Recently I have started working for a different company. I know the Director of Nurses. We have been good friends for quite some time so I figured that working for her would be a piece of cake. Well, I figured wrong. This is the toughest company I have ever worked for in my entire nursing career.

First of all she just started running this company and she had to clean up a mess which was left to her by the former DON. So the fall out was that I got no orientation. I know home health but they were using a different software program than my last company and no one told me a blooming thing about how to navigate through the computer program. I was pretty upset but I figured I am usually pretty good about navigating so I could probably handle it.

I started going on visits and documenting my notes on my ipad. They got sent back with notes asking for me to correct and add some items. At first I was really angry. I had been considered one of the best at documenting with my last company and I knew I hadn’t changed. I am very anal about getting all of my documentation in on time and I usually finish my documentation before I walk out of a patient’s house. So to see all of my stuff come right back to me undid my last nerve. I started getting angry every time I saw a note coming back to me.

I knew my perspective had to change. I really didn’t want to leave the company so I finally decided what needed to change was me. I decided that I needed to view this as a learning experience which could make me a better nurse.

Sometimes I wonder what Jesus’ perspective was when he came down to earth. After living in heaven with God and then living here for thirty three years it must have been a real challenge for Him.