Wow.
My brain overfloweth.
The new workplace is lovely, the staff are nice, I have a lovely boss and there is a real opportunity to deal with patients and make them happier and healthier.
It's pretty much perfect.
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Well, I say it's perfect - but there is but one pubic hair on the bar of soap of pure awesomeness.
All the patient notes that I make are typed straight into a computer, it is a paperless office (apart from the information leaflets that we give to the patients). I have no problem with that as, surprisingly enough, I'm quite happy around computers.
The problem is... It's all Windows systems.
Urgh.
So there will be some retraining while I try to get used to typing on 'cherry' keyboards and remembering that the key commands are different from everything that I use at home.
Also, due to being unable to install any software I don't think I can sync Outlook 2003's calendar with Mobile Me/Google.
Oh, and the browser is IE6.
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More seriously though - I'm really looking forward to getting my teeth into working here, the boss is already trying to get me onto a week-long course for minor illnesses and I'm keeping my fingers crossed as it is apparently a really good one and gets me 35 points towards a degree (for my nursing is a lowly Dip(HE)).
I've another three weeks of being 'supernumerary' which means following people around and generally learning things. For example today I learnt more about knee assessment than I have ever dreamt possible from a brilliant physiotherapist who is seconded to the Urgent Care Centre.
My day ended with another man's testicles in my hands so I could examine them - which is a first for me as normally the only reason to have someone else's testicles in my grasp is for the purposes of 'self defence'.
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While I'm only working eight hour shifts at the moment I'm finding that I'm more tired than twelve hours of ambulance work - I suspect it's because my brain is, for the first time in ages, consuming huge amounts of energy while I take in both the formal learning and the more 'soft' informal learning that is necessary when trying to integrate yourself into a new group of people.
So basically it's all brilliant (apart from having to use Windows) and I am incredibly happy to have made the switch.
