Happy Memorial Day From The Nurse Practitioner's Place!

I hope everyone is enjoying their day! I'm lucky enough to be off work and am getting ready for a swim and dinner at the neighbor's with my family. We do need to remember what today is all about though.

Memorial Day is to celebrate all the Veteran's who served our country so that we can be free to do the things we like to do. Nurses were there on the field in the middle of the danger and behind the lines taking care of the wounded. The medics on the field were there as well. Take the time to find a medical veteran and talk to them about their experiences. I'm sure they will enjoy it if they can talk about it. Some are still carrying the invisible wounds of their service.

Thanks to all the current service men and women and to all the medical staff who are all over the world so that our home front remains free. Remember the fallen, and thank a veteran today for their sacrifice and service.

Can't We All Just Get Along?

I have been thinking about a post that I read recently about trying to improve doctor/nurse relations and the person's director said that nurses should pay more attention to what doctors like to eat or drink. Maybe nurses should go back to being the handmaidens? I don't think so!

I think to improve doctor/NP/nursing relationships, we need to respect one another and each other's differences first. Giving us bribes of coffee, chocolate, sodas etc. really won't change our moods. All we want is to have the right information at the right time for the right patient in a relevant manner. Nurses need to also remember that as primary care providers, we are responsible for hundreds of patients. We have to keep them all figured out and know what's going on most of the time with very little information. That's why it's important for you to give us the short and sweet info (the really important info!). We've already had several calls and taken care of several loose ends before your call happened.

Not too hard???

We Doctors and NPs also need to remember what it's like out there taking care of 7-10+ patients on the floor, along with dealing with the families and the upper management at the same time for 12 hour stretches. If we all work together, things will move smoothly and the MOST important things will happen.

We won't hate each other and the patients will be taken care of and be healthy.

P.S. Sorry I haven't updated in a little while. I've been busy playing with Sitepal over at my other NP place.

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Nurse's Week!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there! I had a great day with my hubby and youngest son as we went out to lunch at The Texas Roadhouse (yummy!) and then went shopping for a dress and shoes for my oldest son's wedding. They were on sale (always a good thing!) and got flowers too! I got calls from my other children and my sisters and mother.
Can't think of a greater day, can you?

Hope everyone had a wonderful Nurse's Week too! Make sure you put all those little handy gifts to good use, though I know that a big raise and a big THANK YOU would have been even better.

Change of Shift Is Up!

I am a little remiss in posting the link to the wonderful Change of Shift at Life in the NHS. She did a wonderful and very informative COS.

Happy 1rst FNP Anniversary To Me!

Today is the first anniversary of my FNP graduation. I can't believe that it's gone by so fast in comparison to what seemed like an eternity of school to get there. I have learned a lot over the last year about contract negotiations, job hunting, changing jobs and patient quirks.
I am so blessed to have a great job with awesome benefits. My patients are happy that I am able to spend the time with them so that they understand their health processes. It's a luxury that few new or experienced NPs have unless they own their own practice.
My husband and I also decided for my first anniversary that we would go dot com in addition to this site. I have to add more information to the site, but I would love any feedback. The only thing that I don't like about it is the inability for others to leave comments on the blog itself. You can leave comments on the guest book or email me with your comments. If they are interesting, I will put in a follow up post with them in it. So without further ado, click here to take an early peek!