Just finished my round of interviews for ED nurse educator

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Im so nervouse. I just finished my peer interviews for the nurse educator position in my ED.  I've worked ED for about three years, so I know its not a lot.  There was an opportunity and I went for it!  My interview with my director and my manager went really well, I think.  My peer interview is a little harder to gauge though.  

Im super excited and probably even more nervous about what is to come. This is totally out of my comfort zone, which I think is good, but frightful at the same time.  I 100% plan on going back to school eventually, and if I nail this position it will happen sooner than I planned. Probably even sooner now regardless. Bedside is killing me.

I will miss the excitement of the ER, and those codes. I've finally reached a level of confidence in myself where I can find my footing in situations with a patient coding or circling the drain.  I probably even ran the best hemorrhagic stroke of my life yesterday, with the help of my team.  So I will miss all of those things tremendously.  

This is why being and ED educator will be great. I'll still be there in the department, helping coach my coworkers although some of them may be far more experienced than myself.   

Has anyone ever stepped into a similar role, without the 20+ years of experience to back them up?  How did that go for you?  It sounds like Ill be a lot like my mangers right hand man.  The nurse who left this position was amazing, and if I do get offered this position, I have very big shoes to fill ?

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