********** ~ Lost Skin ~ **********

Have I ever mentioned how uncoordinated I am? And I'm not talking clothes.

I regularly throw myself at people's feet in public. Sometimes they ignore me, trying to not embarass me I expect, and sometimes they stop and help me up and wipe me down, swat me on my tushy and send me on my way. O.k., so I made up the swatting on the tushy part.

I pulled one of my falls today in front of the grocery store. I was in flip flops, stepping up onto the curb, and because I was preoccupied I went straight down with no hands to stop the fall. I actually hit one of my orbital bones on the pavement and bruised it. How does one do that??!! Thankfully I did not break my glasses or scratch them, cause they went flying.

There was a nice person who stopped and asked if I was o.k. and then handed me my glasses and was on her way. Then stepping into the foyer where the carts were an older woman asked me if I was o.k. and did I want to sit down? I told her no thank you, I was just embarassed by not hurt. Not seriously hurt anyway. My pride, a little skin off the toe that obviously tripped me up and some fron the side of my left hand where it slid on the pavement.

Overall I'd say it was a good fall.

I've been doing this kind of stuff since I was a kid. Just ask my Mom. She'll tell you the story of how I used to trip over string on carpet. Again, and again, and again. (Her story, not my tripping)

It's truly amazing I've never broken anything. Thank God I have good bones.

Ice cubes

I took my granddaughter to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs today in 3D and it was awesome! I've never seen a movie in 3D before and I really liked the experience.

The past few days have been spent playing Littlest Pet Shop, coaching video games online, playing on the playground, doing art projects, and playing games. It has been very fun.

Lori goes home tomorrow morning and I know her Mom and little brother have been missing her terribly.

Still fighting with the bank and the car finance people. I'm so sick of it. But I refuse to give up.

Stay the course. Right??

***** ~ A Show Of Force ~ *****

For the safety and guaranteed quick response to different situations in the hospital we have what are called 'codes'. We have Code 5 for aggressive patients, Code Pink for a missing newborn, Code 99 for a pt in resperitory distress, you get the picture. We have personnel who volunteer to receive training in each situation so they can be called when needed.

Let me set the scene last night:

There was a patient with mental health issues in one of the rooms. The room was being 'guarded' or watched by one of our security personnel. This patient decided she no longer wanted to be in the hospital and was going to leave. This is not allowed, especially if the patient is there on what is called a psych hold. They must be monitored until the Dr feels they are not a risk to themselves or others, or they are admitted to our mental health unit.

The Dr on last night and two or three personnel from the floor had gone over into the new ER to check it out. There is no paging system set up in there as of yet.

We have limited staff on the floor at night as generally we don't need them.

This patient attempted to leave her room and met resistance with the security guard. This was seen by a couple of the nursing staff in the ER and they went to assist. As one of the nurses was going into the room she yelled out to call a Code 5. (Aggressive Patient)

The Unit Secretary was one of the CNA's who had been trained (so she told me) to do the Unit Secretary job. She picked up the radio and called security and informed them we had a Code 5. Correct procedure. She then left the ER and went to the other side to get the Dr and other personnel. Wrong procedure.

She should have paged overhead that we had a Code 5 in the ER so that the specially trained team could come and assist. Those teams come running (literally) as a show of force so that the patient will back down and no physical force will be necessary. Hopefully.

Without her paging overhead the ER admitting staff cannot page overhead. It's a procedural thing.

I saw the Unit Secretary leave the ER without paging overhead so I did it. Not 30 seconds later we had people running into the ER from all directions. The patient was subdued and they left.

When I confronted the Unit Secretary about how she responded her response was "I paged security and I went to get staff members." O.k......but in the meantime you have people in the room with the patient who are in danger. It would not have taken her 5 seconds to page it overhead first.

GGGrrrrr on her!!

There is a reason we have procedures to follow. Tried and true methods. Don't fix what ain't broke!!!

********** ~ Goodness in Paper ~ ************

Long night last night. Worked alone for half of it.

Thank goodness I had a good book.

Quicksand by Iris Johansen. Her books tend to be pretty good. They are a series but you can pick one up and read it without having read the rest.

I'll be taking another one with me tonight to read. I should have a partner tonight. It's nice to know I have reliable people to work with most of the time. The person who called out last night was a fill in for the regular person. Go figure.

Still fighting with the bank. I slept too long today and missed their hours so I'll try before noon tomorrow. I know they are open for a few hours on Saturday.

I have vacation time in August. The 10th thru the 20th. I have a dental appt on the 12th (took three months to get it) to get my teeth cleaned and get a referal to an oral surgeon in Eugene to get my wisdom teeth taken out. I'm sure that will be another three to four months. Hope they last that long. I have cavities in them and they are in a precarious position to be broken.

I also will be house sitting on the 15th thru the 17th for a guy at work. He and his wife are traveling to Vancouver I believe and they need someone to sit with the dog. She is very spoiled and needs lots of attention. I can do that!

O.k. That was a random tangent. Sorry :-)

Enjoy your Saturday everyone and I'll check in later. Hopefully. Wishfully. It's on my list o.k.?

Volitile

I HATE banks. Not dispise, not dislike, but downright flatout HATE them. From now on my money is going in the mattress, or in the coffee can buried in the yard by the big oak tree...or.....anything other than a bank. GGGGRRRRRRRRR

***** Off to see the Wizard *****

I am leaving right after work tomorrow morning and heading to my Mom's in Eastern Oregon. I will be picking up the granddaughter and taking her with me. It should be a fun few days. Hopefully the weather will be nice and we can do some swimming, or at the very least go to the park and play some soccer or just play on the playground.

The 4th was relatively quiet at work. One person came in before I even arrived that had eye damage due to fireworks. I don't believe it was anything traumatic. Just silliness. We had a couple of people come in intoxicated, but overall it was quiet. I expect tonight will be the same. I'm betting day crew was busy simply because that's standard and everyone was playing hard this weekend and will have the battle wounds to deal with.

I will officially be a bachelorette again when I get back from Mom's. My son has decided to give it another go with the ex so it will be quiet times after my granddaughter leaves. She will be staying with her Dad while I work this next week's shift and then I'll have her again until the following Wednesday when I'll be taking her home. Give my daughter a break and allow her some recoup time hopefully. She's had all three kids for the past month or so and is worn out. Who ever said being a mother is easy??!!

I probably will not be blogging while I'm gone so I hope you all have a safe week and I'll check back in on Wednesday or Thursday.

*********** I am Leann ******************

People call me/I call myself friend, daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt, neice, and Leann.

I see myself as a very fortunate survivor of incest, depression, anxiety.

If I thought you cared and you were listening, I would tell you that there is truly a reason for everything and all that is meant to happen will come to pass when the timing is right… so cliche I know, but true.

I am struggling with my purpose in life and where I fit into the world.

I am recovering from (I cannot honestly think of a thing).

Something I have been keeping a secret is I have been suicidal in the past.

I am trying to think positive and something I’m good at is helping other people believe they have a purpose and never to give up.

I love me family, and friends.

I want people to know that life can seem terribly difficult and hopeless. We are here to learn and made the choice to be here. Learn, enjoy, and return.