New Beginnings...

Well, I know it has been forever since I posted anything, but a lot has been happening in this girl's life. Biggest news first... I moved to Utah and I have a job!!!! Yes, it is the miracle that I thought would never happen. The very end of January I interviewed for a nursing position at Davis Hospital in Utah. I didn't hear back for a little over a week and so I figured that it was something else that hadn't worked out. However, on February 8th I got the call back with an offer for a job. It wasn't quite what I had interviewed for but I jumped at the opportunity. I interviewed for a full time position on the telemetry unit at Davis Hospital. For those of you who don't know what telemetry is, basically it is a heart monitoring device that the patients wear 24/7. So basically I work on a cardiac unit.

I didn't start until this Monday, March 8th. They only have orientation once a month so I had to wait until this week. Let me just say that I am LOVING the job already, and I haven't even been on the floor officially yet. All I've done this week is sit in various classrooms and learn the various procedures and rules at the hospital. Next week I should actually get oriented to the floor and start being an actual nurse. I am very excited, and I think it will be a really good experience. My nursing director is awesome. He is this straight forward, no-nonsense type of guy who says exactly what he thinks. He has already taught me a lot and I can tell he is big into teaching nurses. He told me the other day that I should go full time soon. (Yes, I interviewed for the full time position, but got hired to a part time, no-benefit position). He also is in charge of the intensive care unit, so I should be able to float to the ICU as well. A cardiac unit is pretty scary because the patients can have a lot of problems, and you are dealing with drugs that could kill someone if given wrong. However, this was the area of nursing school that I loved the most and I am very excited to finally be working.

The only part that I am scared about is that I am afraid that I will see a lot of questionable people at this hospital. Davis county is probably the armpit of Utah. The airforce base is close by and a prison. They talk about seeing between 1-4 suicide attempts in the emergency department EVERY DAY!!! Talk about scary! I am definitely not in Firth, Provo, or Rexburg.

Luckily, however, I don't have to live super close to the hospital. Right now I am staying with my Uncle Brad and Aunt Linda Waddoups. They are so sweet to let me stay with them and I am enjoying my time very much. I will look for an apartment and some nice roommates and then move wherever that is. I wanted some time to look around so that I make sure I end up in a nice place.

I guess other than that there is nothing big going on. I am focusing on my job for right now. I am going skiing with my family tomorrow, which will probably be the last ski trip this winter. I am more than ready for summer though. My brother Eric gets home from his mission in exactly two months from yesterday!!! Well... that's life for right now!