Just rambling....

yesterday was a hellacious day at work. good things that come from it? i finished my iv therapy class - required by my employer before i can even look at someone's veins; finished my first admission mostly by myself with a few cues from my preceptor... which i thought was a pretty good accomplishment really, considering this little elderly person TALKED my ear off LOL :) she sure didn't want to be in the hospital at all.. but she was the one who called the rescue squad? go figure on that one.

now something ironic... i just said that i finished my iv class.. now my preceptor does not start IV's, so i am wondering who will sign me off? ha. ask how a nurse on a unit doesn't start an iv.. because i do not know that answer. i guess there are just more people willing to start them for her so that she doesn't have to.

when i first accepted this position... it was because it was all that was open at the hospital at the time. i am on days for orientation right now, but will move to nights soon. it will be a bittersweet move because i enjoy the pace of day shift, but man, i really, really hate getting up early in the mornings. i set my alarm for this morning so i didn't not want to go to bed tonight... of course the puppy woke me up much earlier to let me know it was time for him to potty whether or not i was ready to crawl out of the bed. anyhow... i find myself not hating the job like i thought i would. but then again, i think it is the pace of days that has kept my interest. i am not sure what will happen when i go to nights and it is much slower. guess i will see when the time comes.

today i have to go get a thank you card for my coworkers who got me some flowers, gave me some chocolates and a little bit of spending cash for passing boards. it was so nice of them! i didn't expect anything at all from them.

sorry for all of the misc ramblings.. i think i just need more coffee!