Today was a bittersweet day on my unit. One of the most well liked nurses celebrated her last day with us. She recently graduated with her Women’s Health NP degree and plans to start working for one of the practices that delivers at our hospital.
Watching everyone’s reaction today to her leaving was just as inspirational as it was sad. Seeing all of the nurses and doctors congratulate her and wish her well was very special. One of the doctors even said, “it’s the end of an era”. It’s been on my mind all day; I couldn’t wait to write about it.
Some nurses spend their entire career never hearing how truly appreciated and valued they are. Sometimes you leave a job and you wonder if anyone will even miss you. I can only hope that I achieve that level in my nursing career – the one where a doctor calls my departure the end of an era. Of course I don’t expect it to come any time soon, but one day I’d like to know that I made a difference and left an impression that’s one to be reckoned with.
Best of luck to KRP. She’s going to do an amazing job and her patients will be lucky to have her.
Xoxo,
Ash, RN