Mary’s Pad

I survived my first week as an RN, but that doesn’t mean much, because I spent almost all of it in borientation, or fanny warming, as Mary’s mom puts it.  On Friday I got to spend some time in the ER getting my schedule and scavenger hunting, which basically entails getting this long list of […]

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I spent a lot of time today looking at my ID badge and marveling over the fact that it reads: Registered Nurse, Emergency Dept. I still can’t get over it. Who’d have thought, after all the years I spent being part of and traversing the world of lab rats, physics addicts, and math […]

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How could such an exciting day be so boring?
Today was the first day of the rest of my life as a gainfully employed RN! I was wide awake bright and early, ready to get going. Did my usual before-I-leave-the-house surveillance of the items in my bag:
Notebook and Pen - Check
Wallet and keys - Check
Cell […]

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You will notice that the blog looks a little different… okay, well, a lot different. I’ve been wanting to make some changes for a while now but have been procrastinating because I was afraid I would end up having a problem, and I was also just feeling lazy.
Anyway, after making some updates a few […]

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I start work at the Medical Center on Monday. I dropped off my paperwork at HR yesterday, confirmed that I’m on the list for Monday, and smiled at everyone I met because I am just so excited that I’m finally good to go!! (I think some people must have thought I was crazy, or […]

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