Okay, I couldn’t wait any longer

The poster abstract is in. I had it written, I thought I should just submit it.

The procedure was a little different than years past. What I wanted to submit, the creation and use of a Call Bootcamp for new nurses, didn’t fit any of their boxes.

That’s okay. I’m a bit of a round peg in a square hole myself.

Nothing about my trajectory as a nurse makes much sense.

This is why I call myself a Utility Nurse.

Work a regular shift, take call all night, and work the regular shift the next day? I’m your nurse.

Helm a committee with a dread of being on camera or speaking? I’m your nurse.

You need coverage for your uncle’s birthday? I’m your nurse.

Wind me up and see how far I go.

I don’t know any other way to be.

That’s okay.

Being available for others in the department that need me is how I interpret being a nurse.

And that’s okay.