Big Answers*

-Aside from writing my capstone paper (which I am furiously doing right now, powered by the cold brew coffee I am drinking here at Whole Foods), I am completely done with the implementation portion of my capstone project. I gave in-services to the adult care team and pediatric care team and after meeting with the statistician at school, found out that my results indicated clinical significance and statistical significance. In layman's terms, this means that the in-service on human trafficking made a difference on the healthcare provider's ability to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking in the healthcare setting. I met with Dr. Rowell, the director of clinical quality at Lawndale Christian Health Center, yesterday and we discussed next steps. The health center will create a quick-text that pulls up the screening questions/human trafficking flowsheet into the medical record and it looks like the in-service will be incorporated into the annual training that all the providers at the health center need to go through. Plus, there may be opportunities down the road for me to give the in-service at the monthly providers' meeting. So cool.

-I have been praying for a 'funsies' job that will keep me on my toes while I study for my board exam and apply to RN jobs. And God dropped two interviews on my lap - one happened earlier this afternoon and the other is scheduled for next Thursday. The job I went to go interview for was at BomboBar, this place that is known for their explosive, over-the-top desserts. Ok, so the actual interview was awesome. Imagine really friendly Australian guy that throws in a swear word every now and again and has a chill demeanor. Well, that's Evan for you. He mentioned that I was pretty overqualified for the position (most of my resume talks about my healthcare experience), but I responded by saying that I really wanted a side job that was outside of healthcare. We talked about our international travels and by the time I walked out of the interview, felt strongly that I had gotten the job. Sure enough, I got an email from Evan welcoming me to the crew. I'm super excited to work in a place where the staff are supported by management and where I'll be able to dabble in food industry. Plus, the perks are pretty cool as well! It sounds like Evan takes the staff out to eat every now and again and he mentioned that I get gift cards if someone mentions me on a Yelp review. Plus, I get a 50% discount on all the restaurants owned by Dineamic group.

The other job I applied to is this place called Sugar Beet Co-op in Oak Park. I would stop by the store every time I had a shift at Rush Oak Park Hospital to grab goodies for the night shift crew and this place is seriously my jam. It's a fancy food co-op that supports local farmers and is owned by members of the community. If I end up getting hired at this place, I'm going to try to work both jobs. Am I being an overly ambitious, recently graduated and more importantly very broke nursing student? Quite possibly.

*This is a list of some ways in which God has answered some prayer requests