Day Three After Termination: Stagnant Day

[WorriedNurse25]

I decided to take a break from applying to places today and just try to focus on relaxing. I printed out materials to prepare for my application for licensing in another state.

I got a call from a hospice home health nurse in MO, the state I'm trying to get my RN for now. After have a brief 30 minute interview, she sent me her email with an actual application that I applied for as soon as I was home. It sounds like this might be a good chance for me to get employment but it really depends on how quickly my MO license can come in. Here's hoping things move quickly.

I was running on fumes today. I had to go to my old college to get my transcripts. I ran around for three hours trying to get cash and checks figured out. I hate how you have to spend money on things that shouldn't really need money…but that's how education works. Finally they sent all my documents to the MO BON and I cross my fingers and hope I see my RN come through the mail soon.

I have to wake up before the sun even rises tomorrow to get my grandfather to a tumor removal surgery. He's got a tumor on his nose that is close to his eye so has to be put under. He's of course freaking out about it but I have a feeling everything will be fine regarding him.

No more phone calls or emails. I finally came home and attempted my best to relax, and plan out my week in advanced.

More to come tomorrow.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

I was not on this site for a few days so I just came to the board and some of your posts and threads. I'm sorry that you find yourself in a stressful position right now, and I understand that you're coming here for support and guidance. I could be very wrong on this, but I think you may find that with daily updates, you will have a limited number of responses in a relatively short amount of time. I'm glad to hear that you're finding time to take care of yourself, especially from a mental aspect. The tone of your posts comes across, to me, as quite dramatic. You seem to find yourself swinging between exhaustion and exasperation to elation and happiness. The job hunt process, as you must know, can take a while. Treat it like a job itself, and maybe take it as an opportunity to put yourself in a stronger place mentally and physically for when you do have a new job. Any new job, nursing or not, has its stressors. You've had some time to focus on what happened and how you could avoid repeating that situation in the future. My advice would be- log-off for a little while. We're a bunch of random strangers and whether we provide feedback you want to hear or feedback you don't want to hear, you're living your life, we're not. This isn't intended as a crisis-support center, you can't refresh every 15 minutes waiting for a lifeline (well you can, but that's not the way to approach things). I hope that you find a new job that suits your skills and personality and that you find some calm and peace in your life. Good luck.