not being able to bend my surgical knee to change its position. My left hip was hurting from putting all my body weight on it. It was crazy. In the moments that I would have my little breakdowns by myself I would hold on to the thought that it would be over in a few weeks. That it would get better as time goes on. However, it really made me think about the people for example that are in a traumatic car accident or some form of traumatic event and wake up in the hospital after maybe being a in a coma for a few days to find out they are permanently a paraplegic or quadriplegic or maybe even a below knee amputation.
That is forever! The coping curve is HUGE for them. The sadness, frustration, anger...I can't imagine. I hated being on crutches. I was so stubborn I would figure out how to do everything by myself. The only thing I couldn't do no matter what was drive. That was a pain too. Having to ask to be taken to my doctors appointments and such. My heart goes out to those people.
I can relate easily. When I see my patients especially the young ones get frustrated easily by needing help to just simply get out of bed to chair or use the bathroom. I can empathize on so many levels. I try my best to encourage their independence but let them know that their safety is first. It would be a huge ego blow for a person in their twenties to end up on the floor because they fell trying to transfer from bed to chair. It would be hard for them to comprehend how that happened.
I remember waking up on maybe my 2nd or 3rd night after knee surgery and I was crutching to the bathroom and the pain was paralyzing. I remember I was stuck in the bathroom just crying because it hurt so bad and I didn't know I could possibly crutch all the way back to my bed. It was such a helpless feeling. I hated it!! I completely understand with my patients.
I understand all of it. Nursing is not just basic skills. Nursing is about understanding the psychology of what is happening mentally with your patients at well. As a nurse if you can understand the psychology behind your patients behavior it makes your job easier and you can empathize or sympathize with them better. Connect on a deeper level. That's how you become a great nurse. That is how you make a difference. The essence of nursing is caring. If you don't care that is when you need to bow out.
No one wants to be cared for by an emotionless nurse. It's ok to shed a few tears with your patients or their family especially when you've built a relationship with them over time. It's ok to give a patient or family member a hug to comfort them. It's ok to just hold a patients hand as they cry. In the same respect it's the same as giving your patient a high five for great effort. You change peoples lives when you touch them emotionally. It changes everything.
I have a greater appreciation for every little bit of health. Life is short. Do what makes you happy. Don't forget to tell the ones you love that you love them. Be the best person you can be everyday. Learn to be positive even when it seems like you are surrounded by negativity find an outlet to keep you positive. Genuinely want good things for others. Make best with what you have. Great things happen to great people.
Nursing has changed my life.
I am humbled and grateful.
Until next time.
-Norah
I have taken care of a 20 year old young lady with stage IV ovarian cancer and now a 23 year old young man with testicular cancer.
Granted my 23 year old male patient had to have his testicles removed but will continue to live a healthy life it is still a BIG deal. Any man would agree.
My 20 year old female patient did not even remember who I was this last week after taking care of her the pervious week. When I went in her room she was looking at me blankly. When I asked her if she remembered me she told me, "you look a little familiar". I tried to remind her of the previous week and she just shook her head side to side in frustration.
That hurt. Bad. She is declining so fast. She's only 20. My heart breaks every time I take care of her. I had to hold back tears that day.
I am humbled and grateful for everything. Especially my health. Any little thing throws us off. A sore throat, itchy eyes, or sore feet from dancing in heels all night. However, we tolerate it because we KNOW its temporary. That it will go away. What if we found out it wouldn't go away? How would you feel? How do you think you would react? How would you cope?
I always thought about that this past February when I had my meniscus repaired and I was stuck in a brace that locked my knee in full extension and was on crutches for 6 weeks. The idea didn't seem so bad until I was living it. My knee was hurting of course from surgery but it was in the days to come that I found myself frustrated and emotional because I am so used to being independent and doing things on my own I wanted to continue being independent. I didn't want to ask for help. My back, shoulders, and palms of my hands were sore from crutching everywhere. My pinky fingers would go numb from my nerves being compressed in my wrist from crutching around. My right hip was aching in pain from not being able to bend my surgical knee to change its position. My left hip was hurting from putting all my body weight on it. It was crazy. In the moments that I would have my little breakdowns by myself I would hold on to the thought that it would be over in a few weeks. That it would get better as time goes on. However, it really made me think about the people for example that are in a traumatic car accident or some form of traumatic event and wake up in the hospital after maybe being a in a coma for a few days to find out they are permanently a paraplegic or quadriplegic or maybe even a below knee amputation.
That is forever! The coping curve is HUGE for them. The sadness, frustration, anger...I can't imagine. I hated being on crutches. I was so stubborn I would figure out how to do everything by myself. The only thing I couldn't do no matter what was drive. That was a pain too. Having to ask to be taken to my doctors appointments and such. My heart goes out to those people.
I can relate easily. When I see my patients especially the young ones get frustrated easily by needing help to just simply get out of bed to chair or use the bathroom. I can empathize on so many levels. I try my best to encourage their independence but let them know that their safety is first. It would be a huge ego blow for a person in their twenties to end up on the floor because they fell trying to transfer from bed to chair. It would be hard for them to comprehend how that happened.
I remember waking up on maybe my 2nd or 3rd night after knee surgery and I was crutching to the bathroom and the pain was paralyzing. I remember I was stuck in the bathroom just crying because it hurt so bad and I didn't know I could possibly crutch all the way back to my bed. It was such a helpless feeling. I hated it!! I completely understand with my patients.
I understand all of it. Nursing is not just basic skills. Nursing is about understanding the psychology of what is happening mentally with your patients at well. As a nurse if you can understand the psychology behind your patients behavior it makes your job easier and you can empathize or sympathize with them better. Connect on a deeper level. That's how you become a great nurse. That is how you make a difference. The essence of nursing is caring. If you don't care that is when you need to bow out.
No one wants to be cared for by an emotionless nurse. It's ok to shed a few tears with your patients or their family especially when you've built a relationship with them over time. It's ok to give a patient or family member a hug to comfort them. It's ok to just hold a patients hand as they cry. In the same respect it's the same as giving your patient a high five for great effort. You change peoples lives when you touch them emotionally. It changes everything.
