She said that it s because her thinking ability has lost a step. On the other hand, Wiggin believes she still has much to offer as a nurse. For example, she s developed a close rapport with her physician colleagues, having worked at the same hospital for 26 years. Wiggin also has become ever more cool under pressure. She applies that calmness to her job in an outpatient surgery setting.
Experience is a good teacher.
Charge nurse Marie Cronk agrees. And I try to pass it on to the younger people. One piece of knowledge Cronk may want to impart is how to develop the stamina she has. Cronk works 12-hour shifts, going to the hospital weekly, Monday through Wednesday. She typically wakes up the next morning and does chores around her 20-acre farm, such as fixing fences that surround cows, chickens and turkeys.