A Day in my Life - November

It's November!  It's been a warm Fall and the color change has been slower than usual, so it really doesn't feel like November yet. But here it is!
Here's how the first day of the month went for me.

The never ending issue of not having enough nurses continues.  So, I was working as a floor nurse on this morning.  I had to start at 6:30 in the morning.  This is our enclosed patio, as I passed it on my way to the skilled nursing unit.  This unit is where we have people who come in for rehab following a surgery, they may need IV antibiotics for a while before returning home, or some have wounds that need some major dressing changes.  Many of these people are with us for 2-4 weeks before going home.

This is one of the med carts.  There are lots of meds to pass on that unit.  The computer stays on the cart, and tells us which meds to pass and when.

Here's part of the dining room on that side.  It was still quiet and dark when I got started.

Unfortunately, we had a lady come to visit her Grandma and two days later test positive for Covid.  2 weeks later her Grandma tested positive and now a few others.  
This is a box of rapid tests.  When anyone is positive in the building, we have to test all the other residents several times a week.  So, after I got done with the morning med pass, I had to do tests on everyone.

At 11, another nurse came in and relieved me, so I went back to my office.  The Physician Assistant came in around noon and I went with him while he visited a few people.

 

This is my desk.  I usually have it pretty organized, but on this day, I was very busy.  I had audits to do, Dr orders to take care of, and the biggest task was getting ready for a vaccine clinic I had to have the next day to give booster shots.  I had to get consents for all our residents, and get staff signed up.  There is so much paperwork sometimes!

I got done a little after 5 and had a pretty drive home.  The temp was nice and the sun was shining!

The pumpkin fields are pretty much harvested.

Pretty scenes on the way home.

Almost home!  Our house is just past the pine tree on the left.

Welcome home!

Chicken noodle soup for supper. It was good!

Bob had to go to a meeting at church.  The weather was feeling pretty cold, so I decided to mix up a batch of Chai Tea mix.

It goes together pretty easily, and soon I had my canister ready for the cold weather.

I mixed up a cup, sat down and relaxed.  Bob was home about an hour later and we had a nice evening.

Happy November!