Thank you for the birthday wishes :) I had to work the night of my birthday, but the night before we went to this sushi place in Harker Heights called Shogun. One of the nurses I work with used to work there and highly recommended it. We were pretty impressed! It still doesn't compare to our FAVORITE place back home, but I'm happy to have found some GOOD sushi.

Work wasn't too bad. Our crazy director got fired earlier this week for unknown reasons, but all of us have a good idea as to why. The start of the shift was hectic; I had a patient whom was anxiously awaiting discharge. We were awaiting the doc to write the paperwork and prescriptions. Patient was supposed to be discharged at 1830 but obviously wasn't. It was 1945, I told the patient I kept checking but nothing was in the computer. Patient was getting really angry told me to take out their IV right now. I told them I would grab a piece a gauze and come back. I got the piece of gauze, but I wanted to check one more time to see if the paperwork and the ORDER were in the computer (can't discharge a patient unless the order is in there). Nothing. I started to walk back to the room and the patient was walking down the hall, then said I "lied" to them because I didn't come back to take out their IV. Then the patient threatened to "sue the hospital" because they has been "lied to" during their whole stay (huh?) We told them they could leave but they would be leaving AMA and would need to sign a form, but they refused to sign. One of the hospitalist doctors (who doesn't like me, but whatever) was nearby and since this was a hospitalist patient, we tried to see if this doctor could do anything and hasten the process. No discharge order, no prescriptions. Finally at 2008 the order popped into the computer and the prescriptions were tubed up to the unit. The patient's physician called me and was angry with me, saying that everything was in there an hour ago, blah blah blah..."you're creating mistrust between physicians, nurses and patients" blah blah blah...then told me to tell him what the time said on the order. I told him 2008. He basically said that wasn't possible, it wasn't his fault, etc. While I was listening to this physician's bickering, the charge nurse printed off the paperwork and gave the patient his instructions (which they didn't want to listen to, they just wanted to sign and GTFO) and their prescriptions. The physician then decided to call the RN who did the paperwork in the first place, then I never heard back from him ever again.

Turns out another nurse from A DIFFERENT FLOOR put in the paperwork and the order. I told my supervisor (and made sure the night supervisor knew about it, too) who then called this RN and said she shouldn't have done that. The doctor should have been the one to put everything in.

WTF. Then to top it off, the patient went home without their inhaler (they left in such a rush) which I could totally get in trouble for...but I called the patient later that evening and told them they could come pick it up. They told me they appreciated the call. Maybe now that the patient was home that eased up some of the tension.

And while all of this was going on I also had a patient going through acute ETOH intoxication with a BAC of 407 (with that level you should be in a coma!) with a VERY high BP (systolic >180, diastolic was >100!) so I was also trying to PRIORITIZE...but I guess I was "wrong." Whatever.

Why do I always have to get the patients and family members that are upset with something? A month ago I had family members who were very upset because the patient didn't have an MRI that day, even though the doctors said it wasn't medically necessary. Oh, and they were also pissed because one of the tele leads was off when they walked in (they pop off all of the time!) They were telling me this is all my fault, etc...I literally just got report then went to see my other patient because they were DESATING to the 70's...again, I was prioritizing. I didn't tell them why I was in another room, I just said I was in another room...and the family member, "a fellow nurse", had the nerve to say to me, "I don't care if the patient next door was DYING, this is unacceptable" - WTF!!! Family members were yelling at me/the charge/the doctor in the hallway and all of this bickering and shit went on for FOUR HOURS....finally they apologized, but really. WHY ME???

Last night hubs and I were in the mood for Italian, so we went to Giovanni's in Copperas Cove. Too bad they were PACKED, so we went down the street to Seoul Garden for some Korean instead lol. Tomorrow we're planning on going to Waco to go to the zoo lol...just for something to do and to get out of here for a bit! Plus there is a Quaker Steak and I'm dying to have some buckeye BBQ ribs and supercharged wings :)

happy birthday to meeeee....

I turn 24 today, yikes.

Or as one of hubby's 1SG's told him, "oh is your wife turning 17? One more year and she'll be legal!" bahaha.

We had plans to go to Vegas this weekend but we decided not to go because it would be too expensive, especially for only 3 nights. I'm still looking forward to the 4 day weekend, though :)

thunderstorm!