I have a greater appreciation for every little bit of health. Life is short. Do what makes you happy. Don't forget to tell the ones you love that you love them. Be the best person you can be everyday. Learn to be positive even when it seems like you are surrounded by negativity find an outlet to keep you positive. Genuinely want good things for others. Make best with what you have. Great things happen to great people.
Nursing has changed my life.
I am humbled and grateful.
Until next time.
-Norah
Monday, November 4, 2013
The sh*t I don't like...
I open up my instagram and the first image I saw was this picture. The pictured was captioned, "Now that's how you say I'm sorry" and had 1,830 "likes" in under an hour.
This picture really annoyed me and the caption even more.
Women need to stop being so materialistic. If a man can do something that upsets you then fix it by giving you roses and money, that is sad.
What is the point of roses and money if he never changes. It's temporary. It's a quick fix. He knows he can get you to shut up and move on by something so simple.
Hell! I would shell out a few hundred bucks too if it meant I didn't have to hear the guy I was with nag me to death about some dumb mistake I did too.
The point is, this picture goes to show that many women put money at the top of their list. A man that makes money that can buy them the *finer* things in life. That is number one after deciding he is good looking enough for their taste. Then what kind of car, wallet, shoes, ect does he have. THEN maaaybee what kind of person he is. If you are this type of woman then you will always justify in your mind "bad behavior" with him loving you by showering you with expensive gifts.
The only person you are fooling is yourself. He's got you figured out and he's playing you.
What I think is even more annoying especially to the men I am sure is most of these women are not "ballers" themselves but expect the man they are/want to be with to be one.
I was raised in a household that taught me not to become too attached to the tangible things in life because they don't matter. As an adult I see that play out in myself more and more every day. It's nice to have nice things. Who doesn't like the finer things. However, they shouldn't make up who you are. You are independent of those things and shouldn't use them as a means for validation.
People "balling out" seeking validation from others...it's all fake.
I am not going to act like someone I am not. If my friends want to go out on any given random night and decide they want to get table for $5000 dollars and there is 5 of us. I would be straight up and tell them I am not dropping a grand on a table and bottle for no good reason. Why? Because I don't give a damn to ACT like I'm balling like that. I don't need to be validated by other people by buying a table and bottle. If I did, I would just be sending out the wrong message. Attracting all the wrong people. They only want to hang out with us because they ASSUME that if we can afford a table at this club we MUST have money.
Now, if it were a special occasion such as a bachelorette party or something. Yeah, I'd shell out money because that's what you do when you go on special trips like that. You spend money! And people generally don't think twice about that kind of stuff when they know you are a group partying for a special occasion. But just any old random night at the club...no.
I think it is really important to show genuine interest in a person especially when you first meet them. Compliment him if you like his shirt or car or whatever. Men love that. Men are proud of their car, proud of their style and choice in clothes. As a woman giving a compliment on those things you are validating to him that he has good taste and that makes him feel good.
Focus on getting to know him genuinely instead of superficially. There is no bigger turn off then a girl that only wants to be with you for the money, fame, connections, or a combination of the three.
If you want the *finer* things in life. Get them for yourself. Don't wait on a man to get them for you.
Don't be every other girl.
People know special when they see it.
As Lauryn Hill said, "don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem"....
Until next time.
-Norah
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Heart Break
The past week I was assigned to a patient that was 20 years old who was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. It has metastasized throughout her body and into her bones. Her kidneys are shutting down and fluid is accumulating in her system. She needs maximum assistance to get out of bed and pivot into a wheelchair to go the bathroom or anywhere else.
My heart broke into a million pieces taking care of her.
Beautiful young women. SO sweet. I asked myself over and over, why? She is so young. Her entire life is ahead of her. She was going to culinary school. She said she loved italian food and loved making pastas from scratch. She has worked in the family business growing up which was a restaurant that inspired her to become a chef one day. She is engaged. A normal 20 year old young lady. Now...
She is so afraid. She has had more procedures done on her in a matter of 3 days than a 60 year old has had in their lifetime. I wish I could fix it! I wish I could make her better!
Despite her fear, she is a fighter. My goal was to be a motivator for her. Being positive. Reinforcing everything she did with positive feed back. Encouraging her to use as much of her muscle strength as she could when transferring. Then telling her she how amazing she did when she was done! Telling her to keep fighting and not let people do things for her if she can do it herself. I told her I want her to try. It didn't matter if she didn't complete whatever it was she was doing as long as she tried! Encouraged her to eat despite a low appetite. I told her I don't care if we have to try a 100 different foods to find one you can tolerate, I'll do it. Everyone needs hope. Even if it's a smallest bit of hope. If it's there it will be enough to push one to fight and want to get better regardless of how bleak the outcome maybe. Everyone deserves that in any situation.
She was so grateful....I gave her a high five and told her she was awesome after she transferred and did a lot of the work by herself one of the times and she flashed me this big smile and thanked me. She hadn't smiled all day...
It made me so happy.
She was extremely polite. She would only address me as "Miss Norah". I told her not to but to call me Norah and she refused. She would also call me "ma'am"...
It's people like her... I do this job because of them. They inspire me. They are amazing. They give me a chance to make a difference. The chance to make an impact. That chance to make a lasting impression.
Toward the end of my shift I went in to check on her and she was chit chatting with her fiancé on the phone. I was getting ready to walk out to let her chat when she called me back into the room. I went back and she told she had a mango for me because mango's are her favorite fruit and she wanted to share that with me. It was so sweet. So innocent. So sincere. It broke my heart. It was bittersweet. I can't put into words how she made me feel at that moment. I wish I had the power to make her better.
I was just so happy to see her in such a good mood before I left that night. She is actually quite the comedian. She made me laugh several times that evening.
She has a beautiful soul. She is a beautiful person. Patients like her remind me of why life is worth living.
