Borientation

Orientation. is. boring.

It's even worse when you are sick and your nose won't stop dripping. Ever. Seriously. I have the most annoying cold to ever grace me with it's presence. My post nasal drip was running at a rate of 233 gtts/min. I sat in a back corner seat with a giant box of Kleenex, some vaseline for my chapped nares, a bottle of hand sanitizer, various boxes of cold remedies, and a paper bag for my refuge. If it wasn't against social norms, I would have balled up the Kleenex and shoved two wads up my nose. I apologized profusely to my orientation-mates and tried to stay clear of shared pens/pencils, door knobs, and personal space.

So far in orientation, we've covered....um. Yea. I think most of my cold medications had antihistamine in them so everything is a little foggy. I did give a group presentation on hospital initiatives. I'm almost certain I did. It had something to do with MI's. Guess I will be reading my RN handbook this weekend.

This week is all classroom, computer education type learning. Next week we have our new graduate nurse skills classes and then I am set loose in the ED with a Preceptor. I'm actually getting more and more excited as the week goes on. Mostly because I am not doing such a terrible job during critical thinking scenarios.

Like, I think I just might be able to do this job.