Fly high against the sky...

credit to [http://media.photobucket.com/image/full moon/thorhunt/moon.jpg]

I'm on-call for work again. It really seems like this past couple of weeks, the census in the hospital is lower compared to the months of december through march. Hmm..I wonder why. Moms are not having that many babies around this time.

When I first started working in november til around march, it was always busy in our OB unit and was usually overloaded with mom/baby couplets at those times. Starting april, we started to slow down until the present time. *knock on wood though, I don't want to jinx it!** But I noticed in many occasions that it's especially busy, as in crazy-busy when it is a full moon. I overheard my co-worker yesterday at work that it was crazy-busy shift last saturday just because it's "full moon". Then again my curiosity about this "full moon" thing spiked up again. It made me research for what this superstitious belief is all about...that labors and births are high when it is a full moon.

This is what I got from this website:

"While these expectant mothers visiting the clinic with their mistaken signs of labor are part of the reason why extra staff are needed, the major difference is found in the number of women whose amniotic sac — the water — breaks. Just as some women experience false labor pains, in cases where the water breaking marks the start of childbirth, full moon is the time when it’s most likely to happen...On checking this against a moon phase chart, I discovered that almost all had given birth on, or very close to, a full moon. The theory is that the moon’s gravitational pull effects the amniotic fluid in much the same way as it effects the water in the sea, rivers and even the water that’s otherwise found in our bodies."

http://childbirth.amuchbetterway.com/the-moons-effect-on-natural-childbirth/]

Isn't it interesting that the gravitational pull can affect the amniotic fluid inside the mom's womb that similarly affects the vast body of water in the earth like the waters in the ocean? That's just amazing though there's no statistics or scientific explanation to prove this.

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Spirit Gram

I was given another spirit-gram yesterday at work. The good thing about being a nurse is when someone appreciates your care. It is priceless and very rewarding especially when your given care is being recognized.

Aww..It means a lot to me.

“During a d/c phone call, a patient complimented you on the care you gave her."

Oh, also the Joint Commissions did the survey in our hospital 2 weeks ago. And according to their review, we did an excellent job in every categories, quality patient care, good end-of-shift report, and good time-out, etc. That's just WOW! And our nurse manager is throwing a barbeque to all of the staff this saturday, but boo I'm working that day!

Couple of months ago, we also received a very good score of 97% on "Patient Satisfaction" survey that we conduct after the patient gets discharged. It means that majority of our patients will most likely recommend us to other people and will most likely return to our hospital for their care. And part of that, the whole perinatal unit including the Labor and Delivery staff and Nursery staff and Obstetrics staff gathered up to take a photo and this was published in our local newspaper here.

And we have this displayed on the frame in the hallway. Just took a quick snapshot of it using my b-berry.

find me?

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This made me freak-out last night!...

I was going to burn a cd, but apparently the cd did not register in my mac. It was unreadable and could not load. I tried to eject it but nothing happened. Tried couple of times, but it still won't eject it. Gosh darn, the cd was stuck!!! I restarted my Mac hoping that it will finally eject it..but nope! It's almost impossible to manually eject a cd/dvd in MacBook Pro because it doesn't have an eject button. I tried to keep my cool and googled possible fix to this. And I came across this site. I took a gift card and followed what he said in his article:

"So I used a little trick, I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out."

[http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/]

So I used a gift card and inserted it in the slot trying to stop the cd from spinning couple of times. Then I pressed the eject button. Then the stupid cd finally came out. Gosh darn!

Whew! Thanks for this article! Truly a lifesaver! Now my new macky is back to normal. Whew! Omg that was just scary. Sheez..

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Never too late

I didn't get to record a song for Mother's day, but it's never too late to post it now, is it?

Here it is K, here's my post-Mother's day song.

It always gives me goosebumps singing this song. Very powerful lyrics.

Here's my version..Now I have to let my mom hear this when I get back home. hihi..

Wind beneath my wings

Ohhhh...
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strain.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings..

Wind beneath my wings - Diane de Mesa