Wow, what can I say about today??? Well for starter I will begin with the fact that our DON (director of nursing--my rock, well probably everyones) has been out for 3 weeks with the flu and pneumonia and then was put in the hospital with further complications. She is very sick and has a long recovery ahead--but I will elaborate more on that later.
Today I had the joy (yes that is a sarcastic joy) of "trying" to take Pam's place while she is out. She got the flu and then on top of that she got what the doctors thought to be pneumonia but where unable to get her blood count to go down even after multiple antibiotics. She ended up in the hospital and had to have a cyst-like mass removed from her lungs that had built up. She is looking at a 6 week long or more recovery time and we are all missing her VERY much!! I am attempting to help out with her job until she is able to return.
First of all I think that a lot of people probably take for granted all Pam does and has to put up with. From all the paperwork and keeping that straight--and I can say that, cause today I had a LOT of it today---scheduling, taking care of complaints, audits, talking to all the corporate folks and everything else in between, I don't see how she keeps it all straight. I feel very blessed to work under such a great person as Pam. I really and honestly couldn't have asked for a better DON. She will back you up in a heart beat and bend over backwards to help you, give you multiple times to get something right and she doesn't get bothered or act like we are ruining her day by calling her 50,000 times a day---or when we call her when we are on call and need something. :-)
Like I said earlier, we miss her VERY much and can't wait for her return!! This day--and I am sure in the days to come--has made me realize what a big job Pam has and there is NO way I could ever fill her shoes!!
Happy St. Patty's Day!!!!
If anyone could do it, you can, Grace!
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