Blonde lady

After practically having my intelligence and credibility insulted

Only in psych nursing can you try to not only navigate a new computer system (to you) while completing a new patient assessment with your nurse preceptor talking to you and a patient on a tangential speech parade talking to you in the other while another staff member is trying to put an end to the tangential speech parade. Later on, followed by a slew of questionable diagnoses and being told that since I'm the new kid on the block and don't know what the f*** I'm doing (their exact words), that I was not one to be worked with, along with other questionings too that I will not repeat on this blog. Welcome to the wonderful world of psych nursing, because it is for sure never boring. I've really enjoyed my time here in Virginia so far; everyone I work with is really nice and a really good group of team players. As I was told by one of the nurses, "we're just like a really big dysfunctional family." You know what? I can live with that. But there is one thing I do know for certain: I am absolutely LOVING being back on day shift!!!!

It's strange, really, the dynamic of how the nurses treat the newbies at each place I've gone to. I've had good experiences and experiences where my preceptors either wanted nothing to do with me or were just not sure what to do with me. It's sad, really, I've always had a knack for helping out the new kid, because let's face it, we've all been there. We all remember what it feels like to be the newest face amongst a crowd of those who have had their feet in the sand much longer than we have. While in Ohio, I really struggled to get to know everyone at first, but since I've been here in Virginia I've had no issues with anyone warming up to me. Strange, really. I wonder why that is. I mean, it's certainly understandable; you have your work ebb and flow and your groove so to speak, and then a new face comes in and kind of shakes the boat without ever really meaning to; it's just kind of the natural order of how things work like that. But anyway, it is what it is, and I really am hoping this momentum keeps up for the remainder of my time here, and I've now been branded the blonde lady. Again, one of those "you just had to be there" kind of moments.