Unless you've worked an eight-hour night shift and then two back-to-back 16-hour shifts overnight, you can't imagine how exhausting it can be. The lead technologist on Friday night always lets me leave early Saturday morning, knowing how much an extra hour of sleep can mean to me. However, on the next two shifts, one of my other ...

The recent earthquake catastrophe in Haiti has spurred many to consider how they can help the Haitian people. Of course, there have been numerous opportunities to make charitable monetary donations, including highly publicized celebrity telethons at an international level as well as grass-roots efforts by school students and church groups wanting ...

Working all of my hours on the weekends leaves me a good deal of time to have fun and get numerous things done during the week. I especially love this because there are less people to contend with, and most places and stores are much less crowded. Also, I can spend more time with my best friend, who just had a baby and is just back at work part ...

I got a comment on my Facebook page from a guy who I went to X-ray school with; it really made me stop and think. He got a job working Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the OR and on portables. He told me he encountered some nice students who would be rotating through CT soon and told me to teach them a thing or two.He seems to ...

This past weekend, I saw the most traumas since I started back in July. We usually have one or two a shift, but this was out of control. It is the first time that the consequences of this type of tragedy really hit home for me. This was made worse by having multiple teenagers/young adults involved in a good number of these accidents. ...

As a student, if you have a chance to choose a final rotation while in school, go out on a limb and try out an area that you are weak in or know little about. This is what prompted me to choose CT. I only had a quick, six-week rotation through CT, and it was cut short by the end-of-the-year holidays. My didactic training in CT was also ...

Not only am I enjoying my new career more and more each week but I am so grateful to have all of the benefits that come with a full time position. My benefits recently kicked in and I am saving a good deal of money each month on prescriptions and doctor's visits.One thing I haven't had since 1997 is paid time off. I took my first weekend off this ...

Growing up the daughter of a college English professor I quickly learned the power, beauty, and often humor of the written word. A well written poem is as brilliant to me as a famous painting. One task I have at work is to read the nurse's and doctor's notes charted on my patient before performing the ordered exam. The reasons why people come to ...

I am finally starting to feel like part of the ''CT family.'' I am growing closer to many of my co-workers. It is a small group of us who work only weekends and it has taken a little while for this to happen. This past weekend culminated in my birthday and one of my favorite colleagues got me a delicious cake and card signed by everyone I ...

It has been a good week for me. I got my seasonal flu shot and am eagerly awaiting my H1NI flu shot. I have never got a flu shot before but since I got so sick with the flu last December I decided to get one this year. I come into contact with numerous patients who have various illnesses so I try to take every precaution possible. Washing my hands ...