Everyone around me is moving, deploying, or coming back. I'm helping out one of my buddies move into his new place today. I just heard last week a friend of mine is going overseas for 6 months. And several of my friends are coming home. It's a period of time because I feel that I'm caught in the middle of it. I feel that I'm stuck. Not moving. At all.
Am I happy with my new spot on the surgical floor? I'm starting to become more comfortable working the floor. Dealing with surgeons is still difficult, but it's ok to have some constants. I've become more proficient in my wound care skills and my time management. I'm learning a lot about how the floor and the hospital works by doing the scheduler for military staff. But I haven't answered the question have I...
Sometimes I dread coming into work. I really do. Somedays I feel like wanting to just sit behind a desk and not talk with anyone. I have to remind myself that I was put in this position for a reason, a position that I can do. There is a mission that I must accomplish. I remember that I won't be here forever. It sounds cheesy, but the key point is that I have to change my attitude. I choose to be positive. I choose to make a difference in someone's life today. I choose to take care of soldiers and their families.
I choose today to be a nurse.
