I woke up at 6am this morning and didn't feel like getting up right away. I watched this special on CNN called Wounded Warriors. I swear it was like a recruitment video for the military for me. I watched the nurses in army gear take care of the almost same type of patients I care for. Amputations GSWs fractures chest tubes galore. I found myself looking at the monitors of these wounded soldiers and the fluids hanging ect... I got even more excited when I saw them run an ICU on an airplane in the dark! Everyone where I work aspires to be a flight nurse. Is it going to happen? More than likely not anytime soon. There's a five year waiting list. Usually military nurses get the spot. I even went on the goarmy.com website to see what they have to offer army RNs. I don't know its sounds awesome on the internet and the they will pay for you to be a CRNA I got goosebumps. Gosh taking care of 1 patient at a time, pushing drugs to monitoring vital signs taking them to ICU getting paid tons of money. I deal with them all the time now that I work in trauma/surgical ICU. They bring my patients up give me a 30 sec report and leave me a mess! Thank goodness there is great team work where I work now. No more of that hunting a nurse assistant down to help turn my patient or get a accucheck! Most of the time I stand there watching five RNs set everything up.

I get done with my program in three weeks than I'm back to day shift. Man the money is crazy on night shift. It's like 300 more. I'm nervous. So far there were 28 of us total in the fellowship now there is 20 of us left. For trauma icu there were 8 of us now there is 4 of us. It hasn't been easy. Last two weeks they have been giving me neuro patients and my gosh anyone with rods sticking out of their heads is fcking hard work. Neuro checks every hour, calculating all these numbers every hour and running protocols if the numbers are to high or to low. I love the work. I hate when I have to take them to CT scan or MRI. I work on the 8th floor and going down the hall waiting for the elevator all the way to the 1st floor and going back up is a bitch though. Again there were so many visitors in the hallway I unfortunately bumped into three people with the stretcher. I was yelling from all the way down the hall to get out of the way cause we run like crazy down the hall. The last thing I want is my patient to code in front visitors.

So anyways I've learned so much but July is around the corner and I will be on my own own soon. You know what July means. New 2nd year surgical residents first time in the TSICU that dont' know shit about the vents, meds, procedures ect... I'm counting down the months till next year in Feb 2008 It will be one year of ICU experience and I'm out doing travel nursing. Memae will be doing it in July to be with her man in Seattle. The money they offered and the loft downtown they offered was fckin awesome. 8 more months thats it and I can finally live out my dream.

I'm so stoked they are showing Most Haunted on the Travel Channel. I swear my sister and I were hooked on that show last year in Spain and England. I'm so glad they are finally showin it here.

Watched Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. Fckinhilariouswishiwasinhighschoolwhenthismoviecameoutitwouldbethebestwakeandbakeskipshcoolmovie.

Heading to Orlando later watch Jesse in a play. It's cool but hey one of the biggest fights is gonna be on tonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope Liddell wins but man Jackson is one big ass mofo. I really really really wanted to watch it and scream at the tv and elbow the air. gosh darnit!!!
Alright peace out