Enjoy every moment. Tell the people you love that you love them. Swallow your pride. Be kind to people. Don't intentionally hurt others. Help people when you can. Life is not about the material things. It's not about how much money you make or the title you have. You can't and you won't have all that tangible stuff when you die. That is the only known fact of life. Death.
Make your life memorable not just to yourself but so that others too remember you in a positive light. Don't let the worries and stresses of life let you become jaded. Be the best you everyday.
There is no reward better than knowing you can/have made a difference.
Until next time.
-Norah
My heart broke into a million pieces taking care of her.
Beautiful young women. SO sweet. I asked myself over and over, why? She is so young. Her entire life is ahead of her. She was going to culinary school. She said she loved italian food and loved making pastas from scratch. She has worked in the family business growing up which was a restaurant that inspired her to become a chef one day. She is engaged. A normal 20 year old young lady. Now...
She is so afraid. She has had more procedures done on her in a matter of 3 days than a 60 year old has had in their lifetime. I wish I could fix it! I wish I could make her better!
Despite her fear, she is a fighter. My goal was to be a motivator for her. Being positive. Reinforcing everything she did with positive feed back. Encouraging her to use as much of her muscle strength as she could when transferring. Then telling her she how amazing she did when she was done! Telling her to keep fighting and not let people do things for her if she can do it herself. I told her I want her to try. It didn't matter if she didn't complete whatever it was she was doing as long as she tried! Encouraged her to eat despite a low appetite. I told her I don't care if we have to try a 100 different foods to find one you can tolerate, I'll do it. Everyone needs hope. Even if it's a smallest bit of hope. If it's there it will be enough to push one to fight and want to get better regardless of how bleak the outcome maybe. Everyone deserves that in any situation.
She was so grateful....I gave her a high five and told her she was awesome after she transferred and did a lot of the work by herself one of the times and she flashed me this big smile and thanked me. She hadn't smiled all day...
It made me so happy.
She was extremely polite. She would only address me as "Miss Norah". I told her not to but to call me Norah and she refused. She would also call me "ma'am"...
It's people like her... I do this job because of them. They inspire me. They are amazing. They give me a chance to make a difference. The chance to make an impact. That chance to make a lasting impression.
Toward the end of my shift I went in to check on her and she was chit chatting with her fiancé on the phone. I was getting ready to walk out to let her chat when she called me back into the room. I went back and she told she had a mango for me because mango's are her favorite fruit and she wanted to share that with me. It was so sweet. So innocent. So sincere. It broke my heart. It was bittersweet. I can't put into words how she made me feel at that moment. I wish I had the power to make her better.
I was just so happy to see her in such a good mood before I left that night. She is actually quite the comedian. She made me laugh several times that evening.
She has a beautiful soul. She is a beautiful person. Patients like her remind me of why life is worth living.
Enjoy every moment. Tell the people you love that you love them. Swallow your pride. Be kind to people. Don't intentionally hurt others. Help people when you can. Life is not about the material things. It's not about how much money you make or the title you have. You can't and you won't have all that tangible stuff when you die. That is the only known fact of life. Death.
Make your life memorable not just to yourself but so that others too remember you in a positive light. Don't let the worries and stresses of life let you become jaded. Be the best you everyday.
There is no reward better than knowing you can/have made a difference.
Until next time.
-Norah
Friday, October 25, 2013
Pull The Trigger!
Pulling the trigger. I briefly talked about it in my "LA night life" blog about how when at a club or bar all the good looking guys and good looking girls are not talking to each other. Mainly because everyones egos are too big and that makes their ego more fragile when it comes to rejection.
This is not unique to just LA. This is everywhere! What's going on in all night clubs and bars or any type of gathering for a matter of fact is a whole lot of not talking!
The hottest guy in club is definitely not the one talking to all the pretty women. Usually he is standing, observing, sipping on his drink because he is scared to pull the trigger for fear of rejection.
This is not unique to men only! Women are exactly the same way. You could be the hottest girl in the club and have spotted a guy you think is good looking and may have even made eye contact with him but never talked to him because "he never made a move."
Well, let me tell you something. If you wait around to be chosen you are going to be doing A LOT of waiting. Also, you are limiting your possibilities to ONLY the ones that "make a move". That does not make any sense. Because most of the time the ones that are making "a move" are not the ones you want to be talking to.
I know the majority of all of us women have this thing about "making the first move". That we have lost some amount of value if we make the first move. I am not telling you to leave your booth and walk across the dance floor to talk to this guy. I am just saying let him know you are interested from a far (eye contact is not enough) so that he has some confirmation that his ego won't be crushed if he approaches you. That's how you pull the trigger as a woman.
Boom! You have instantly doubled the chances of that guy you actually want to have a conversation with to initiate contact. More than likely he will.
More often than not the ball is in our court as the woman. Men go off of our queues. Especially when it comes to initiating contact. Be approachable. Look approachable. Even if your not interested don't be rude. Try to let their ego down gently (preferably with a smile) instead of being a total winch.
Make the most of your outings. You are in control of your destiny. Stop WAITING for things to happen. Things don't just happen! You didn't just happen to get your degree. You didn't just happen to get your job. You didn't just happen to get that promotion. You did something to achieve those things! It's no different when it comes to dating and relationships. Also, sitting at home doing nothing is also going to get you nowhere either. So get out! Do things! Meet people! Most importantly talk to people!
Live in the moment. Don't get ahead of yourself. You can't control the future. You can only control what is happening now. You will never get this moment back. Make the most of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
That is all.
Until next time.
-Norah
This is not unique to just LA. This is everywhere! What's going on in all night clubs and bars or any type of gathering for a matter of fact is a whole lot of not talking!
The hottest guy in club is definitely not the one talking to all the pretty women. Usually he is standing, observing, sipping on his drink because he is scared to pull the trigger for fear of rejection.
This is not unique to men only! Women are exactly the same way. You could be the hottest girl in the club and have spotted a guy you think is good looking and may have even made eye contact with him but never talked to him because "he never made a move."
