So Tired

Well it's been a heck of a week. I worked 60 hours this last week. I am tired but I did ok. The job is interesting. It started off feeling a bit like I was being pulled between two departments. That has lessened and it seems to be going pretty well. I had 3 nights that were really steady busy and one night that was super slow. There are some things that I would say are not really what I expected. Not necessarily a bad thing but an adjustment on my part. I was told when I was hired that I would be working for short stay surgery but I would be working with recovery (after surgery) at night. Also told that I could eventually be trained to do recovery. I had once talked to a recovery room nurse who loved his job (that hospital did not do trauma) and thought that maybe it was something I'd try at some point. I was therefore excited about the position where I might learn recovery. Until I was reminded right before I left Sac that recovery is a critical care position. Yikes. And it really is where I'm at. The hospital I'm at is a level I trauma center with the second busiest ER in the state (according to their website anyways). I'm now trying not to freak out over the whole critical care aspect of the whole thing. So far my position itself is patients who are stable but eventually it will likely be more. I think it will be really good experience if I can just get past my fear of it. The other thing that is a change is something little. Something really small and to some probably stupid that it bugs me. I will likely have to start wearing hospital scrubs at some point. Yes I know, little stuff. But I have tons of scrubs and I really like my scrubs. Plus as a chubby girl I like loose fitting clothes. My past experience has been that getting hospital scrubs that fit me loosely is difficult if not completely impossible. However I have a charge nurse who keeps bringing up the scrubs issue. And I am part of PACU (recovery) where they do have to wear hospital scrubs. Otherwise, it's mostly good. Some very interesting cases this last week. Turns out they occasionally (almost daily) take ICU patients in their area that are ICU hold patients since there isn't an ICU bed. Also it turns out that if you have gall bladder problems, don't go to a hospital that is a trauma center. You will be almost the last person in line for surgery. I've had several patients stay in preop holding for hours or even days as they keep getting bumped for more emergent cases. Even appendicitis will bump a gall bladder case.
So I'm taking tonight off. I think my animals are feeling neglected and I need to catch up on dishes etc. I'm so sick of having boxes all over my house it's making me crazy. Then I know I'll work the next 3 nights and probably the next 4. Hopefully at this rate I might be caught up on all my bills by the end of January. Maybe.