After two years of applications and interviews and rejection after rejection, I’d 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 wasn’t what I was used to. Instead I heard, “I don’t see why being in a wheelchair would impact your ability to deliver good nursing care in the slightest…plus, you’re the perfect height to catch.” 
I was STUNNED to say the least. I kept thinking “They made a mistake,” and, “Maybe I misheard them.” So much so that I barely told ANYONE until I had my orientation schedule in hand. But it WAS real and I didn’t mishear a thing. Monday I will begin orientation for my new job as a nightshift staff nurse on Mother/Baby and the hospital’s very first RN on wheels. 
I still keep thinking I’m going to wake up from this incredible dream. Y’all pray for me as this trauma junkie learns a VERY different specialty! Stay tuned for more as I navigate entering back into the world of bedside nursing, ON WHEELS! 
I still keep thinking I’m going to wake up from this incredible dream. Y’all pray for me as this trauma junkie learns a VERY different specialty! Stay tuned for more as I navigate entering back into the world of bedside nursing, ON WHEELS! Credit: Ryann
𝗢𝗵 𝗡𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
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The focus of my Daily Positive Impact posts is to provide readers with sites that make available resources focused on creating positive impact, and examples of positive daily actions that have been taken that are included to energize readers to take their own actions to make our world a better place. If you are already there, thanks!!
Have a healthy, positive and impactful life,
Peter Prichard CMF
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-AUTHOR – the International #1 Amazon Bestseller and Readers’ Favorite 5 Star Award Recipient – “Have a Positive Impact During Uncertain Times” – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732793808
Readers Favorite 5 Star Review stated, “If you want to make a difference in the world, but don’t know where to start, or want to make a difference in your own life, but don’t know how, this book was written for you.”
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