Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Larimer Square


Going to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to pick up chocolate for the boyfriend:)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

at long last!

I have a nursing job!!!

Just when I had all but given up hope!

It feel right into my lap. I was calling nursing homes in town seeing who had openings they would consider filling with new grads, and one told me to come on in for an interview a couple hours later. That was a Thursday, and the following Monday the Director of Nursing called with a job offer. It's like God said, "Okay, NOW!"

It is a part time position, which will mean an average of 30 hours a week. But that is quite enough to start with, and with the pay, it's better than working 100 hours a week at Chipotle. It will likely turn into full time after awhile if I desire and am doing well.

Right now I am in orientation, working the 2 long-term care units with other nurses until I am ready to be on my own. It seems overwhelming right now. Most of my clinicals were in hospitals which usually have 3-5 patients to one nurse, and my final internship in Labor & Delivery had 1 or on occasion 2 patients to one nurse. On these floors I will have 18-30 patients in a given day. They are not as sick and require fewer treatments, yes, but that is a lot to keep up with. I'm also trying to get to know all the new people I'll be working with and understand how things work in general. As an RN and BSN I am entering with more of a leadership role, and I hardly feel ready for that.

But I rest firmly in the belief that this is what God has for me right now. So I'm trying to do my best and trust him every day in it! It is a blessing to be doing something in nursing!!!

I had my last day at Chipotle yesterday, and will enjoy working only 3 12-hour days this week. I will be trying to begin my volunteer experiences this week. I started planning a few weeks ago to volunteer at the local hospital in the surgery waiting room and in my high school Spanish teacher's classroom. My schedule now will make that even easier.