What a beautiful quote from Mahatma Gandhi. Personally, I love learning. It doesn't matter what profession you find yourself in, you will forever and always be learning. Let me tell you, as a nurse, we are consistently and constantly learning. Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to find myself at a two day simulation based… Continue reading “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Tag: transport nursing
Is there anything better than learning something new?
I'm sitting here staring at the blank screen today, but it's not because I have writer's block. On the contrary, I feel like I may be suffering from quite the opposite! I just spent a week at the FEMA Center for Disaster Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama. They have a multitude of classes there, so I… Continue reading Is there anything better than learning something new?
WWBD?
You ever have one of those days where you struggle to maintain yourself? I define myself as a positive person, one who believes that people are good and someone who strives to make at least one other person's day a little bit better. Today, I had a hard time being that person, but am happy… Continue reading WWBD?
Self reflection, doubt, lessons and a cup of tea
So in the last four weeks I have learned a great deal about myself through self reflection, of which I have been spending a plethora of time doing because I get frustrated at myself when I am not perfectly good at something. Now you can probably imagine that I am not perfectly good at my… Continue reading Self reflection, doubt, lessons and a cup of tea
148 miles
Update: still training in my new job as a Transport Nurse. The other day I went on two different transports to two hospitals very far away from my home base. I counted it out. We went roughly 148 miles that day. The helicopter was out of service, so it was all via ambulance. There's a… Continue reading 148 miles
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
Tomorrow is my first day of work at a new job. I'm a pediatric nurse, and I love being a nurse. I can't describe to you in words how much I love it. I started four years ago on a medical surgical floor, then moved to the pediatric intensive care unit and tomorrow, I start… Continue reading Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore