Well, readers, I have secured a new job. I am going to surgery. I'll let you know how life as a circulating nurse is. First off, I have six more months of class/training (Yeah! I love school!); and a regular M-F 7-3 schedule.
I am nervous though- am I making the right decision? I haven't been happy in my current job for quite some time-well, since I had the security of orientation. I won't miss the stress of ping-ponging around from room to room 12 hours a day; asking for help that never comes; dealing with frantic/angry/bipolar/drunk family members. Bedpans, puke, pain meds, lifting and pulling obese patients up in the bed 500 times a day by myself...
I will miss the 12 hours times 2-3 days of getting to know patients and their families. Being precise, skilled, thorough with my tasks. ICUSD has taught me that I can handle any situation. A dying patient, having an index of medications in my head, wound care, bleeding, codes, trauma...
But I will be involved in the most immediate moments of a person's health as a surgery nurse. I will be there to manage the life/death moments as they happen. I'll have 10 minutes to reassure a patient when they are at their most vulnerable and in need of comfort. I can still make a difference. And I will.
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