One of my patients had been very critical on one of the nights I took care of her and kept me busy checking her vitals, hanging meds and trying to pull her back from the brink. Right before I left for the last time on my last night she took my hand and thanked me. She said she knows she would not be here today if not for me. She told me I was a great nurse. I got all teary eyed and told her that was the best gift I could have gotten on my last night on my floor.
Today at 3 I start a new chapter in my life. I suppose I won't have the critical patients I had on the heart floor and they will be a lot more stable. I will miss it, I loved taking care of cardiac patients. But, I will still get to take care of patients who need care, and I will have time to visit with them. Not lifting as much is going to be great. Instead of getting off work and reaching for the motrin I am hoping I won't be in as much pain. It is always nerve wracking to start a new job but I know all the people I will be working with and like them all. It will be a good change for me. You're never to old to learn new tricks.g
A new Chapter in my book of nursing care.
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