On Saturday Jose's unit celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday at the Hyatt Hotel downtown San Diego. It's a beautiful hotel overlooking the bay and city. We enjoyed our time eating a good meal and being with the other Marines and spouses. Getting dressed up was fun too. While Jose was rehearsing I walked to a Payless and picked up some shoes and then found a place in the mall to get my haircut right before the ball. Many of the pictures didn't turn out that well, it was hard to know which setting to use on our camera. As you can see in one of the pictures Jose is reading part of the ceremony's traditional words.
As soon as I can figure out how to post pictures from our Mac to the blog, I will post pictures of our trip to Sequoia National Park and others from my mom's visit.
Last week was busy and stressful for both of us. I started working day shift and that is quite an adjustment from the quiet, less-stress night atmosphere. My first day working I made a medication error and felt horrible. However, there were other errors made leading up to mine that made me feel somewhat better. Thank the Lord that the patient is alive and the medication didn't cause a harmful effect! The patient was very sedated and pain free as a result. Also, the doctor was very understanding and not angry! The second day I should have reported a low blood pressure to someone to get advice as to what to do and I didn't - due to business I forgot and the patient presented themselves without any other problems...again praise God the patient's blood pressure went up. The third day my manager called me into his office to talk about these errors and was concerned about my "critical thinking" skills. So, over the next two weeks I am focusing on certain areas to improve my critical thinking. By the end of my third shift on days I was beyond exhausted -staying overtime all three days and making mistakes. I came home and cried. Surprisingly, that's my first time crying after a shift at work....I thought it would come sooner with all the stories I've heard from new nurses. I worked on Monday and praise God the shift went much better than the previous ones! So, that's my little story of life recently. I would appreciate your prayers :)
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Oh - I can remember so clearly all those days coming home crying. And don't worry - I made medication errors too! I am just so grateful that we have our Saviour there to watch over us during work. I know He is watching over you! I will definately be keeping you in my prayers. God will give you the grace and understanding you need for each day at work.
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