New Kid on the Block
It's a new year for a new start and for a new job. You might be thinking, "Really? Again? I thought you just got a job." It's true. I am the new kid on the block once again and everything that goes with that except on a larger scale. I've joined a bigger health care team. I basically feel like a fish that moved from a pond to a lake.
The new kid on the block phase has many ongoing overlapping steps just to get grounded in this new place and routine. Learning the art of remembering what sometimes feels like a billion new names and the faces that go with those names. Getting lost all the time, but slowly finding my way. Soon I will be reviewing almost every nursing skill I ever learned and will be required to demonstrate competence before I can work independently. Someone will be checking every detail of my work and questioning every move I make. I'm ready to find out how this upcoming orientation experience will compare to my past orientation experiences and ...