Well, let me tell you something. If you wait around to be chosen you are going to be doing A LOT of waiting. Also, you are limiting your possibilities to ONLY the ones that "make a move". That does not make any sense. Because most of the time the ones that are making "a move" are not the ones you want to be talking to.
I know the majority of all of us women have this thing about "making the first move". That we have lost some amount of value if we make the first move. I am not telling you to leave your booth and walk across the dance floor to talk to this guy. I am just saying let him know you are interested from a far (eye contact is not enough) so that he has some confirmation that his ego won't be crushed if he approaches you. That's how you pull the trigger as a woman.
Boom! You have instantly doubled the chances of that guy you actually want to have a conversation with to initiate contact. More than likely he will.
More often than not the ball is in our court as the woman. Men go off of our queues. Especially when it comes to initiating contact. Be approachable. Look approachable. Even if your not interested don't be rude. Try to let their ego down gently (preferably with a smile) instead of being a total winch.
Make the most of your outings. You are in control of your destiny. Stop WAITING for things to happen. Things don't just happen! You didn't just happen to get your degree. You didn't just happen to get your job. You didn't just happen to get that promotion. You did something to achieve those things! It's no different when it comes to dating and relationships. Also, sitting at home doing nothing is also going to get you nowhere either. So get out! Do things! Meet people! Most importantly talk to people!
Live in the moment. Don't get ahead of yourself. You can't control the future. You can only control what is happening now. You will never get this moment back. Make the most of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
That is all.
Until next time.
-Norah
Thursday, October 24, 2013
It's A Thing Called Communication
Communication is the key to success in anything in life. Learning how to communicate effectively is an extremely valuable skill.
"Effectively" is the key word here.
Communication does not seem to exist in the hospital.
Think of nurses as project managers. They basically coordinate everything for the patient and he/she is the expert resource to everyone in the healthcare team if there is any questions/comments/concerns about the "project" or patient in this case.
Let me just say, I NEVER want to be a project manager. If I were, I am sure I would be a very strict one because I don't enjoy wasting my time chasing after people to do their job. Time is money. I expect them to know their role and have it done when it should be done. No excuses.
Day shift is very busy because the day starts off with the MDs making their rounds. Right after they make their rounds they sit in front of the computer and start to put in new orders depending on what happened over night with their patients. As the nurse, on top of the normal AM routine that needs to be completed you also are starting your day with new orders that need to be done. Examples of new orders that are usually placed in the AM are: take down PCAs, start patients are oral pain meds, draw stat labs if needed, hang electrolyte replacements, assist MDs with dressing changes ect. Specifically, what makes day shift so busy is the tracking down of people to do things that should have already been done. Especially when it comes to discharging patients and patients that are "NPO" or nothing by mouth. Let me explain.
Patients that have been "NPO" since midnight the FIRST question they ask me as the day shift nurse is, "when can I eat?" They have been fasting for 8 hours by the time I see them. Often doctors place patients on NPO status for a POSSIBILITY of a procedure. The doctors will know by 10 am or by noon that the patient WILL NOT be going for the procedure but don't think about the fact that this patient has not had anything to eat or drink in almost 12 hours waiting for this "procedure". That is when I have to take the time to track down the MD and ask why the patient is still NPO. Are they still going to for the procedure or not? More often than not, the reply is: "oh no we decided not to do the procedure. I forgot to change the orders ill do it right now"or "we are waiting on cardiology (or some other team that is consulting on the patient) to get back to us on the procedure". That bothers me. The reasons are 3 fold. First, if you are waiting on another team to decide, pick up the phone and find out right now and call me back with a response so I can inform my patient what is going on with their care. Second, my patient was left starving because of carelessness because you forgot to discontinue the NPO order. Third, I had to waste my time I could have been doing something else because the MD doesn't know how to effectively communicate and do his/her job.
Busy is not an excuse. We are all busy. It's part of the job.
I hate, I mean I absolutely despise having to waste so much of my 12 hour day chasing people down to put in orders or just simply do their job. Calling pharmacy to track down where medications are or why the pyxis has not been restocked. Having to go to the pharmacy myself to pick up medications that should have been delivered. Finding out why I don't have paper work that should have already been completed by the time the patient is discharging. Calling multiple MDs to clarify an order or put an order in. Calling MDs to come up and consent patients for procedures that THEY put orders in to be completed. Releasing orders MDs wrote hours prior to the patient coming to the floor and making sure they apply to the patient's current status just to name a few. It's very frustrating. The reason for it all is COMMUNICATION. No one communicates in the hospital. Everyone works as their own entity. It makes absolutely no sense. All the different aspects of the healthcare team is working for the patient. Everyone SHOULD be communicating. God forbid I am discharging patients...
Patients that are being discharged need a lot of things to be coordinated. Where are they discharging to? Is family picking them up or are they leaving by ambulance to a nursing home? If by ambulance, is all the paper work completed? Who do I need to call to give report to? Are their prescriptions filled? Did the MD even write the scripts? Does their insurance cover their prescriptions? If it doesn't, what is going to be done about it? Do they need assistive equipment such as a wheelchair or walker? Have they received it? If not, I need to find out why and when it will be delivered? Is there discharge orders? If not, I need to contact the MD. You get the picture? Now times that by 2 or 3 patients being discharged. It's absolute chaos.
Four or Five hours easily lost coordinating all of this on top of doing my daily job responsibilities as a nurse. I love being a nurse and caring for patients. I do not like chasing people down to do their job so that I can do mine effectively.
Nurses are what make a hospital function. There are really good nurses and their are bad ones. Not every nurse will be proactive and find out why the patient is still NPO or go pick up medications from the pharmacy to administer it on time. It's not an easy job. Not everyone is cut out for it.
I am so passionate about it because I really care about my patients. It frustrates me when people are careless in their care of patients. When people are hospitalized it is a traumatic experience. They are already stressed about a million different things. They should not have to stress because a doctor forgot to put in an order or is waiting for another team to come up with a decision. Be proactive! Get answers! It's not fair to leave patients waiting.
