Last night was my first shift on the med-surg/oncology floor! Jim took a quick pic before I left for my first night. :) I was so excited to finally be working in a hospital but also so nervous because I felt like I have already forgotten so much since nursing school. My first night went well. I was working in the med/surg side of the unit and only had 3 patients with my preceptor. I was surprised and proud of myself that I actually remembered how to hang an IV piggyback. :) I also tried to start an IV but was unsuccessful. :( But my preceptor who has 35 years of nursing experience took 3 attempts before she finally got a good stick, so I didn't feel too disappointed in myself. My experience at the prison has helped me in unexpected ways to prepare myself for this new job, for that I am thankful. There have been sooo many days I wonder why God has me working there, but if anything, to build my character and hopefully add a little positivity to that place. I was also proud of myself that I survived the whole night! I wasn't able to sleep before my shift, so by the end of my shift, I was awake for over 24 hours! Wouldn't recommend it, but glad I survived. This switching back from night and day shift every week is going to be tough, but hopefully worth it.
We are now in our 2nd trimester!!! We are 14 weeks and 6 days as of today. Woo hoo! We will be finding out the sex of our baby on November 30th and couldn't be more excited. :) I have been browsing baby furniture literally since the day we found out we're pregnant. (I love anything having to do with decorating our house and turning it into our home) While we are on our honeymoon, we will be getting the interior of our house painted a neutral tan color on all the walls and so after we return we can finally start to decorate baby's room! Hopefully I will start showing soon... still just feel like I look bloated or ate too much. :/
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