I know you were very nervous, and since I'm in a teaching hospital I know I may find myself in your shoes in a few months (and I too will be very nervous!) - look at it this way.
My friends and I have made a big deal over every "little" thing that marks our passage from student to RN. We called each other when we got our REAL Duke badges that say "RN", we called each other the first time we got to write the words "staff nurse" in a block that says "current position" on HR paperwork, my friend called me when she was given her locator badge for the floor. I'm starting work on Tuesday and I'll make the phone call when I get MY locator too!
YAY! We're RNs - we've worked hard, we've given up a lot - we deserve to get giddy over the small stuff right now.
You must have really impressed your instructor when you were a student and she must know that you're competent enough to pass meds with a student. Hey, to an experienced nurse that will probably sound like nothing, but I personally think it's a big deal! Congratulate yourself on doing a great job in school - and since you remember how it feels to be that student, chances are you impressed that student as well. You're proof that the light she sees at the end of her tunnel really isn't an oncoming train!
That said, it's OK that you felt odd, too! But
for you!
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