Today was my last day of work at Primary Children's. Definitely a bitter sweet day. I worked as a Patient Care Tech on the Children's Surgical Unit for a year almost to the day, where I took care of a lot of post-op kids and cardiac kids. I have absolutely LOVED this job. Working here has definitely solidified my decision to go to nursing school. I have had some amazing experiences and seen some awesome things. I have definitely come to appreciate how blessed I am. Maybe it's because I'm surrounded by sick kids every week but it truly is a miracle when a healthy baby is born into this world. My absolute favorite was taking care of the little heart babies. They are just so special and so tiny and sweet and I always jumped at the chance to hold and feed them. Everyday I'm amazed how resilient kids are and the good attitude that they have (most of the time). There is nothing more heartbreaking than to see a little child in pain but I'm so thankful that I played a small part in their healing process. Talk about a rewarding job! Everyday when I left the hospital I felt good about myself and happy that I was able to serve others.
Some things I will miss: holding and playing with the babies, getting to know families and their stories, my co-workers, night shift sugar rushes, searching the hospital for wagons, busy days when I barely could squeeze time in for my 30 minute lunch and my feet ached by the end of my 12 hour shift...I could go on for awhile.
Some things I won't miss so much: waking up at 4:55 am for a day shift, going to bed between 6:30-7:00 am after a night shift, messing up my days and nights, hearing about kids that I've taken care of that have passed away (definitely the worst part of my job), 1:1's, and I could get graphic but I'll just leave it at that. I am a CNA after all, but not for long :), so gross stuff comes with the territory.
But all in all, I can't say enough good things about my experience's at PCMC and I'm just so appreciative that I was given this opportunity to help and serve those who needed it.
Welcome to the world of blogging! I am so happy you found a career that you love. That is hard to come by (I would know). I look forward to reading about all your experiences in life. Miss you. Happy birthday!
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