The title of this seems way more ~dramatic than it actually was, but I can't help but feel so grateful and blessed that even during these trying times, I was able to start a new job in a specialty I've always dreamed of. So many people have lost their jobs because of this horrible pandemic, [...]
Happy Thursday, and happy October! As promised, I'm here to share the story of why I became a nurse. I don't think I've ever shared it here or on any other platform, and I think it's a fairly nice story to share. I want to preface this by saying that I didn't grow up my [...]
In case you missed it, The World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse to honor Florence Nightingale's (the founder of modern nursing) 200th birth anniversary. And boy, did we get just that (and more). This past March marked my one year anniversary of being an RN. In my 14 months of being a [...]
And no, it's not that you'll get alarm fatigue quicker than you expect (although this is very true). It's also not that you'll get called into your supervisor's office for giving a Xanax 17 minutes after pulling it out- instead of within 15 minutes (really???). While I've only been a nurse for 11 months (it's almost my anniversary!), [...]
And it kind of sucked. Actually, it really sucked- but I know there are going to be plenty of weeks like this, so I'm trying not to dwell on it too much. I also go back for my third night on Saturday so hopefully it goes better. On Sunday, one of my patients expired (politically correct term for died) [...]
