Sunday, February 07, 2010

My first week as an RN...

One of my favorite moments this week was getting a work badge that said RN! Wow, so amazing! All week long we've been in orientation. A lot of useful information but driving me crazy sitting so much!! This next week, we'll get 3 days of lectures, and then 2 days at the end on our unit. Not nursing preceptoring but learning our floor, and all the other roles that make up our unit (secretary, tele tech, nursing ed, PT, OT, RT, NP etc) The only negative has been driving in horrible traffic. I am not on nursing hours so it usually takes me 45-1 hr on the way to the hospital and 1.5-2 hrs on the way home (all depending on how bad the traffic/accidents are). It's still so weird to me when I leave the hospital, that if I turn right, and drive a few blocks, there's the ocean. It shouldn't blow me away, I've grown up going to the beach, but it just being there is still so strange. Our new grad group is 14, and what a bunch of nice women...and one guy it is. That's all for now. It will be so strange to get a pay check on Thursday. How bizarre. Although NICELY bizarre.

.....my hero.

6 comments:

Order & Chaos said...

I'm just so happy for you!!

SummerAnytime said...

That is just so cool! I'm soo happy for you. I can't wait wait to get a badge with RN on it. I know how exited you must be! Congratulations!

Robert said...

Very very cool!

Stretch said...

I start next week and I am dreading sitting for 8 hours a day all week long. But I'm so scared to be an RN that I'd rather do that than be on my unit :(

TJG said...

Congratulations on landing a job you want. Did you know I was born at Hoag Memorial Hospital? TJG

Nursapalooza said...

TJG?