I say in a Trauma interdisciplinary conference today. The topic was Thoracic Trauma. My area of interest.

What I learned today.

1. I don’t think I want to be an oncology nurse. My interest doesn’t lie there apparently. Chest medicine is where it’s at for me.

2. I miss the vents, and the occasional excitement of being an RT.

3. I enjoyed being in the company of my old co-workers, nurses and RT’s alike. The people who know me since I’ve worked with them the last five years as an RT. I enjoyed talking to them today, a LOT.

I have a lot to learn from the Oncology floor where I work as far as the basics of Nursing and patient care, assessments and exposure to different disease processes and valuable skills but I don’t think that is where I want to remain in the long run.

I will receive my first review this week. It was supposed to be yesterday but I was sick so I didn’t work. I’m not sure what to expect and I am afraid it may not be good. Or rather not mostly good. I don’t really know what to expect and it’s a bit scary.