Jul 30, 2019
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Work Update
I have today off work and not on-call so I can meal prep and get errands done. Then I work Wednesday and Thursday.
I think I only need to attend two more births before I’m done training!
I get my NRP certification next Tuesday. I got into an employees only class at a hospital downtown. I’m going to be this new RN working at a natural birth center with all these ER nurses with much different equipment and protocols. The instructor already emailed me and told me she’d tried to figure out adjusted pathways based on what I have available at my facility.
Excited for everything to be official and concrete!
Quick life update
Currently a zombie. Worked a 10 hour office day Thursday. Worked on call Thursday night through Friday morning with 2 deliveries. Was awake for 29 hours straight. Was on call all day Saturday. Had 3 postpartum appointments that day and worked 6 hours. Tried a new bible study and went to service on Sunday and also did a 2 & 1/2 hour premarital counseling session that afternoon...
And I had a paper due yesterday night that I'm just starting today. Thankfully I thought ahead and asked for a 24 hour extension last week which I was given. So today I have to crank out a 5 page nursing philosophy paper for my bachelor's transition program.
Also trying to schedule appointments for all these taste testings and photographer meetings for my wedding.
I'll sleep next year. It's fine. I'm fine.
Training is done!
And just like that, I'm done with birth assistant training. The other nurse didn't even get there until after baby was delivered, mom transferred to bed, cord clamped and cut, placenta delivered and I had completed vitals on mom and baby.
My first solo on call shift is Saturday.
My life currently...
Completed birth assistant training and already did a solo shift and birth. Completed training for MA when I need to cover that position. About halfway through with RN office training. Engaged. Planning my ceremony and reception (doing in unconventionally and will explain more later). Planning my sister's baby shower. And my RN to BSN online program starts Monday...
So much that has happened/that is happening this month and I never would have expected to feel this happy and content while being so stressed lol. God truly works in mysterious ways. 💝
Hurricane Dorian
All the term mommas going into labor because of stress and anxiety and giving us so much work... for nothing because now Dorian isn't even really effecting west Florida... lol
Got called in at 1am last night. First time getting called in while I was asleep.
Precipitous labor and baby beat me there. Minor postpartum hemorrhage, but we got it under control.
I headed home around 6am and didn't go in for office training today since I was practically up all night. I'm still on call until tomorrow at 9pm so they just want me rested so I can come in for any more births.
I need to practice my discharge teaching and continue studying for my NRP certification, but I think overall the nurses who are training me are saying I'm doing good. This is definitely a much better training experience than that pediatric office. Everyone here wants to see me succeed!
Been in a birth for an hour still no baby yet