Farewell Med/Surg

Today was my last day as a floor RN on the Medical/Surgical unit. I started there on June 4th, 2001 and it has been an amazing 8 years! I have grown and learned and experienced so much. I have made lifetime friends and have so many memories that I will remember for a lifetime.

A few words to describe the past 8 years...

autonomy, annual leave, attitude, and agency

caring, call lights, coffee, cafeteria food, courtyard and on call

chocolate, chaplains, charting and charge nurses

drama, drug seekers, doubles, dues and differentials

empowerment and evaluations

FIT, flatus and FAST

good-bye's, graduations, gossip, Grad school, growth and giving

friendships, frequent flyers and floating

helping, humor and hand washing

low census, loud patients, leadership, laughter and Lake Chelan
MRSA, meetings and medicine

precepting, potlucks, pregnancys, PCA's and pill poppers

rest between shifts, really tired, and retirements

scrubs, SWAT, staff meetings and sick calls

values and Vegas

working out, working over and weekends

*****

I'm sure I could go on forever and even though I was floated to another unit on my very last day...

I wouldn't have changed a thing in these past years ;)

Thank you to all my very good friends and coworkers...

you all have helped me become the nurse that I am today.

This Monday, I will return to work, but in my new role as,

Erin Riggs RN, Care Manager

Yipee!