Last night we finally had another thunderstorm! The last time we had one was 3 months ago. The storm didn't last long (maybe 30-40min) but it made me so happy <3

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what's YOUR song? week 33!

It has been awhile since I have done this! Be sure to head over to Goodnight Moon to link-up :)

This week: You Make Me Happy - Lindsey Ray

This song makes me feel all bubbly and carefree and happy! Enjoy!

Friday Fill-in!

Be sure to link up at Wifey's blog!

1. My favorite thing that happened this week was....My week was pretty uneventful lol. Maybe it was buying my new pair of gray Toms :)

2. Find a penny, pick it up and wonder...where that penny has been. germs D:

3. Autumn is officially here and my favorite part of the season is...no, I live in Texas. Autumn is NOT officially here, it's still hotter than shit outside. At least we're down to the double digits and late evening/early morning is pretty cold, which I like :) It was 63 degrees this morning when I left work and I thought it was so cold! I had to turn up the heat and had a chance to use my heated seats in my car :) But anyway, to answer the question, my favorite parts of the season are the color-changing trees, the cooler weather (Autumn is my favorite season!) and pumpkin spice lattes haha :)

4. One of the things I would like to do before winter arrives is...I don't know. Maybe go mountain biking at BLORA.

5. I (would/would not/might) be willing to participate in MilSpouse Secret Santa. :)

....and a simple dessert....microwave cinnamon apples!

Okay, the moment I saw this, I had to try it.

Cinnamon apples = fall. It's not very fall-ish in Texas right now, which makes me sad. Fall is my favorite season.

1 apple (I used a Gala apple for this because that is what I have on hand, but you can use whatever apple you like!)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp corn starch (I used all-purpose flour because that's all I have on hand)
1 spoonful of sugar (I just used regular granulated sugar...but if you would rather use Stevia or Splenda or something, go right ahead!)
1 tbsp water
Raisins (optional)

Slice your apple. I'm lazy and use an apple slicer. Best thing ever. You can choose to leave the skin on or peel it off...I left it on, but I think next time I will peel them. Throw everything into a bag and shake/mix around until everything is evenly coated. Open the bag a bit to vent, place in the microwave for 2 minutes and viola! They're done :) Easy clean-up, too...just throw away the bag! But be careful, because the bag will be VERY hot and be careful of steam burns!

This would be amazing with some vanilla ice cream.... :)

Hainanese Chicken Rice

My apartment smells HEAVENLY right now!!!

This is a Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe, adapted from HERE.

Although the name is of Chinese origin, this is considered to be Singapore's national dish. It's so simple!

Of course, I can't get a true "kampong" chicken (a chicken from a village) and I honestly do not have a pot big enough to boil a whole chicken. So instead, I bought a $5 rotisserie chicken from Walmart lol. I carved out all of the breast meat and cut it into smaller chunks. You could use the leg meat if you want, but I prefer all white meat.

1 chicken
3 cups of Jasmine rice, uncooked
3 cups of chicken stock (I used Swenson's 30% Reduced Sodium Chicken Stock)
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 slice of ginger, minced
matchstick carrots, diced (I just grabbed a handful from the bag lol)
vegetable oil
salt & pepper to taste

Take the Jasmine rice and rinse a couple of times, then soak in water for at least 10 minutes. Drain and try to get as much liquid out as possible.

While my rice was soaking, I went ahead and minced the garlic and the ginger. I heated a pot with some vegetable oil and added the garlic and ginger and stir-fried on medium-high heat. OMG the smell was amazing and SO FRAGRANT!! Just be careful not to burn them, which I have a tendency of doing...but today, I was successful! Yes!

Once the garlic and ginger are fragrant, add the rice and stir fry for a couple of minutes.

Add the stock and carrots. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and cover for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take put the pot aside (with the lid still on) and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes. Refrain from opening the lid, because this the heat/steam is crucial to the cooking process for the rice!

While I was waiting, I sliced up the chicken breast. Once the rice has "rested" go ahead and add your chicken and you're ready to go!!!

This was soooooooooo delicious!!! I'm sure it would taste even better if I cooked my own chicken and made my own stock, but for my adaptation this was VERY tasty. The rice was perfect, the carrots were tender (I was afraid they would be underdone...probably so if I used larger chunks) and the rotisserie chicken compliments the rice very well. I highly suggest you try this!