The motto that I think I need to adapt to my life right now goes something like this..."Put on your big girl panties & be a NURSE!" That 'bout says it all. Why, why, why do I get so flustered when something new comes my way?! I think part of it is my preceptor...she possesses the deep desire to have all orders signed off & done 2 seconds after the doctor writes them. In the real world, I think I will have at least 10 minutes to look them over and ponder on the orders before obsessively carrying them out.
On a lighter note, I had the first glimpse of the effect I have on patients. We, our unit, received a bouquet of "Fruit Flowers" from a patient who was with us for about 30 days. There it was, this beautiful bouquet of fruit at the nurses station, with a note of thanks for the care we had given him. Wow. Someone noticed our work & thanked us. That was really sweet & gave me a lot of perspective into my job. I am caring for some one's loved one...that is really special.
The clock is ticking down to that pivotal day...the first day off orientation with 5 patients under my care...I'm trying not to panic. Rather, I am hoping to equip myself with everything I can to to be able to survive that first day. I will try to look at it as an empowering day!
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Good, positive thinking!
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