Cold day only 13 degrees at top. We are nesting with the heater and Company a musical by Stephan Sondheim. It is so funny and clever. Last night we went to see Madame Butterfly by the Australian Operas travelling company it was wonderful and really cheap for an opera. We are seeing some great shows this year.
Not working till tomorrow night. We had a chat to the supervisor last week it sounds even scarier in the general wards, no staff. I didnt know they were down to ains on the wards. She said she had very junior registered nurse an enrolled nurse and an assistant in nursing for 20 or so patients on one ward. I said I'd be going home, she said that you cant leave the patients but I'd be too frightened to stay. Nobody ever listens about staffing when things go wrong they just find the most powerless person to blame and thats some poor ward RN. I wonder how many nurses just get too scared to work in the wards. They have a team of ICU nurses that we can call when there are problems on the wards, trying to prevent the bounce backs to ICU. At least you have someone to ask. We had lady with a PICC line in which most us had not a clue about last week. Finally diagnosed with MRSA in her caesar wound. So there she is sitting in maternity, we hate dirty wounds there because of the babies but no on cares anymore.
I read that in WA they are dealing with MRSA a lot better, here its just a mess they dont do anything about it, one of the girls rang the infection control person to ask her to look at the wound cause we'd never seen any thing like it but she said she didnt deal with patients only infections!
I only go to work for the laughs.

Life life just gets a bit peaceful sort of mother in nursing home and stable in a downhill way, not getting out of bed now and being fed. My work busy but no trouble then husband who works in aged care nursing gets given a new roster which will drop his pay 12thou dollars, So he has to get a new job. Kennedy health care group in action. They want to save money of course and reduce trained nurses and replace them with enrolled nurses and ain. They are getting the ens to do a course to give medications so they think they can get rid of most of their registered nurses.
Aged care registered nurses are about 10% behind in pay now and after the next pay rises they will be more than 16% behind and the union, while happy to support the presidents daughters soccer team with union money is not doing anything about aged care nurses wages. NSW nursing union has always been crap wots new.
So as more RNs leave aged care the more operators can say they cant get RNs very cute scheme. Whatever husband needs to get out before he finds himself being responsible for very large nos of very ill old people with minimal trained staff.
I said to him I think I should go onto fulltime but he says wait and see and dont worry too much but I do of course but I think because I am already worried about my mother.
They rang for me to work tonight but I said no because i am playing golf tomorrow, but maybe I should have.
Thats all going to do aquarobics hope the pool is warm its sooo cold.

Played golf yesterday with a fellow newbie and the pigtail lady, just a bit of advice give away wearing pigtails on yr 30th, this one is over 70 and has white hair. It was a monthly medal day, stroke play that means you count every hit and you have to play till the ball is in the hole no matter how long that takes. quite a difficult day esp for new players who arnt that good. Plus you play in yr own handicap group so you dont have the lower handicap people helping.
The dizzy one does not count shots properly or fill the card in accurately or know any rules, lights up cigarettes and leaves them burning on the grass (lol) I'm imaging once the dry returns headlines "golf comp abandoned while wild grass fire spreads across course" I digress, Anyway my other companion was getting increasing upset with dizzy. I who are often send out to play with her, 4th time I think knew what we were in for tried to ride it out in a zen state but then the dizzy one hit her ball on the A graders fairway while they were trying to hit off. This is a very big crime. The A graders went for her and they are scarey golfing is where all the scarey teachers and nurses end up in retirement. Its the first time I've seen anyone get thru to her and she went in after that. I thought I should talk her into staying but looking at the other player I wasnt game enough to say anything.
Nursing certainly prepares you for all the trials of life.
The other lady is a nurse now retired she is a saint of the cancer care system. The cancer care workers speak of like others do of mother Therea. I thought well the hospital must have really valued her she had worked there her whole career but she said no she left because the new num was another psycopath and they didnt do anthing to thank no dinner, lunch card. I was shocked and everyone I've told is to. Nursing doesnt just eat its young it BO's all over its experienced. Seriously you wonder if there is any hope. Must go to work detachment detachment

Ahh so long since posted always running so much to do. stoopid Went to see Australian womans basketball team play brazil that was great. Saw "Tell me on a sunday" musical very good.
Patient of the week girl with a deep vein thrombosis in 2nd trimester but i havent looked up google about it yet.I worked 2 evening shifts instead of nights to see if I liked being less tired but they were pretty shitty too. Also in charge of the shift on the phone for 1/4 of the shift looking for staff for next shift so end up looking after her patients too. Stuff it I will probably stay on nights. In the last year they have changed nearly every piece of paper in the place and every procedure, none of it shorter or better. They are advertising for staff but that will take months if ever they like being short it saves them money.
Everyone hates everyone else for sending them more and more patients. I'm planning a sickie next week they wont have any staff for one of the nights I'm doing so stuff them.
Its very cold today and a bit rainy was going to garden but too cold. Yesterday did some weeding wandering jew which if i let in would coat my backyard! If only it was eatable or even mulchable it is the cockroach of the plant world. Dont tell it but I secretly admire it. The azaleas I planted are doing well really they are lovely plants and they will grow in pretty difficult conditions. I am having a japanese garden phase again. My garden is trying to be everything at once but I enjoy it anyway. I harvested my first handful of macadamia nuts yesterday just have to crack them very hard shells. So now I am feeling sustainable gardener.
Well going to knit a scarf now drink more tea and go visit mum in the nursing home.