Find Creative Solutions - new solutions to old problems

Previously I have dreaded this time in our hospital. My constant fear was that I would panic and any lack in my skills or knowledge would be exposed. I used to pray that “the visit” would happen during my vacation week.

This year, I’m geting pumped up. First I need to admit to myself that I am at least a decent nurse. Then I want to look at this as an opportunity for me to shine, not in the eyes of others, but in my own eyes. I need to do well in my own heart and mind, in order to confidently move toward broader career choices.

The key is in the approach – Opportunity, not dread.

stuck, headachy, and cranky. Work was horrible. People had called in and there was not enough help to work in a satisfactory way. The hospital itself did not staff enough before callins, such as there was no secretary available to take off orders and no phlebotomist to draw blood. Then the emergency room was sending people to our med-surg floor who needed step down care. The nurse patient ratio on our floor is 1/6, stepdown is 1/3. I’m so frustrated and creative solutions just aren’t coming…

Yes, those days happen. But I really hate days when I feel my patients are getting substandard care and I’m exhausted.

than telling, may be the approach I need to remember when things are going awry.

participated in today are the exact same questions I was asked last week in my interview. I feel the need to absorb these questions with positive answers. Maybe some thing good will happen in the future!

I’ve been thinking a lot about one of my co workers. She addresses life in bold strokes. And she seems to get her way more often than not. Although charming, she seems generally likable but not yet beloved. Through my observations of her behavior, I see my own dancing around the possibilities, but so often backing off. This is something I will continue to ponder….

I’m also looking at different approaches to challenges. There is the baby step approach, which requires consistent practice in order to be effective. I admit that there are very few things in life that do well consistently. Also, with baby steps, I have to exceed the challenge at least by a little bit.

Then there is addressing the challenge with a grand charge. I tend to do better with this approach. Clean the house? I will clean a huge chunk in one day. Two issues come to mind here. I need to have more grand charges. And I suppose I need to employ baby steps to maintain the ground gained by the grand charge.

Well, right now the major problem is home repair. My husband is not a fixer-upper type. I don’t have home repair friends. So I did the usual, I asked around. I have to laugh because I get more eyerolling than straight answers. Then I subscribed to Angie’s List. This may have been a mistake because I’m not really finding answers here for my $57. I may unsubscribe and get a refund, after gleaning all the good I can out of it. By chance,(actually a websearch), I found Service Magic which is free and matches the specific service to the specific problem. I may even combine my findings on Service Magic with my Angie’s List and try to find positive results.

And I want to adopt it here because it is so true.

Thanks Darlin’ SG ;-)

Well, last night Hubby and I had a big blowout arguement. I did my usual retreat, with my tail between my legs. Then suddenly I thought, I’m going out to do something for myself. At 9:00 pm, as I put my coat on, Darling 1 asked where I was going. She and I went to Lowes Hardware Store and to the grocery store to buy a $5 Mum. Darling 1 and I felt much better after that. New solution…

is not working for me right now. I bought myself a yoga video. It should be a lot easier to fit in time wise.

but I sometimes think I can not find answers to problems. I need to view challenges from a different angle.

The first problem I want to work on is getting better sleep. My first strategy will be to daily record the number of hours I sleep in my planner.