I Am So In Love

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Yes, crazy me is in love with my new job. :redpinkheI am learning so much and am enjoying every minute of it. I think about work all of the time and wish I was there on my days off. I know, it will get old after a while but until it does, I am going to continue to love....crave.....and enjoy it.

Let me tell you about my first day. On my first day, within 5 minutes of being at work, one of the residents passed away. I felt honored to be at her bedside while she began her new journey. I felt honored to clean her up while she awaited her final visit with her family. I felt more happy for her passing than sad, as she apparently suffered for too long from her disease. The rest of the day was spent meeting and caring for the residents. I fell in love with two in particular and enjoyed caring for ALL of them. One of my new loves is a 90 - something year old little old lady. Just as sweet as candy and cute as can be. It will be a sad day when this slice of sweet pie leaves us for Heaven. She greets her helpers everyday with kisses, hugs and a big, big smile. God planted an angel in the hearts of all of us. My other new love is a late 50 ish y/o lady that has a wonderful sense of humor. She is sharp as a tack, however her disease rendered her bedbound. She seems to have a beautiful soul and as is ready to take whatever comes her way. I look forward to her care all shift as it is a pleasure to talk with her. There were others that I met on my first day that has tugged at my heart strings. I am so blessed to have the skill to care for these patients. I see something very special in all of them and am very thankful for being able to meet them.

I am learning alot about myself with this new job. I have worked on the floor for about 2 weeks now, of course with a preceptor, but I feel that I have learned more in these two weeks about my heart than I have learned in my whole life time. I knew I could physically do this job, but I had no idea how much it would affect me emotionally, in a good way. I was worried about depression, but I don't think I will be hit with that because I do *understand*.

I believe that we are all born with a *job* to do, we all have a calling. I think hospice is my calling. I'm in love.:heartbeat

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Specializes in Home Care, Hospice, OB.

sounds like you have a "hospice heart":redbeathe

welcome to what a lot of us think is the most emotionally rewarding area of nursing...:icon_hug:

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good for you, every nurse should have this kind of passion for what they do. Im happy you are so happy, and can only hope that one day i will be as content. Congrats.

:redbeathe A.

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I think that is wonderful! I tired to volunteer at our hospice. Unfortunately, the nurse had just quit and there was no one to train us. I'm moving and going to look into this at our new location. I sometimes feel bad that so many people on here say I want to work NICU or OB, or any other area besides geriatrics and hospice. Because they are the "cop out" careers. Almost contradictory to why we went to school too because we are preparing them to die, not to live. I also think most people (even in health care) are afraid of death. We have so far removed it in our society that people don't know what a wonderful, beautiful thing it can be. Congratulations. :yeah:

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

AWESOME!!!!!!! You have insight into yourself and the honor it really is to be there and holding a hand at the end! Good for you!!!!!!

I tell students to understand their own feelings of death and dying so that they may help others in a way that will make the experience honorable in their hearts! You did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know you and I am so proud of you!

This will be the best thing...and help in every other arena in nursing...

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

That's a wonderful post. Your residents certainly are lucky to have you.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

The core feeling of knowing you are making a positive difference in someone's life never gets old.

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

It was very awesome yesterday! I had a preceptee for my first time (just for the day because her preceptor was low censused) and a DOC actually brought up honestly to this wonderful SN that...(Oh please check out post on preceptee...I need help!)

"There are days where you wonder...well, what the heck am I doing here! Then, there is that smile, or that thank you...or that one time you know they will listen...and frankly that joy lasts quiet a while...keep looking for that..."

He also added...LOL

"don't make them MAKE you take night shifts if that doesn't fit with you...that is BS!" (had to say I laughed and said "yep, he is right!").

How cool is that to have an MD talk to a student with so much caring and good advice! I work with awesome MD's!!!! They know that nurses are their backbone, and training them is only good for them and their patients! AWESOME!!!!!!!

Keep looking for those smiles dear...they speak louder than a thank you ever did...and at times...when someone can't smile or say thank you...well, there are other ways the body says it!

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Specializes in Postpartum, Mother-baby.

:yeah: I am very happy for you! You are an inspiration to me. After I graduate from nursing school, I get to have that SAME passion like you do.

Yes, crazy me is in love with my new job. :redpinkheI am learning so much and am enjoying every minute of it. I think about work all of the time and wish I was there on my days off. I know, it will get old after a while but until it does, I am going to continue to love....crave.....and enjoy it.

Let me tell you about my first day. On my first day, within 5 minutes of being at work, one of the residents passed away. I felt honored to be at her bedside while she began her new journey. I felt honored to clean her up while she awaited her final visit with her family. I felt more happy for her passing than sad, as she apparently suffered for too long from her disease. The rest of the day was spent meeting and caring for the residents. I fell in love with two in particular and enjoyed caring for ALL of them. One of my new loves is a 90 - something year old little old lady. Just as sweet as candy and cute as can be. It will be a sad day when this slice of sweet pie leaves us for Heaven. She greets her helpers everyday with kisses, hugs and a big, big smile. God planted an angel in the hearts of all of us. My other new love is a late 50 ish y/o lady that has a wonderful sense of humor. She is sharp as a tack, however her disease rendered her bedbound. She seems to have a beautiful soul and as is ready to take whatever comes her way. I look forward to her care all shift as it is a pleasure to talk with her. There were others that I met on my first day that has tugged at my heart strings. I am so blessed to have the skill to care for these patients. I see something very special in all of them and am very thankful for being able to meet them.

I am learning alot about myself with this new job. I have worked on the floor for about 2 weeks now, of course with a preceptor, but I feel that I have learned more in these two weeks about my heart than I have learned in my whole life time. I knew I could physically do this job, but I had no idea how much it would affect me emotionally, in a good way. I was worried about depression, but I don't think I will be hit with that because I do *understand*.

I believe that we are all born with a *job* to do, we all have a calling. I think hospice is my calling. I'm in love.:heartbeat

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

that's wonderful!

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I honestly hope I feel like you when I graduate and start working!

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thank you for the breath of fresh air!

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