Reply to comments….

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply. It has been a little crazy lately.  But I wanted to reply to the comments I have gotten recently.

OCB….I miss you too! You know I love you girl!

Amber….I hope that you have found ways to help with your panic attacks. I also hope that when the ways do not work and you find yourself in an ER, that you get a nurse that understands and helps you. Many doctors and nurses know how scary those situations are, I just hope they remember it.

Ruth…..tell your daughter that I said keep up the good work and I wish her the best. I am glad you two can share the experiences with each other!

Rob….thanks for the nice comment!

Paul…..what were we thinking?!?!    Good thing we love craziness.

Lilianna….I hope that things work out for you and you get the care and help you need and deserve.

Brittany….I hope you had a happy and safe holiday as well.

Donna and Jackie…..I miss you guys!!! I hope you had a great holiday!

First post..new blog!

Welcome!

I decided to start a fresh new blog in a new place because I feel that I needed a fresh start. My old blog was started while completing my basics for nursing school, a few posts during nursing school, etc. Then, I stopped blogging. Ah…I love my old blog, but I needed something new. So, so here I am!!

A little about me. I am a new grad RN, working in a large ER. I am not sure what the time frame is for calling yourself a new grad. But, it has been less than a year, so I think I can still use the new grad title. Although, according to my co-workers, you do not count as staff for the first 6 months. I am almost at my 6 month mark. I can tell a difference in the way my co-workers act towards me now. They know that I am crazy strong enough to stick it out and not give up. Apparently many nurses have not stayed.

In a way, I wish I would have started a blog when I first began working. You know, when I was all wide-eyed and innocent about how nursing truly is. Ready to save the world! In school, I only had 1-2 patients! Whoohoo! Ah….the memories.

Not that I do not remember the days of nursing school and orientation. But, those days seem like such a long time ago. I was all wide-eyed and innocent. Now, I am trudging my way through the craziness that is nursing, esp. in Emergency nursing.

So, I decided to start a blog about the things in my life now. How things have changed! Although I do become cranky and well, disgruntle, I love going to work and I learn something new every day.

So, stay tuned! I have 6 months of stuff to write about! It took me a few weeks to get to the point of posting this first one, but I am sure that now I have actually started blogging again, I will be inspired!