A few months ago our unit instituted (that means started) quiet hour, from 4-5pm every day. This is in an attempt to help the babies by having a quiet period where they won't be disturbed by loud noises, loud nurses, doctors, etc. Basically we pull the shades and curtains, turn down the lights and be quiet. Quiet hour is a day shift thing, we don't have quiet hour on nights. Every night is quiet hour. Or at least every night we turn down the lights.It has been predicted that quiet hour would not bode so well for me.
During quiet hour there are a few things that the quiet hour team has suggested we do:
Take a break
Take a walk
Look out the window
Update your blog
Take a nap
Countdown the 60 minutes that you're supposed to be quiet as it goes by slowly second by second
This is what I have done:
Tasted Pat's homemade german chocolate cake
Laughed loudly until I remembered it was quiet hour
Talked with Stacey *softly* by the formula bar
Talked with my roommates
Talked to the clerks
Talked to the cardiologist (my favorite specialty!)
And updated my blog
A few weeks ago they were giving out chocolate if you were quiet during quiet hour.
So I ask--do I get chocolate?
1 comment:
Seriously Jen, only you. Love the post. So random. Gosh I miss you. And I out of everyone know you have a loud mouth. Good luck with the quiet hour. I don't know if you can handle it. We definitely didn't in nursing school seeing that Kathy had to give us "the talk." Man that's embarrassing but much worse for Gus and Jason. Anyways I just went off. Talk to ya later.
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