A little background...

    They tell you that as a nurse you will eventually find your "niche." Its that place where you really connect with your patients, love the type of nursing that you do and want to do it for the rest of your life. I always knew that I wanted to either work with kids or in the emergency department. I just didn't know how God saw that working out eventually. 

     When I first graduated from nursing school I took a job on an adult oncology (cancer) unit with the idea of getting my feet with in Oncology and eventually transfering to pediatrics (kids). It was NOT what I expected at all and a year later I was moving back to Kansas looking again.  This time I got a little luckier and took a job on a pediatric unit at a hospital close to where I grew up. I quickly found that Pediatric was my thing but it wasn't until I started floating to the pediatric ER at our hospital that I realized exactly what finding your niche feels like. 

    Pretty soon I was going to work with the hope of being floated to the ER and that's when I realized it was time to make the switch. Best career decision EVER.  Apparently three year olds love me and I'm pretty good at thinking on my feet

    Well its time for a new adventure and after years of working up the courage I am finally taking the leap and trying traveling nursing. In three weeks I will be in a new city, living in a new apartment, sitting in a new hospital wanting to poke my eyes out in hospital orientation.