Friday, October 10, 2014

Applications

Well, just a quick little note.  I have submitted a few applications to some nearby (and not so nearby) hospitals.  I also made profiles and submitted my resume to a few hospitals too.  I will continue to job search.  I also have to send my resume to an OB I worked with briefly at the hospital I did my OB clinical.  I also have a contact with the hospital I did my leadership clinical (also in OB).  I am slightly hesitant about that spot just because the unit seemed so disorganized and chaotic while I was there.  But hey, it's a job, right!?  I will talk to Erin more about it and get her opinion.

In other news, Erin and I have a big weekend planned.  We are driving to our friend's salon, about 2 hours away for me to get a haircut!  Then I am babysitting the two year old twins I know that evening. :)  Sunday, we plan to go apple picking, hopefully with my brother and soon-to-be sister-in-law!  I can't wait for apple goodies and fresh apple juice!  Apple pies, applesauce, apple cookies, apple bread, the list is endless!!

Ok, I need to get my lazy butt up and take Jax for a walk.  He has been busy napping since 6:30 this morning, snoring away.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Revisions

I really, really dislike working on my resume.  It makes me feel inadequate and question what I have really done these past 33 years!  I can sum up my accomplishments on a single page of paper.  Awesome.

I have sent my revised resume to my brother and made corrections.  I then sent my revised, revised resume to my advisor, to get a nursing opinion.  I then made revisions to those revisions and just sent it back to her for a second look.  Whew!

In other news, I was able to shadow the nurse practitioner on Monday.  We saw so many patients I lost count!  It was great to see the role of a NP in action.  She was great an included me in just about everything.  I also saw first hand how the paper work is just as involved as a floor nurse, just a very different approach.  We were BUSY all day.  I was able to leave after she saw her last patient (8 hours in).  She had a couple hours of paper work to finish, but told me to head out to hopefully beat rush hour traffic.  I went head first into rush hour traffic.  No biggie, especially since I had the next few days to myself!

Tomorrow, I get to head back to watch a surgery.  I won't be in the OR, but rather in a conference room watching a live video of a surgery.  Pretty cool!  This means I can most likely be sitting and not have to wear OR scrubs and a surgical mask ;)  I am completely OK with that!  I will have to rush out of there at the end of the surgery as I have to pack and get ready for a little trip I am going on this weekend!  I am heading to Kentucky super early Friday morning to head to my cousins house.  I was asked to be the godmother of my sweet little cousin.  The baptism is this Sunday.  I will get to see my parents too!  Speaking of which, I need to go get some laundry started and maybe begin to start the process of packing.  Did I mention I hate packing!?