Everything happens for a reason. Only sometimes it's tough waiting for that reason to come. Almost a year ago when I graduated with my BSN degree then passed my NCLEX with flying colors, I felt like I was on top of the world! I took my solo trip to Spain, came home and I was ready to take life by the reigns. I knew exactly where I wanted to be in life and could not wait to start. Things started spiraling downwards as days started to pass by and nothing was happening. Days turned into weeks; weeks into months. The decision to move home seemed to be my last option.
The very next day after I moved back home, HR from my senior practicum called me about a job at the unit for night shift, but disqualified me because they needed to fill the position "immediately." How funny fate works out. I began my full-blown search for a RN position in the city. By the third month, it was not looking promising. All the excitement of moving home drained away fast and I began to feel unemployment's pangs of misery gnaw at my insides. Welp! I'm SURE glad that's done with!!!
Three months later after I had somewhat got "disqualified" for the job due to my hesitation, I received a offer from the same hospital for day shift on the unit with the best manager in the hospital. "Everything happens for a reason." Although I messed up with the first job offer, I'm glad things turned out the way it did. In the three months that I've spent in SF, I met a lot of new friends, received certification for ACLS (which gave me a higher step in my annual pay worth 2g), and got an offer for day shift. That is BIG for a new nurse.
I'm finally a REAL nurse now. YEP! I have a job!! And I'm doing what I love to do! Even though I had to leave my family and friends again, I am happy to be one step closer to my dreams. I'm back on track. I'll start blogging my adventures in nursing - of course, within the bounds of HIPAA. From now on, various patients that I encounter will forever be named, Bobby.
"Hello Mr. Bobby! My name is Mee and I am the nurse who will be taking care of you today."
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