Update on the graduate!

Hi everyone. I just wanted to update everyone on what has been happening these last couple of weeks. I did get offered the job at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, and I did accept it. I start on July 9th. Now all I have to worry about is taking my boards for my licence hopefully in the end of June (no worries.....only the most important test I will ever take!).

I had my nursing pinning this past Friday night. My parents, my brother Jay, and my grandmother went to watch me recieve my pin. This was the important ceremony of the two, the other being the university graduation.

The university graduation was on Saturday morning. We lucked out with the rain. It only sprinkled for a bit, then nothing. It was a bit cold, but a pretty good day compared to what my brother had when he graduated UNH, pouring rain.

We had the greatest commencement speakers: Bill Clinton and George Bush. With the two teaming up for the tsunami relief, the commencement committee thought it would be cool to ask them the speak, not thinking they would actually accpet. Well, they did, and it was great. Both talked of the importance of being a citizen and it doesn't take a powerful citizen to make a difference. Of course there were jokes here and there. And Bill couldn't resist putting in a subtle plug for his wife: "Madam President (addressing the president of UNH), that has a nice ring to it," and "This world should be ruled by women, that way George and I can go play golf." All in all, it was a great ceremony. I can't believe that I am graduated from college and ready to start work. I will keep you updated on the stressful month ahead full of studying and freaking out!

On Cloud 9

So I had my interview this morning at Porstmouth Regional Hospital, which is where I have been doing my internship this semester. I met with a woman in Human Resources and she told me that over 150 new graduates had applied to the New Graduate Program at the hospital and there are only 15 openings. This made me really nervouse, even though I was lucky enough to be one of the few that got an interview. Then I met with the Unit Nursing Supervisor of the floor that I did my internship on. We asked me some questions, and we talked back and forth. Then at the end as I was leaving he told me that he would love to have me work on that floor, especially since I have been there for 3 months and are familiar with everything. That made me feel so much better and now I feel as though I have an unbelievable shot in getting one of the two positions open on that floor for the evening shift. I am totally on cloud 9 and I can't wait to find out if I got the job. I should know by graduation. I will keep everyone posted! YAY!

A Few Funny Stories

Excerpts from my nursing day-to-day calendar:

"After a long delay in the hospital's emergency room, the middle-aged man was finnaly being transferred to an assigned room. 'Since I had to wait so long,' he quipped, 'I deserve a beautiful nurse.' Both women in the emergency room assured him this would inded be the case, so when a young, attractive male nurse took over, the man complained, 'But you promised...' 'Well,' came the reply, 'we think he's beautiful."

"The clinic where I work promoted a coworker to head the payroll department, or Payment Management Sytesm. The title on his door now reads PMS Director. "

I love nursing!

Have you forgotten?

This is for all those people who have been preoccupied with their daily lives, who have forgotten to remember all the men and women who are fighting for our country, those men and women who are away from their families. Please take the time to pray for all of our military men and women.

I hear people saying we don't need this war

I say there's some things worth fighting for

What about our freedom and this piece of ground

We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down

Now they say we don't realize the mess we're getting in

Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V.

Said it's too disturbing for you and me

It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say

If it was up to me I'd show it everyday

Some say this country's just out looking for a fight

Well after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Now I've been there with the soldiers

Who've gone away to war

And you can bet that they remember

Just what they're fightin' for

Have you forgotten all the people killed?

Some went down like heros in that Pennsylvania field

Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?

And all the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on

Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

I dedicate this song to my brother, 1st Lt. Jason E. Stack USAF