May I present, the class of 2008...
Guess which one is me. Go ahead, guess.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
That's Ms. GN to you!
Having just graduated today from my year long accelerated nursing program, I have a new found feeling of freedom. I am free to harm my patients in various ways... not that I would ever do this on purpose, but I have been "let loose" so to speak, on a wonderful population. I have a job on a psychiatric stabilization unit in a medium sized area hospital. It's all very exciting. In the coming weeks I will be studying for my RN licensure exam, getting myself mentally ready for working with the mentally ill, and trying to improve my professional wardrobe. Being a GN (Graduate Nurse) is like being in limbo. While I know that I have months of orientation coming my way, I feel as if I am expected to jump out onto the floor and know what to do. The thought of taking actions that may threaten the license I don't even have yet is terrifying and ridiculous all at the same time.
School might be over, but my learning has only just begun.
School might be over, but my learning has only just begun.
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