Feeling kinda yucky
I was really homesick last night...to the point of sitting up here in my room and crying, but I feel a bit better now, especially as I will be going home this weekend to see my friends and family. It just kinda hit me last night that I won't be going back home again (well, highly unlikely that I will) and that all my friends are so far away!
Also I'm still a little bit stressed about learning all the ropes at the hospital, as they use paper charting, and I am so not used to that and this weird GRASP system where you get points for the things you do with the patient. It's all very strange, and seems like a whole lot of useless paperwork. I spoke with my friend last night though, who just started working full time recently as well, and she said you get like 3 weeks where they don't mind if you screw up (as long as it's not a huge screw-up) so you can get on your feet. That made me feel a little bit better.
Also making me feel better is (nearly) naked Colin Ferguson on my tv. He's in some movie from 1996 called "Rowing Through". He had lovely floppy hair at the beginning, but he cut it off. I've also been distracting myself by watching TV, reading the flist, talking to the sis on MSN, and going out and exploring St. Catherines.
The first day at work was kind of hectic and crazy...it got really busy and I couldn't do that much to help, because I didn't know where stuff was, and how things worked at the hospital yet, but it did quiet down later in the day. The second day was better, and I got to learn a lot more about how the hospital worked and the policy and procedures. I didn't feel quite as useless :)
Otherwise things continue as normal. My new room is quite nice, all I need is a TV and VCR and to put up my posters and I will be all set!
Also I'm still a little bit stressed about learning all the ropes at the hospital, as they use paper charting, and I am so not used to that and this weird GRASP system where you get points for the things you do with the patient. It's all very strange, and seems like a whole lot of useless paperwork. I spoke with my friend last night though, who just started working full time recently as well, and she said you get like 3 weeks where they don't mind if you screw up (as long as it's not a huge screw-up) so you can get on your feet. That made me feel a little bit better.
Also making me feel better is (nearly) naked Colin Ferguson on my tv. He's in some movie from 1996 called "Rowing Through". He had lovely floppy hair at the beginning, but he cut it off. I've also been distracting myself by watching TV, reading the flist, talking to the sis on MSN, and going out and exploring St. Catherines.
The first day at work was kind of hectic and crazy...it got really busy and I couldn't do that much to help, because I didn't know where stuff was, and how things worked at the hospital yet, but it did quiet down later in the day. The second day was better, and I got to learn a lot more about how the hospital worked and the policy and procedures. I didn't feel quite as useless :)
Otherwise things continue as normal. My new room is quite nice, all I need is a TV and VCR and to put up my posters and I will be all set!