Hmm...let's see, I worked 12 hour days last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I worked on the stroke unit these days. I had Monday and Tuesday off and just ran errands and cleaned my apartment. Tuesday night, I stayed at my friend Tammy's house because she had to get up and drive her husband to work early in the morning and they didn't want to wake their 2 little girls, so I stayed there so that the girls could sleep.
I worked 12 hour night shifts on Wednesday and Thursday. I worked on the neurosciences unit for these 2 shifts. It's very interesting and I'm learning a lot. The neurosciences unit is medical/ surgical, so I have been looking after patients who have brain injuries, tumor resections, hydrocephalus, subdural hematomas, etc. I had my first lumbar drain patient which was interesting. This unit also has a small subunit called the SMU which is a seizure monitoring unit. I haven't been trained for there yet, they usually wait for 8 months to a year before they train new staff there. What they do is take the patients off of their medications and try to induce them to have a seizure so that they can see what area of the brain in affected.
Yesterday, I got off the night shift in the morning and slept til about 1pm. I met up with a friend from Bible school, Tina and we went out for an early supper. It was really nice to see her and the food was delicious too! I then came home and watched the Olympics for a bit trying to stay awake past 9pm (I am usually pretty much useless the day that I get off of the night shift). This morning, I'm being lazy. I need to clean my apartment again and then I think I'm going to go to one of the Farmer's Markets. I love the farmer's market in Fredericton, we'll see how this one compares. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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