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Apr

Attitude is Everything

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This is a little saying we have around here and use often.  Last night I had to say it to myself over and over.  It works though, and the statement couldn’t be more true!

I was sound asleep and had been for about 1.5 hours when my phone rang.  It was 10pm.  Someone wanted to go home cause there tummy was upset.  Funny cause according to Doug she looked fine just three hours before during report.  Funny cause when I showed up to relieve her she looked fine too.  I as furious with her!  ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS!  I let her know this too.  I told her that it wasn’t fair to her co-workers that she was unreliable.  That if she wanted to pick up extra shifts she needed to be working them.  That her continuous sick calls were unfair to the rest of the staff.  Of course at this point she offered to stay but I was showered, awake, and there so she needed to go home.  I wasn’t mad at the hospital for needing me.  I was on call and that’s my job.  I was just really frustrated with the lack of team work from this particular employee.  Especially since it wasn’t the first time she has screwed me.  Never this bad but her sick calls have had their affect on me.  But what can I say, she is young, a brand new nurse, and has a lot of growing up to do.  I was there once too. 

Anyway, ended up being a good shift (once I woke up).  And I ended up being able to stay awake the rest of the shift.  The best thing was I didn’t have to take vacation pay to pay for my day off and I still had a good day with the kids on Monday so in the end, I WON!!!

I came home this am and slept, and boy did I sleep!  I woke up around 2pm to clean the house and get myself in a chipper mood before the kids came home.  We had dinner and then I was showered and back in bed by 6pm.  Now I’m just waiting for Doug to come home and take over parenting so I can drift into zzzz land

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