What happens when we have that one patient that is proactive in his/her care and demands the MDs come in and explain why they want to do a CT scan, why they want to place a foley catheter, or why they want to start the patient on a new medication. That patient is labeled as "difficult". That is sad. Because most of the time in the hospital we OVER utilize resources. Patients just trust the doctors know what they are doing. As the patient, it is YOUR body, YOUR health, YOUR care. Be involved! It is our job as the health care team to communicate and explain. If someone has a problem with that, they need to re evaluate their profession.
Communication is a difficult issue to solve in any setting. Most importantly I start with myself. If I effectively communicate it makes my job that much easier. Then collaborate on committees to try to establish a system that facilitates better communication. Problem solving is key and with change comes resistance.
Be adaptable.
Remember that change starts with you first.
Leaders create more leaders.
Until next time.
-Norah
Sunday, October 20, 2013
LA Night Life
Los Angeles. LA. La La Land. Whatever you like to call it.
I am a nor cal girl that recently moved to so cal. I enjoy being a part of the "night life" scene when I can. No matter where you are the club scene is essentially the same. It never changes. It will always be there. If you can't make it out one weekend or a few weekends you are not missing out on anything life changing.
However, I do find LA night life to be interesting because LA much like New York is a place where people are chasing their dreams. Almost everyone I've met is not originally from LA or Cali in general. Many people have their "day job" and then their night job is the job that is going to help them hopefully one day achieve their dream. Whether that be a singer, dancer, actor, producer ect.
Hollywood nightlife is a whole other beast on its own. Hollywood night life is where you will find the posh clubs that feel like Vegas but you are not in Vegas. Women get in no problem, men it can be a hassle if you don't have pretty ladies with you or you don't know someone that will get you in or your not dropping money on a table. When you walk in it's dark, the music is loud, beautiful lighting, nice architecture, classy go go dancers, a raised DJ booth at the front of the dance floor, the bar is packed as usual, booths everywhere, and everyone is dressed to impress.
Here you will find that people will rack up their credit cards every weekend for no special occasion buying tables located in the far back corner of the club because the ones near the dance floor are just ridiculously priced so a table in the back is better than no table at all.
All this does is attract the people that are after fame and fortune. Kevin Hart said it best in one of his stand up comedies, "stay in your lane". If you go to one of these posh Hollywood nightclubs and are acting "hollywood" when in reality you know you are not what you are presenting yourself to be then you are setting yourself up for trouble, especially the men.
Many women in LA I have noticed will buy a dream at a drop of a dime. I can't tell you how many times guys have tried to hit on me by starting the convo asking if I am a singer, model or actress. No, I'm not, but let me guess, you are a producer? haha. Ladies, don't get caught up. No shame is chasing your dream but don't let some dude sell you one in the club.
If you're out in the club spend a night just observing the dynamics that take place in the club. Often you find that the good looking girls and good looking guys never end up talking or approaching the other because both of their egos are too big. When your ego is too big it becomes fragile. A good looking guy who views himself as being a 9 or 10 a lot of times will not approach the hottest girl in the club. Why? Because he already sees all the other guys hitting on her and she has politely rejected them so he doesn't want to attempt for fear of bruising his ego. The same goes for good looking women. But, you also have to consider the fact the many women generally don't make the first move to begin with.
If you find yourself in this situation you can always gauge your bets by just trying to make eye contact with the girl you have your eyes on or just go talk to her and have a NORMAL conversation instead of hitting on her right from the start. Say something she will remember. Be different. Don't start deep conversations in the club. Keep it light and playful. I promise you will have better luck. At the very least having a convo with her.
Everyone puts up a facade to some extent especially in the beginning. Just make sure it's something you can actually keep up with. A basic example of this is if a guy takes a girl out on a date the first 2 times to Morton's then Ruth's Chris and has rented a luxury car both times and makes sure to make a point to show his gucci belt and Loui wallet on the dates and he starts to pick up that the girl is impressed by these material things. He's starts to second guess everything because she likes him for the facade he has put up but he knows he can't keep this up forever so what ends up happening? He just cuts it off. He did it to himself.
Especially in LA where everyone acts like they are balling you have to be careful. You don't want a guy or a lady wanting to spend time with you or date you because of the superficial things you own or the connections you may have. All these superficial things don't mean anything in reality. In LA it's hard for many to get passed that because it is everywhere and there is a big emphasis placed on it.
If you are in LA and go out to hit the town at night. Dress up. Talk to people. Observe. Dance. Don't take yourself too seriously. You'll have a good time.
Welcome to La la land :)
Until next time.
-Norah
I am a nor cal girl that recently moved to so cal. I enjoy being a part of the "night life" scene when I can. No matter where you are the club scene is essentially the same. It never changes. It will always be there. If you can't make it out one weekend or a few weekends you are not missing out on anything life changing.
However, I do find LA night life to be interesting because LA much like New York is a place where people are chasing their dreams. Almost everyone I've met is not originally from LA or Cali in general. Many people have their "day job" and then their night job is the job that is going to help them hopefully one day achieve their dream. Whether that be a singer, dancer, actor, producer ect.
Hollywood nightlife is a whole other beast on its own. Hollywood night life is where you will find the posh clubs that feel like Vegas but you are not in Vegas. Women get in no problem, men it can be a hassle if you don't have pretty ladies with you or you don't know someone that will get you in or your not dropping money on a table. When you walk in it's dark, the music is loud, beautiful lighting, nice architecture, classy go go dancers, a raised DJ booth at the front of the dance floor, the bar is packed as usual, booths everywhere, and everyone is dressed to impress.
Here you will find that people will rack up their credit cards every weekend for no special occasion buying tables located in the far back corner of the club because the ones near the dance floor are just ridiculously priced so a table in the back is better than no table at all.
All this does is attract the people that are after fame and fortune. Kevin Hart said it best in one of his stand up comedies, "stay in your lane". If you go to one of these posh Hollywood nightclubs and are acting "hollywood" when in reality you know you are not what you are presenting yourself to be then you are setting yourself up for trouble, especially the men.
