Applying and interviewing for jobs

The first of March I started applying for jobs in Northern Utah.  Lee and I have weighed our options and we decided we either wanted to live in Provo or Murray depending on the Job offers.  I applied for four different positions two in Provo and two in Murray.  In Murray I applied for Med/Surg and Thoracic ICU, in Provo I applied for Med/Surg and shock Trauma ICU.  During my birthday week we traveled to Provo to look for houses, and I had interviews.  I met with all the managers and I knew the job that I really wanted.   I took the job at Utah Valley Hospital in the shock trauma ICU.  I have always played with the idea of moving to ICU, but I had a home on West 1.  I am super excited and a little scared.


I have worked at Dixie Regional Medical center for the last 14 years.  I have seen many changes over the years and have met and worked with so many wonderful people.  I have grown not only as a nurse but as a person.  I will miss Dixie Regional and West 1.

While we were in Provo Lee was not feeling well, I gave a quick call to the Liver team and they had him come into the office.  Lee was having some tremors and his anxiety has been getting worse.  We seen one of the nurse practitioners that we love.  Leanne was great with Lee and she explained everything to us.  They started Lee on a new medication Propranolol this medication is a Beta-Blocker that is used for anxiety usually related to stage fright and social anxiety.  Some of his other symptoms like memory loss and the anxiety needs further evaluation, so a referral to a neurologist, we are still waiting on the phone call to set this up.  The other symptom was trouble swallowing, we knew that lee had a stricture in the esophagus from a previous CT so he will be set up for an EGD and possible stretching of the esophagus.