Staff nursing is challenging and intense. It requires physical, psychological, mental and spiritual prowess, and stamina. In order to survive, one must find a bit of levity in any given day, recognize it as such, savor it for a moment, exhale, refresh, regroup, and move along. In current terms, that would be known as the “levity bundle.” Levity is spontaneous and fleeting so one must grab its nuances and quickly partake of its benefits. Sometimes we are so stressed and overwhelmed we totally miss our moment of reprieve. I’m embracing levity nowadays as a survival technique, and it is interesting to me where I find it.
I floated to O.T,U. this week; a fish out of water. I’m always amazed that I function quite nicely on my unit, but when I go to another unit I might as well be in a foreign country and not speak the language! My first patient’s chief complaint was listed as 129.9! I kept that little number in my head throughout the day; chuckling and scheming. I have no idea what it means but I will not miss an opportunity to take advantage of it in the future.
We had a pitch-in last week, mostly sweets, because everyone knows that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. I missed a great opportunity to make my infamous “Beefy Brownies,” but many good bakers provided wonderful treats. It was an appreciation/farewell for one of our favorite physicians - a very special interlude with a lot of banter and one moment that was quite hilarious; one that shall always be remembered. Levity.
Sometimes these levity moments are long remembered. When I first started working at IU, I worked nights. I was reading the nurse’s notes from the day and a student nurse was caring for an elderly gentleman that was learning the art of walking with a 4-prong cane. The entry: patient abel to use cain. Priceless.
And, then, there is the “Chicken Catcher.” One day a group of us converged at the nurses' station and started talking about the program America’s Got Talent. I stated that I liked the “Chicken Catcher.” The conversation that ensued went fifty directions regarding the job of a “Chicken Catcher.” Wikepedia finally gave us the job description: A chicken catcher is one who catches chickens. OK then. In the final analysis we decided there was a need for such a job because chickens cannot be herded.
The next day our conversation centered around the fact that the chicken catcher had won the million dollars and a show of his own in Vegas. He was a quiet, shy man that had moved way out of his comfort zone to catch a dream. It changed his life completely.
Chicken catching and dream catching have enough merit to be independent blogs, our reality is “levity catching,” and when we accomplish it, we can exhale.
Have a nice day.
Sherry
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I floated to O.T,U. this week; a fish out of water. I’m always amazed that I function quite nicely on my unit, but when I go to another unit I might as well be in a foreign country and not speak the language! My first patient’s chief complaint was listed as 129.9! I kept that little number in my head throughout the day; chuckling and scheming. I have no idea what it means but I will not miss an opportunity to take advantage of it in the future.
We had a pitch-in last week, mostly sweets, because everyone knows that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. I missed a great opportunity to make my infamous “Beefy Brownies,” but many good bakers provided wonderful treats. It was an appreciation/farewell for one of our favorite physicians - a very special interlude with a lot of banter and one moment that was quite hilarious; one that shall always be remembered. Levity.
Sometimes these levity moments are long remembered. When I first started working at IU, I worked nights. I was reading the nurse’s notes from the day and a student nurse was caring for an elderly gentleman that was learning the art of walking with a 4-prong cane. The entry: patient abel to use cain. Priceless.
And, then, there is the “Chicken Catcher.” One day a group of us converged at the nurses' station and started talking about the program America’s Got Talent. I stated that I liked the “Chicken Catcher.” The conversation that ensued went fifty directions regarding the job of a “Chicken Catcher.” Wikepedia finally gave us the job description: A chicken catcher is one who catches chickens. OK then. In the final analysis we decided there was a need for such a job because chickens cannot be herded.
The next day our conversation centered around the fact that the chicken catcher had won the million dollars and a show of his own in Vegas. He was a quiet, shy man that had moved way out of his comfort zone to catch a dream. It changed his life completely.
Chicken catching and dream catching have enough merit to be independent blogs, our reality is “levity catching,” and when we accomplish it, we can exhale.
Have a nice day.
Sherry
To be a registered nurse at Clarian, visit Registered Nurse Jobs Indianapolis.
Search for available Nursing Jobs at Clarian Health by Nurse Specialty.
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