Tomorrow is the beginning of a new period in my life: I finally have a full-time, legitimate position. I have a registered nurse position in a pediatric emergency room. Since the program begins with class time and clinical, it should be an easy transition for newly graduated nursing students. It is nice to find a place that welcomes new nurses.
All through school our teachers and the general public were always telling us how we would have no trouble getting a job. However, supposedly due to the economy, no one would take a new nurse. Why? well, we are a liability since we have so little experience, and then the other thing is that they want experienced nurses, ones they don't have to watch out for, people who already know their way around. It kinda goes to show that while book knowledge is great, there is nothing that can really take the place of lived experience, experiential knowledge. However, one would like to wonder that if no one will allow me experience how the heck am I gonna get any!?!? These things go in cycles, however, and any good economist would probably have something to say about all the various causes of such cycles. I am certainly happy though to have such a position and thank ful that it did come exactly 6 months after graduation. Now to pay off my loans. =)
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