Back in the Game...

I've been an ER nurse for 8 years (what?!) and with that comes some very proud moments and some very hard moments. Burn out is nothing new to the world of nursing. There are endless studies on it and countless attempts to prevent it, but it's almost inevitable. I am not the exception. Somewhere between the physical pains, the mental exhaustion, and the patient complaints- I was burnt out. I no longer felt the adrenaline run through my veins like I used to. Each night, I try to unwind and forget about the things I could have done better, the things I promised to do before I left, but forgot, and the things I wish I wouldn't have said, but it's hard to separate a passion and a career.   Last week, I had a particularly trying day. I forgot the sequence of medications you give to treat hypokalcemia and I paused when a doctor asked me the policy for propofol drips. I was failing at a craft I was once was very good at. But, just like everything else in my life, I've learned to look for signs that everything is going to be okay.  I came home and glanced at a notification on my phone- a doctor I work with had sent me a facebook message.  I assumed it was a hack, but I opened it anyway. And I saw this...


And just like that I was back in a game I so very much love. Thank you, Dr.