Many women in LA I have noticed will buy a dream at a drop of a dime. I can't tell you how many times guys have tried to hit on me by starting the convo asking if I am a singer, model or actress. No, I'm not, but let me guess, you are a producer? haha. Ladies, don't get caught up. No shame is chasing your dream but don't let some dude sell you one in the club.
If you're out in the club spend a night just observing the dynamics that take place in the club. Often you find that the good looking girls and good looking guys never end up talking or approaching the other because both of their egos are too big. When your ego is too big it becomes fragile. A good looking guy who views himself as being a 9 or 10 a lot of times will not approach the hottest girl in the club. Why? Because he already sees all the other guys hitting on her and she has politely rejected them so he doesn't want to attempt for fear of bruising his ego. The same goes for good looking women. But, you also have to consider the fact the many women generally don't make the first move to begin with.
If you find yourself in this situation you can always gauge your bets by just trying to make eye contact with the girl you have your eyes on or just go talk to her and have a NORMAL conversation instead of hitting on her right from the start. Say something she will remember. Be different. Don't start deep conversations in the club. Keep it light and playful. I promise you will have better luck. At the very least having a convo with her.
Everyone puts up a facade to some extent especially in the beginning. Just make sure it's something you can actually keep up with. A basic example of this is if a guy takes a girl out on a date the first 2 times to Morton's then Ruth's Chris and has rented a luxury car both times and makes sure to make a point to show his gucci belt and Loui wallet on the dates and he starts to pick up that the girl is impressed by these material things. He's starts to second guess everything because she likes him for the facade he has put up but he knows he can't keep this up forever so what ends up happening? He just cuts it off. He did it to himself.
Especially in LA where everyone acts like they are balling you have to be careful. You don't want a guy or a lady wanting to spend time with you or date you because of the superficial things you own or the connections you may have. All these superficial things don't mean anything in reality. In LA it's hard for many to get passed that because it is everywhere and there is a big emphasis placed on it.
If you are in LA and go out to hit the town at night. Dress up. Talk to people. Observe. Dance. Don't take yourself too seriously. You'll have a good time.
Welcome to La la land :)
Until next time.
-Norah
Friday, October 18, 2013
Strategic Altruism
Altruism is a great quality to have in a person. Doing things altruistically is amazing.
However, sometimes one must be strategically altruistic. What I mean by this is a person still is doing something for the better of others at no cost or pay out to him/her simply by participating in whatever it is also benefits him/her too in some way.
An example of this is being on a review board. One may not want to be on the review board but by volunteering his/her time to be a part of it not only is he/she being involved and helping others but also strategically this is a perfect way to build a network. Maybe the other people on the board could possibly help one get a job he/she wants, help with a business venture, or help edit a grant proposal.
It's not money in your pocket but its buying and building equity in yourself. Plus, volunteering is favorable because there is more flexibility. If it were a paid position there is more responsibility and rigidity to the schedule.
There is nothing wrong with being strategically altruistic. Helping others while helping oneself further one's goals.
Networking is under estimated. Network, network, network!!! That is how you can make BIG things happen for yourself.
Introduce yourself! Talk to people. Go out to lunch or coffee. Ask questions! You can learn A LOT more from talking to an experienced venture captialist over a one hour lunch than you ever will in a 2 year MBA program.
People that go into debt or fork out the money to go to big name colleges like Harvard for an MBA are not paying those big bucks for the classes they are taking. The money they are putting down is for the network they are creating by simply being in the program. They are investing in themselves and building self equity.
It is on you to make what you want out of your life experiences. Anywhere you go you never know who you may meet and what they can potentially help you achieve in life by simply having them as a reference. Don't be so reserved or stuck up that you don't learn how to interact with people or look down on people YOU think are not good enough for you.
You never know what the person who you think is not good enough for you could actually do for you. Sometimes doing tedious things needs to be done to achieve what YOU want to achieve.
Learn how to sell yourself. Be confident! Learn to always look put together when leaving your home. You never know who you will meet. First impressions are everything. Remember...
Strategic altruism.
Until next time.
-Norah
However, sometimes one must be strategically altruistic. What I mean by this is a person still is doing something for the better of others at no cost or pay out to him/her simply by participating in whatever it is also benefits him/her too in some way.
An example of this is being on a review board. One may not want to be on the review board but by volunteering his/her time to be a part of it not only is he/she being involved and helping others but also strategically this is a perfect way to build a network. Maybe the other people on the board could possibly help one get a job he/she wants, help with a business venture, or help edit a grant proposal.
It's not money in your pocket but its buying and building equity in yourself. Plus, volunteering is favorable because there is more flexibility. If it were a paid position there is more responsibility and rigidity to the schedule.
There is nothing wrong with being strategically altruistic. Helping others while helping oneself further one's goals.
Networking is under estimated. Network, network, network!!! That is how you can make BIG things happen for yourself.
Introduce yourself! Talk to people. Go out to lunch or coffee. Ask questions! You can learn A LOT more from talking to an experienced venture captialist over a one hour lunch than you ever will in a 2 year MBA program.
People that go into debt or fork out the money to go to big name colleges like Harvard for an MBA are not paying those big bucks for the classes they are taking. The money they are putting down is for the network they are creating by simply being in the program. They are investing in themselves and building self equity.
It is on you to make what you want out of your life experiences. Anywhere you go you never know who you may meet and what they can potentially help you achieve in life by simply having them as a reference. Don't be so reserved or stuck up that you don't learn how to interact with people or look down on people YOU think are not good enough for you.
You never know what the person who you think is not good enough for you could actually do for you. Sometimes doing tedious things needs to be done to achieve what YOU want to achieve.
Learn how to sell yourself. Be confident! Learn to always look put together when leaving your home. You never know who you will meet. First impressions are everything. Remember...
Strategic altruism.
Until next time.
-Norah
Monday, October 14, 2013
You inspire me continued...
Today the patient I mentioned on my previous post that was diagnosed with ovarian cancer passed away. I took care of her just this passed Friday. She was still "alert and oriented" as we like to say in the hospital. She was still talking and knew what was going on and able to request medications ect.
