Unfamiliar with Calm

Over the past two weeks work has become much more manageable, mostly because my big “first 90 day” project is finally smooth and everyone is calm. The nursing team that I supervise connected with the project lead (an MD) and got their long list of clinical questions answered. Then I worked with the nursing team to adjust their workflows and with the project lead to send out organization-wide status updates on the project.

On Monday, we even trained another RN joining the project. I was amazed how easily this training went. At 4:15 I checked in with the team to see if anyone had any questions and concerns. Everyone was fine. Everyone knew exactly what to do; everyone except me because I had grown accustomed to being needed until 6:30 in the evening. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that I could go home.

This past week I made headway on so much other work that had piled up, and I was able to arrive at the office by 8:15 and leave by 4:45 each day, without any struggles. It was the most unfamiliar feeling. The sky was not falling in. No one was bailing on the project. No one was complaining. No one was lost, dazed, or confused.

A girl could get used to this.