I've been reading blogs of note cakewreaks which is so funny and running a hospital which is really interesting. it would be so good to have someone in charge who is actually interested in how the place runs and focused on the work. I think am I working at the worst hospital in NSW or Australia but there is no way to know that. They put the newsletter up on the toilet wall I guess they know only a captive audience will read it. The guy in charge does his little homilies in it. We are lucky to live in a land of freedom and free speech but if you speak out and identify yourself as a member of the hospital oh well thats not right. What a creepy bunch these people are, you just slave away in silence you lowlifes while we build our brilliant careers and we will close anything and destroy anything we are told to. Bitter oh yes. I wonder if it was worth anything nursing that is. It fed my children I suppose that will have to do. How many jobs really matter much. Nursing just feels like a job that feeds off your insecurities to bleed you dry of work and make you feel inadequate. You can do 99% right in a day but someone will be bound to tell you the bit you forgot.
I'm upset at the moment because someone told me that at another hospital in the group they have a ratio of one nurse to 5 mothers and ours is one to 7 and they frequently go over that. Bear in mind 7 mothers include up to 7 babies so that is a lot of patients to look after. Plus our turnover of patients is huge, 50 patient movements in a day was the record , counting mothers and babies in and out of the ward. Really I think I'm nuts staying there. Oh well not much longer to retirement I hope.
This is very whingy but I'm mad with myself for saying I would do an extra shift tonight. I forgot I am going out to dinner.
On a cheerful note I have a nice new jumper very superficial and I'm reading a good book a kate atkinson I heard her interviewed on the radio.