Taking care of her on Friday was really emotional for me because she had just been readmitted to the hospital a few days prior because her situation was declining. Again, it was the same experience as the last time I took care of her.
Her room was packed with all of her loved ones. She is such a selfless person it is SO amazing. Truly. I cannot put into words. This lady was actively dying and she was worried about everyone else and not herself. She was in unfathomable pain on a hydromorphone drip, she was nauseated and throwing up and her nephew was getting ready to take a shower and in the middle of all of this she stops and tells her sister, "does he have a towel, make sure he has a towel".
I had to walk out of the room because my eyes were filling with tears because this woman was so amazing. Selfless. She pulled on all my heart strings. She was apologizing to me that she kept asking me for pain medication and nausea medication. It just blew my mind. I told her to not apologize! That I didn't want her to be in pain and if I had to be in there all day to make sure she was comfortable I would. Always saying thank you. She's always grateful. Just purely amazing.
It was sad for me to know she passed away today. I was thankful I was not caring for her because it would be very difficult for me emotionally to be in the middle of all of it because I have such a strong connection with her and the family. However, I did give my condolences to the family. I tried so hard not to cry. My eyes kept tearing up as the family was thanking me for everything.
Bittersweet.
She impacted me in such an amazing way. I'll never forget her because she inspired me so much. It's extremely rare to meet people these days that are selfless. She was the epitome of selfless.
I would be happy if I could inspire even one person the way she has inspired me. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to meet this woman and had the chance to tell her how amazing she was and how she had inspired me in just the few days I had the privilege of caring for her.
We live in a world that is extremely selfish. Everyone is so focused on achieving their goals and making money that no one really cares about the person next to them. People hardly even care about their own family let alone people that are not even blood related. I am determined to be different. There is nothing wrong with setting goals for oneself and achieving greatness in life. But what is the purpose of achieving greatness and keeping it all to yourself?
True greatness to me is not about how much money you have in your bank account, the car you drive, the house you own, the name brand of your purse/wallet, how many people follow you on twitter or instagram, or that you have a private jet. Greatness to me is how many people can say you have changed their life for the better by just being the person you are. Greatness is when a person does things for others with no expectation or intentions of wanting anything in return. Greatness is inspiring people to be better by just being in your presence. Greatness is selflessness. Greatness is when you are gone people remember you for your actions/deeds not for your fame and fortunes...
Until next time.
-Norah
Taking care of her on Friday was really emotional for me because she had just been readmitted to the hospital a few days prior because her situation was declining. Again, it was the same experience as the last time I took care of her.
Her room was packed with all of her loved ones. She is such a selfless person it is SO amazing. Truly. I cannot put into words. This lady was actively dying and she was worried about everyone else and not herself. She was in unfathomable pain on a hydromorphone drip, she was nauseated and throwing up and her nephew was getting ready to take a shower and in the middle of all of this she stops and tells her sister, "does he have a towel, make sure he has a towel".
I had to walk out of the room because my eyes were filling with tears because this woman was so amazing. Selfless. She pulled on all my heart strings. She was apologizing to me that she kept asking me for pain medication and nausea medication. It just blew my mind. I told her to not apologize! That I didn't want her to be in pain and if I had to be in there all day to make sure she was comfortable I would. Always saying thank you. She's always grateful. Just purely amazing.
It was sad for me to know she passed away today. I was thankful I was not caring for her because it would be very difficult for me emotionally to be in the middle of all of it because I have such a strong connection with her and the family. However, I did give my condolences to the family. I tried so hard not to cry. My eyes kept tearing up as the family was thanking me for everything.
Bittersweet.
She impacted me in such an amazing way. I'll never forget her because she inspired me so much. It's extremely rare to meet people these days that are selfless. She was the epitome of selfless.
I would be happy if I could inspire even one person the way she has inspired me. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to meet this woman and had the chance to tell her how amazing she was and how she had inspired me in just the few days I had the privilege of caring for her.
We live in a world that is extremely selfish. Everyone is so focused on achieving their goals and making money that no one really cares about the person next to them. People hardly even care about their own family let alone people that are not even blood related. I am determined to be different. There is nothing wrong with setting goals for oneself and achieving greatness in life. But what is the purpose of achieving greatness and keeping it all to yourself?
True greatness to me is not about how much money you have in your bank account, the car you drive, the house you own, the name brand of your purse/wallet, how many people follow you on twitter or instagram, or that you have a private jet. Greatness to me is how many people can say you have changed their life for the better by just being the person you are. Greatness is when a person does things for others with no expectation or intentions of wanting anything in return. Greatness is inspiring people to be better by just being in your presence. Greatness is selflessness. Greatness is when you are gone people remember you for your actions/deeds not for your fame and fortunes...
Until next time.
-Norah
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Primary Nursing vs Team Nursing: RN, LVN, CNA
Many people view “primary nursing” as a negative thing.
Primary nursing for those that don’t know is when a hospital functions with
registered nurses (RNs) only. Meaning, no licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) or
certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The patient ratio is the same (at least
for California). The nurse can have up to 5 patients on a med surg floor and up
to 2 in ICU. The work to be completed for all the patients is the RN’s SOLE
responsibility. The RN is held accountable for everything.
The majority of hospitals function under a “team nursing”
model. Where the RN is the lead and is paired with a CNA and an LVN. The
patient care for 4 to 5 patients is split between the RN, LVN, and CNA. An
example of this type of nursing would look something like this:
Suppose the RN is assigned 4 patients. The CNA in total is
assigned 8/9 patients and is split between two RN assignments. The CNA is in
charge of bed baths, bathroom needs, changing linen, refilling water, emptying
drains, recording drain outputs, and helping patients with meals ect. The LVN
is assigned to 2 of the 4 patients of each RN totally 4 patients for his/her
own. The LVN can do everything the RN can do with the exception of passing IV
medications, verifying drips such as insulin and amiodarone, transfusing blood,
and verifying new orders. That leaves the RN with doing patient assessments,
contacting the MD for orders, passing medications to the other 2 patients not
cared for by the LVN and only passing IV meds for the 2 patients the LVN is taking
care of IF there is any IV
medications to give and most patients don’t have drips or blood transfusions
regularly on the floor. Essentially the RN’s main job is to basically
coordinate the care for the 4 patients throughout the day.
