15 Weeks in, and still loving it...

I completed my 15th week as an RN and, I am still loving it. I have not looked back once and I do not regret my decision to become an RN. Has there been stress? You bet. Have there been times I have felt overwhelmed? Definately. Have there been times that I have wanted to go running and screaming from the unit? Yeah, but that has been at the end of hard shifts. Have I goofed? Hey, I'm not perfect. But I have caught my mistakes before I started to give the meds.
My manager has started to use the words Good nurse in the same sentence when she referes to me. She now considers me to be a valuable asset to the unit. I have heard stories of my patients getting in touch with my manager to say that I was the best nurse they have ever had. I'll be honest, I have been humbled in this profession. I am just giving my patients the care and respect that they deserve.
One of my patients was good friends with the Chief Medical Officer of the Hospital I work at, I didn't find that out until my manager came to me a week later and told me the praise that CMO had for me through this patient.
I have gotten very good a getting an IV started on patients with tiny veins. What I am also showing in critical situations I have shown myself to be very calm.
I am proud to be an RN, and I do look forward to my shifts on the floor. I just can't believe in how successful I have become since I started. Now that I am about to start my 16th week as an RN and my 8th week alone. I am finding more and more that I can rely on my experience.
I have also learned to use my sense of humor on a daily basis. I have gotten so many patients to laugh. And my patients when I walk in are so happy to find out that I am their nurse. I guess I have made a difference in their lives. I am just doing my job to the best of my ability.
The nursing force is strong with me.

Adam D. RN