Hi folks, well this post will cover today and yesterday. I took care of one patient who ended up having COVID-19 and they were admitted. Other patients I had were seen and discharged, no problems there. Yesterday there was a fly over by the Blue Angels (Navy) and Thunder Birds (Air Force). It was actually … Continue reading It’s not all doom and gloom!

Due to instructions from my hospital I had to take the last post down. I am not in trouble, one of my travel nurses told me that is the policy because she worked today and heard about it.

Hello! I think I already mentioned that I'm working in a 25-bed community ER, but here are some of the details. There are no walls between patient care areas, just curtains, so that makes isolation very hard. There are about 7 fast track rooms/ortho rooms that are walled off and contained. Two of these rooms … Continue reading Here’s where I’m working!

Hello, I had today off and I will be working the next two days. It was nice to have the day off after my unit orientation day. I was able to do some errands and really prepare myself for the shifts I will be doing. Oh, and something very fortunate happened to me on orientation … Continue reading Streets of New York!

Calleo had a thoroughly busy day. He spent his first day at Allen Presbyterian Hospital orienting to the ER unit with about eight other nurses. He and another travel nurse were assigned to work with one of the local staff members. He was quite knowledgeable and good at his job. It was not an overwhelming … Continue reading I made it to the Real Deal!

Hello, thanks for everyone who is following the stories and asking me about my well-being and how things are going. So tomorrow I am going to the ER that I will be working in for on unit orientation from 0700-1930. Then after that I will get my schedule and start my night shift routine and … Continue reading Going in!

So today I ran around and planned some routes to run to work. Hopefully I can get in 2-3 miles on my way to and from work each day. There are some very nice gardens and parks around; there seem to be volunteers or members of small parks that go by and do landscaping or … Continue reading Just running around

  Hello, there is not a lot to say about today. It was a day like any other. Sure, I did some more running and got some things organized. Tomorrow I will finish some remaining orientation tasks and make sure that I am ready to go for Tuesday's EPIC training. I'm not the only nurse … Continue reading A day like an other . . .

Well, since I can't complete my EPIC training until Tuesday, I get to enjoy the next three days. I feel a bit guilty for not being on the job yet, but I know that it will come soon and then I'll be wondering why I have no free time because I'll be working four 12 … Continue reading Enjoying some down time!

Calleo continues to struggle in the gelatinous orientation/bureaucratic cube.Update April 17, 2020: I emerged from my den of dark, terrible orientation mishaps and went on a nice walk. Then, I had another NYC wildlife sighting (remember Wuhan and Steve the mourning doves were first). Okay, say hello to Mr. Groundhog (Mrs.?) Yeah, someone nearby mentioned … Continue reading Orientation disaster . . . a light at the end?