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
Specializes in Medical/Surgical/Maternal and Child.
Misslo that is one of the most beautiful posts I have ever read. You are such a positive and happy person. I'm so happy for you but especially I'm so happy for your patients to have a wonderful nurse with a lovely attituded towards them. Good Luck in your new job and God Bless!! :)))
Thank you all for your wonderful responses. I do have to correct some of you, I am not a nurse yet, I am a CENA. But I assure you, when I become a nurse, I will feel the same. In fact, I am praying to become a hospice nurse.
On another note, today was just as wonderful. One of the residents that has shown no positive activity in the past few weeks, he has been rapidly declining, but God blessed me today with not one, but three, count 1, 2, 3 smiles from him. The RN and my CENA preceptor was so overjoyed, as was I. My heart melted.
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Misslo that is one of the most beautiful posts I have ever read. You are such a positive and happy person. I'm so happy for you but especially I'm so happy for your patients to have a wonderful nurse with a lovely attituded towards them. Good Luck in your new job and God Bless!! :)))