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Another New Beginning
“Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chaptersTurn the page and start to make amendsThere’s no pre-written guarantee of “happily ever after” -Mal Today marks another new chapter for me. Today starts orientation at another hospital for a new Travel Nurse contract. That means new everything. Once again being the ‘new kid.’ Learning where everything is. Attempting to not get lost in the hospital. New management New equipment New patient population New coworkers New policies New scrubs 😄 (never a bad thing 🥰) Today will be the start of my first travel assignment that I will be home daily. I cannot tell you how happy that makes my…
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“Code Hero”
So often in the hospital we hear a variety of ‘codes’ called overhead. Each hospital has their own set of codes. “Code Yellow. Code Grey. Code Orange. Rapid Response Team/RRT. Code Red,” the list continues. Generally at orientation staff members are provided with a badge that will have the list of codes on them so when you hear them called on the speaker you have an idea of what is going on. There is a code that is not listed on our badges. There is a code that is unlike the others. When other codes are called there is an urgency to save that patient in need. To do everything…
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Memories
When you think about loved ones or friends that you have lost, what do you remember most? What character trait sticks out to you? Do you remember their laugh, the smell of their perfume, their favorite color, or maybe their favorite meal? Many studies tell us that smell is one of the strongest senses linked to our memories. My Oma and Opa’s house always smelled of mothballs. When I smell them it brings a joy to my heart and many childhood memories. The memories of playing on the steps for hours with my nephew, brother and cousins going through the mountains of magazines that Oma and Opa had saved. Playing…