Before I go into my opinion on the two models of delivering
nursing care, research has proven that patient mortality and morbidity was
significantly improved in hospitals practicing with the primary nursing model.
I have had the privilege of working in institutions that
have practiced both models. I favor the primary nursing model. I favor this
model because I as the nurse am held accountable for everything that needs to
be done for the patient. I know exactly what is going on because I did it. I
know what that drain out put looked like. I know how much that drain put out
because I was the one emptying it. I know whether the patient brushed his/her
teeth because I offered it to them. I know how much water they drank because I
refilled it ect. ect.
Take an extreme situation for example such as a code. I have
an MD asking me how much fluid did this patient take in today? How much did
that drain put out the last hour? When was the last time the patient had
narcotics? I have answers right away or at the very least a really good
“guestamation” of what the answer might be. This is a very real situation. Many
MDs will be asking you these types of questions as you are cracking ribs doing
chest compressions on your pulseless non breathing patient. The MD and the code
team are going to want the RN to
paint a picture of the events leading up to the arrest.
Now, lets consider this situation in a “team nursing” model.
The patient codes and the RN is running the code but has not had the chance to
speak with the CNA or look in the computer to see if any drain outputs or urine
out put as been recorded. The RN does not know how much fluid the patient
consumed because the CNA refilled the water and fed the patient. The RN does
not know that last time this patient received narcotics because the LVN is in
charge of passing all oral medications including the norco the is ordered PRN
(as needed). Now here comes the MD as you, the RN, is doing chest compressions
and the MD starts shooting questions as you: when was the last dose of norco?
What has this patient’s urine output been so far? How much has that drain put
out? As the RN you are a deer in headlights at this moment. You don’t have any
of these answers right away because “it wasn’t your job” to do those things.
Your CNA and LVN I guarantee are not in the room either. It’s just not good.
I’ll play devils advocate because I know there will be some
people reading this and thinking: “well that’s your job as the RN is to make
sure you have all that data and you are checking to see what the CNA and LVN
are doing”. That is a very nice textbook thought but, anyone that is an RN
knows how busy it is in the real world hospital and you don’t get to sit in the
front of the computer all day tracking down what your CNA and LVN are
doing. Also, as the RN you don’t want to
micromanage your CNA and LVN constantly asking them what they are doing and
when they are going to do their next task. That is all I am going to say about
that.
This is an extreme situation but I believe it paints a very
clear picture. The RN is just not in tune with everything going on with the
patient. I find myself at the institution I am currently working at with the
team-nursing model asking myself a lot of questions about my patients because
the care is split between too many people. I then find myself chasing after the
CNA and the LVN to do their job when my phone is being blown up because they
aren’t doing their job. It creates animosity between coworkers because in a
team-nursing model it is very easy to start blaming things on others as the
reason why things did not get done. Ultimately, as the RN you are responsible
for everything that needs to be done for the patient. Blaming it on others will
not work.
I came from a primary nursing institution and I find myself
doing what is considered the CNAs job and the LVNs job all the time. Simply
because its easier for me to do it and most importantly it is in my patients
best interest to do it rather than leave my patient’s room leaving them hanging
until the CNA or the LVN can come to their aide. Believe it or not this happens
ALL the time at my current institution. Because of this thought that, “that’s
not my job, that is the CNAs job” or the LVNs job. Therefore, the RN even if
he/she has the time and is already in the patients room when tell the patient,
“ill get the CNA to come help you” and will leave and have the patient wait
another God knows how long until the CNA finally can come assist the patient
while the RN goes back to pinning posts on pinterest. It makes me crazy!
In a nutshell, that is why I am for primary nursing. What is
your opinion? Feel free to share your experiences, thoughts, or comments.
Until next time.
-Norah
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Comical Southwest Flight
I fly fairly often. Mostly on southwest airlines.
Tonight was by far the most entertaining flight I have been on. The flight
attendants were comical and I absolutely loved it. These ladies must get a lot
of attention from the men on these flights because who doesn’t love a woman
that can make you laugh?! Clearly this was something rehearsed because they all
knew the routine. The one that was on the speaker doing all the talking must
have had aspirations to be a comedian at some point in her life cause she was
extremely comical and animated. Here are some examples of the things that were
said:
“This is a full flight folks look for the best looking
person and please take a seat next to them” (because of course as we all know
everyone takes forever to take a seat! Especially on southwest flights)
“Please send your last texts and update your fb status now
because I know you need to tell everyone what you are doing at this moment then
please turn your phones off”
“Should we lose cabin pressure which we never expect or else
we would not have shown up to work tonight…”
“Oxygen masks will drop out above your head, place the cup
over your mouth and nose and breath like you’ve never breathed before”
“If you are flying with children, why…?!”
“Just kidding, if you are flying with children pick the one
with the most potential and start there and work down the line placing the
masks on their faces”
“Put the vest over your head and wrap it around you tiny
little waist and blow to inflate. And ladies so you don’t mess up your hair
*they all put on cute shower caps over their hair”
“If you don’t know how to swim or forget once you hit the
water its ok. Just kick, kick, paddle, paddle, breath”
“This is a non smoking flight this includes the levorotary.
If you do smoke on this flight you will be charged 25,000 dollars and if you
have that kind of money to spend you should be flying delta”
“We are going to dim the lights now, if you would like light
to read push the button above your head that looks like a hairy light bulb to
turn it on. If you push the flight attendants button it will not turn her on”
These are just some of the quotes I can remember off the top
of my head. Meanwhile performing this the ladies were wearing the glasses that
have a nose attached to them with the bushy eye brows. It may not sound as
funny typed out but, it was hilarious to say the least. Had to share my
experience. These ladies definitely know how to have a good time.
Until next time.
-Norah
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