Christopher and I have had several chats about posting and simply sharing your thoughts on the blog. I always say- "I never have anything important to write!", which causes me to only post when I have pictures to put up or when I get a good grade and want everyone to know! Well, I finally have something to share that was prompted by an amazing day at work and not a picture. I transferred to a different unit in the fall (although I still work on 9S occasionally) and it has been so good for me. I didn't want to transfer because I didn't want to work with new people, but I am finally getting to know my new co-workers and get comfortable on the floor. However, for the first few months (I only work 3 shifts a month so it's hard to get to know people), I really didn't really interact with the nurses much which left me with only my patients. As a result I've had some of the most amazing interactions with my patients...sitting on the edge of a patient's bed listening to their frustrations about being sick, giving a patient a back rub who was so lonely and just needed to feel that she was cared for, kneeling beside a family member, both of us cyring, who was heartbroken about the condition of her father, finally getting a crabby old lady to crack a smile and laugh with me, and realizing that a simple walk around the hall, a cup of jello, a freshly made bed, heartfelt concern, and an ear willing to listen can have the greatest impact on a life. I left work yesterday with a renewed sense of what nursing actually is. God created me to be a nurse and I was in tears last night as I realized how close I was to living out this lifelong dream.
