All those times spent just being a bum even made me forget how to start a new entry here. I had to sit here for more than ten minutes thinking just how to begin. After my last job ended, I was back to my old SAH (stay-at-home? or shit-ass-ho?) life. I was a bum again for another month, although I spent some days still looking for new jobs, most of them overseas. Just last week I visited for recruitment agencies hoping to find the thing that will finally get my ass out of here.
But right now I just started on my new job teaching and guiding nursing students as they are first exposed to the hospital setting. I still feel overwhelmed about everything since it all happened so fast and I was taken off guard when I was given my first schedule. I was filled with excitement and anxiety alike. I've always wanted to be a clinical instructor when I was still a student and now it's finally came true. Although I have to admit that I prefer to work as one of the staff, this is the closest job I could get to a staff nurse. Besides, I take pleasure in sharing what I know to my younger counterparts.
My first week was less frightening as I expected. I was having doubts about my capacity to handle students. I was very anxious about committing mistakes and making a bad example for them since I was not exactly a model student during my college days. But everything went smoothly in spite of some difficulties on both ends. I was still adjusting to the stress and the pressure of the big responsibility. It was also my first time to be back in the hospital floor after a few months. I was glad to recall most of the things I learned. I just hope that I was able to leave a good impression and that they learned something from me that they can use on their next rotation.
I hope to have another schedule next week. I think I'm going to like this job while I'm waiting for better things to come. I don't mind being an extra bit busy as long as I'm doing something productive with my time. This is all I can share for now, I gotta check some papers.
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