End of Days

Today was the last clinical day as a student nurse. All in all, it was a great day. I was assigned to a great nurse who was also precepting a newly orienting graduate nurse. For reasons I didn't think worthy at the time, he was impressed to talk to his nurse manager about me. She, in turn, wanted to speak with me about possibly coming to work for her unit in the Respiratory ICU. She asked me to send her my resume (which I told her I would do tonight) so that she could pass along to me the job posting number she is going to list in May. She advised me to take the NCLEX as soon as possible as she would like to be hiring in June to replace the 3 nurses leaving the unit at the end of summer.

How freaking awesome would that be? RICU is not my first choice of employment, but a job in critical care would open MANY doors for me down the road, and not even in the too-distant future. This would enable me to really do wherever I wanted to go as well as really prepare me well in nursing, unlike a regular med-surg floor nursing position would do. The staff at the RICU are the most companionable of the ICU's that I experienced, which really sets the overall tone of the unit. Anyway - it's not the only position I would apply for, but if it was my 'in' for IHC so that I could eventually go where I wanted with the advantage of in-house job listings and what-not, I'd be a fool not to go for it.

Otherwise, this is the last time I have to wear these darling blue scrubs. Though I love the color, I'm happy to repurpose them. Some people burn then, throw them away, donate them. I am going to cut it up and make a pot holder or small blankie or something. Add it to the swatches of other 'loved' fabrics that I can make into a quilt, perhaps. I'll do something with it - just not wear it ever again! :)

Looks like I'll be getting a B in high acuity (critical care) and A-'s in community and managment. *sigh of relief* It was an intense semester, but it's been a good one, too. I feel like it really came together this semester, and though it makes the end of the term somewhat hectic, I do enjoy having our clinical days at the end, rather than the beginning, when I feel like I know what I'm doing somewhat.  Now for the last careplan to submit and three final exams and onto the NCLEX prep and test itself. The end is so near. I can feel it!