Adventures of Scooter and Gimp

I haven't walked in 94 days. 3 months. It seems like such a long time to me, but in the grand scheme of things I suppose it really isn't. The story: In February, I was playing volleyball and tried to change directions so another player wouldn't plow into me. In the process, I landed, with all my weight, on my inverted right foot. I knew immediately something was wrong. Day 1: Feb 12 I was able to hobble off the court, but as soon as I got off I was unable to put any weight on my foot. I iced it on the sidelines while the first match of the volleyball game was finished and then had to be carried to my car by a guy I had only met 30 minutes earlier. *hiiiiiii.* I got in my car. I started it and tried to put my foot on the brake pedal. I couldn't. This is when I started crying. "Shit, I can't even drive." I've played sports since I can remember. I've had a ton of injuries. I've sprained my ankle a number of times, but I was always ...

I started back at work this week. I'm having to work in virtual nursing, since I am still on strict non-weight bearing restrictions. I'm not allowed to go back to the ED until July, when I can pivot. Before my accident, I definitely wanted a break, but now I am looking forward to getting back. Sitting at home, not being able to walk or drive, is no vacation.  Virtual nursing is not what I expected. I expected to be much busier. My first day I did chart review, which I finished rather quickly and then had nothing to do for about 8 hours. Normally, nurses on the floor would call for the virtual nurse to do admissions to the floor and discharges, but I had no calls. I'm not sure if this was because they haven't had a virtual nurse in several months, because I was new, or they didn't realize I was there. I think there is more I could do with chart review, but I'm not a floor nurse and never have been. I don't know what to look for besides the basics that t...