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After the first day I hoped things would get better. On the second day we were in computer lab doing our mandatory education units, when the blonde from the office came in to tell us that those who’d had their pics made for badges the day before would have to pose again, as the file was somehow corrupted. “Is anyone surprised?” she asked, and I have to admit we all laughed. In between doing the computer learning modules, there was a lot of information trading about hospitals; I’ve found that traveler orientation is one of the best places to find out about such.

In the afternoon there was instruction on the electronic med administration program, which was the same one I used on the last assignment, so that, at least, was a piece of cake. In the middle of that I got a call from my recruiter asking me if I was all set to move into my new apartment that day. Uh, no, I was told that it wouldn’t be ready until Wednesday so I hadn’t planned to move on Tuesday, and besides, I was not planning to move in the dark. I did go and get the key and look at it, though, and take in what was in my car. It proved to be small, but quite nice. I finished moving in the next day, after returning to what passes for home to retrieve the rest of my stuff.

I was supposed to have internet, and for some reason, I couldn’t get connected. Calls and calls, to the landlady and to Comcast (grrrrr), and it wasn’t until FRIDAY that I found out it had never been connected in that particular unit. The earliest they could promise me was Monday, but they did say they’d make an effort to get someone there on Saturday. I felt like I was in exile!

Meanwhile, I went Thursday for my first day of unit orientation. This is what a friend of mine refers to as a “hot sheets” unit.mostly 23 hour observation patients, low risk, for stress tests and the occasional heart cath. (When I asked her what “hot sheets unit” meant, she said, “Oh, you know, the kind where you can have three different patients in the same bed in a 24 hour period!” Yep, I know.) The patients are easy enough, but the paperwork is HORRID! And this hospital is not yet computer charting. (Supposedly that’s coming in February) I worked again Friday night, still orienting, and I go in for the last night of that tonight. This coming Friday I’m on my own, and actually the unit will be run on weekend nights almost entirely by travelers.

And Saturday I finally got back online!