to those who care

It's now been a whole month since I've started working at my new job. I get asked all the time how my job is going, so I thought I'd just write down a little update.

All in all, I'm LOVING my new job.

The hospital is so nice. It's a brand new facility. I don't have to worry about the water heater going out every morning, there is temperature controls for each room, the call lights work, we have these cool little Vocera phone things we carry on us so everyone can get ahold of us, and all the supplies are pretty well stocked. It's a great building. (Not to say that my old place was terrible. I loved Heritage, but I can't deny that it was an old building.)

My co-workers are all really nice so far. It's different working with a lot of nurses on the floor with me. At my previous job I was the only nurse on my floor. I got really close with my CNA's. But this job is great because I always have an army of nurses to ask for advice or help. The CNA's are good too, though I think my Heritage aides could work circles around the hospital aides. I miss them. The doctors I work with are really nice too. I love having the Hospitalist on the floor all day. I love having a pharmacist on the floor all day. It's a nice change to have all these people there all the time to ask questions.

The work is great, just like always. Most of the time I love being a nurse. It's a great job that really is very selfless in nature. I'm glad I picked a career that is so service oriented. I'm so happy to be where I am now. I am even more grateful for starting my career at Heritage. The knowledge I have from everything I did there has helped me so much.

I finished my training last week and I've now been on my own for 4 shifts. I really like being let loose on my own. It's great to train with my awesome coworkers and see how they do everything, but really there is nothing better than being able to do your own things on your own time and organize it your own way. It's been great.

Oh, and did I mention the best and worst parts? The best part: the shift starts at 7:00am instead of 6:00, and I don't have to wake up in the 4 o'clock hour anymore. I can sleep in until 5:45, take a shower, and drive to work with ample time to spare. The worst part: I get out of work at 7:30pm and sometimes later. So It's kind of a good and bad thing. I think the good outweighs the bad though. I'm loving sleeping later.

And that's that.