How do you get organized? How do you prioritize your day?
I remember being asked this question in a job interview once and worried after that I came up short. My response was something like, ummm sticky notes all over the place?
One of the most challenging jobs I had was working in a clinic with an ob/gyn. There was always six thousand little details to figure out, remember and keep track of at the same time.
LMP? How many weeks? U/s done when? Results? EDD? CRL? 50g GTT done? Results normal? MSS done? Pap and swabs done? Results? Bloodwork? Hgb what?
The physician expected us (the nurses) to work up all of these patients each day and basically present her with all of the details of every single patient she saw, which could be like ten, and that’s just her morning.
So yeah, back to the sticky note thing, I relied on them and my notepad heavily at that job. The days absolutely flew by.
Nowadays I have to make sure I prep for my day of teaching and have bases covered for what Sid might need ie. if there’s a hot dog sale or something like that.
A lot more chill, thankfully.
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