17/05/2021
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Posted โข : "After two years of applications and interviews and rejection after rejection, Iโd started to believe the hate comments and messages; maybe I would never be able to work as a bedside nurse again. I was about to give up when I had one final interview for a position on a Mother/Baby Unit at a local level 1 trauma center. After so much rejection, I figured they would take one look at my disabled body and turn me down. But to my surprise, when I brought up my chair the response wasnโt what I was used to. Instead I heard, โI donโt see why being in a wheelchair would impact your ability to deliver good nursing care in the slightest...plus, youโre the perfect height to catch.โ ๐
I was STUNNED to say the least. I kept thinking โThey made a mistake,โ and, โMaybe I misheard them.โ So much so that I barely told ANYONE until I had my orientation schedule in hand. But it WAS real and I didnโt mishear a thing. Monday I will begin orientation for my new job as a nightshift staff nurse on Mother/Baby and the hospitalโs very first RN on wheels. ๐ค
I still keep thinking Iโm going to wake up from this incredible dream. Yโall pray for me as this trauma ju**ie learns a VERY different specialty! Stay tuned for more as I navigate entering back into the world of bedside nursing, ON WHEELS! ๐ทโฟโฅ๏ธ"
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