Retired
Today is the day I finished my career as healthcare professional. It has been 45 years since I started work in the field. There are Lots of experiences, lots of mistakes and lots of achievements. I still remember my first failed lumbar puncture, the disappointment and the tears of a newly graduated doctor. I also remember the treatment I first used in my unit for tuberculosis meningitis, remembers the first time I wrote an article about the infantile rotaviral enteritis… I even still remember the day I entered medical school in China. But now I am retired. I also remember how hard for me to get into the nursing program in the United States. I remember my preceptors who taught me how to be a neonatal intensive care nurse. I remember my first primary care baby and now he is graduating from high school! I remember almost all the steps I walked through to be a good neonatal caregiver in the United States. Now I am retired. 45 year’s high stressed work in both countries, I am gl...