#float pool nurse

I love Float Pool. At first, when I started orientation I was a little hesitant about the idea of never truly having my own “home” or base unit. But now, I love it. I get to meet so many different people and make such diverse friendships. I get to see the same doctors for five different patients on three different floors in three days. I was warned during my hiring that “float pool can feel lonely sometimes”, but I have never felt that.

Neuro/Orthopedic: check.

Med-Surg: check.

While I was charting he asked me, “So...were you pretty smart during college? You seem like the kind of person who got good grades.”

And I laughed a little and said, “I had to work twice as hard as everyone else in my class to get B’s.”

He nodded and then replied, “You know, I think you’ll take that work ethic and you’ll do good here. I think you’re gonna be a great nurse.”

And it was super encouraging, because then later I went to my manager’s office to talk with her about the schedule and she told me that the nurse I was with had already told her I was doing well that day. 

I am done with the first week.

Phew. If I can tell anything from this first week it’s that I’m going to be tired a lot for the rest of my life.