Work

I started my first day of work at a new job. I'm a health tech at the VA hospital in Salt Lake. The only word that comes to mind to describe my first day is overwhelming. I feel like I just got thrown into the position without proper training. I have been a nurses aid for 2 years but working in a hospital is totally different. I learned how to do finger sticks, how to do an EKG, how to do a bladder scan, how to chart like they do in a hospital. Wow! And on top of not know what to do, it was slow that day so I wasn't sure what to do in down time. One girl actually took me on a tour of the hospital, which was really nice of her, but It'll take me a while to figure it all out. Plus my badge isn't active so I can't get in any doors that need a badge scan to get in and so many other things I can't do by myself. It was just a little stressful. I know it will get better with time. And I'm sure once I start working more often I'm going to be so wiped out from working and school and everything in between. That's life I guess.