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And before I knew it, I have spent two growing years in this hospital. What was once called as “the last resort” for employment became a place where I experienced unspeakable hardships, developed interpersonal skills and emotional management, and met wonderful people, an unlikely family. The organization chart tells me I am two steps behind the seniority of our head nurse.
Sure people tell me I am a lot more knowledgeable than the others, as I was privileged to have experienced working at critical special areas (ER and ICU). However, something tells me I haven’t done enough. Oh, how many times did I let my duty pass by just for the heck of letting it finish? I am neither striving for perfection nor settling for the easy way out; there is just something that I should have done but I did not. I will not blame lack of skills or experience for I believe I have seen more (though not all) plus I have competently surpassed each hurdle. Rather, I blame this to the stagnancy of the knolwedge base; the laziness to go back to the basics.
They have always emphasized that being a nurse means learning continuously, as the principles develop through the years. Now that I am in the second year of my career, I will saw I haven’t learned enough. I am relatively still a junior nurse in comparison to the specialists who have dedicated 10-20 years of their lives in this profession. Finally, the thirst for knowledge has been acquired. Can I call this passion? I guess so, but I am doing this primarily for the people - the patients - who deserve more of the care than they presently acquire.