Just came from my last night shift...now I can relax for 5 days. I had my shower and I feel like million bucks. Now I can really relate to my pts who say that after their 1st shower in a few days. So... I had my 1st four shifts. What can I say? On my first day we (me and my nurse) had a patient who got sick on us with pulmonary edema. 2nd shift we had a wonderful patient but with Ventricular Tachycardia (VTs). So she had to be constantly monitored. This pt was so nice and funny! I loved her! She kept saying "you're a smart cookey :)" because I only live in Canada for 7 years and I got my education and English is great as she said.She kept telling my story everybody in her family. She also said that I'm a wonderful nurse. I said to her that I still have so much to learn. and she said " I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW THAT YOU CARE";and her sister said "oh that's a great quote". So we all wrote it down :).
I was very tired and stressed on my 1st day...the result was the excruciating migraine throughout the shift. A glass of wine helped at a dinner at a very nice restaurant in the evening. I'm still questioning myself everyday if that's what I need or I want. I can't answer, but I'm not happy right now...I find I'm more concerned about not missing something or being on time with meds and other procedures than about learning and being excited about my profession. Maybe it's because I'm a new grad. We'll see...I think it'll get better. It's my 1st week for God's sake (I always have to remind myself about that)!
However, THE BEST THING is my 1st PAY CHEQUE!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeey! It's $1600.00 The biggest pay check in my life!!! Now I have to decide how to celebrate it. I will definitely buy a hospital lottery ticket (it's about $100), that was my wish with my 1st paycheck! Who knows maybe I'll get the lucky one :)!!! Wish me luck!!!
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