I realized a few days ago that I had written this almost a month ago... and never posted it! Silly me!
Announcement! We are officially staying in Oklahoma City, at least through the end of October, hopefully through December. The hospital asked me to extend my contract, but the unit I'm working on isn't really my favorite, so they offered to move me to the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Hemoc) unit. I immediately liked that idea a lot, so I said yes!
This is a great opportunity for me since I don't have "official" hemoc experience. The unit I worked on for seven years in Wichita had oncology patients, and I loved working with them, but the unit also had everything else (surgical, respiratory, trauma, etc.). Because it wasn't an exclusively hemoc unit, it doesn't "count" as working in hemoc. Sounds silly, I know, but I didn't make the rules! Being able to work on an exclusive oncology unit will give me more opportunities in the future and be a good learning time for me too.
My last day on my current unit will be July 17th, and I start on the oncology unit on August 3rd. It will be nice to have a little time off work, and there are a few things we plan on getting done during that time (as well as go to a special wedding! Yay!). Pray I will finish well on the unit I'm still at, and that we will make good use of the time off when that comes.
