Adding to my knowledge little by little

I feel at this stage that I am familiarizing myself quite well with the routine and rhythm of a typical shift on my ward. Of course I still need to iron out certain sticking areas during the day, such as the afternoon hour or two while the doctors are reviewing my patients and haven't updated their plan for that patient. The routine is becoming clearer but what I need to learn more about now are the reason and rationale for the investigations and plans of treatment those patients are undergoing. This means expanding my knowledge about medical conditions, such as heart failure, COPD or chest infection etc. So during my 3 days off this week I am dipping into the above book expanding my understanding of all sorts of things. Now I have about 45 mins before sleep time so I will find something of interest to read...