Tomorrow is my very first shift as a nurse on the floor. I’m full of anxiety and excited energy. I’ve spent years preparing for this moment, and yet my nerves aren’t at all calmed by those efforts. I’ve been told this is normal, good even, and that I will never feel fully up to the task. I believe that. Still,
Quest for Nursing Greatness
Diet and Didactics: Day 1
I’m happy to report that I’ve made it safely to my destination and uneventfully completed day one of my new nurse training program. So far so good! By the way, traveling with a sandwich baggie full of Splenda in your vehicle looks decidedly nefarious. I never did find my electric skillet and I still think the laundry had something to do with its mysterious disappearance. If you missed out on the saga of the disappearing skillet, you can check that out here. The good news is it doesn’t matter because, as it turns out, the place where I’m staying has the cutest little kitchenette that ever did kitchen. I haven’t used it yet, (see confession below), but