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I was just going through my planner from the last academic year. I desperately need to get a new one but so far I haven't found one I've liked.
It's so strange to me to look back at August of last year when I had never had a clinical or a nursing course. I was so nervous about interviewing people and doing my childhood assessments and all these other things. And now I'm responsible for two patients on my own each med/surg clinical. I'm hanging out in the forensic ward of a state hospital one day a week and I love it. I can turn out a journal or a paper in a few hours and feel confident that I've met requirements and I know what I'm talking about.
I haven't even been in the program a full twelve months yet and I already feel like I've come so far.
The fear of being unable to find a job still looms large in my head. The nursing shortage isn't all it's cracked up to be. But I'm discovering how much I love mental health (where thankfully, the job prospects are a little brighter) and I'm still anxious to learn all I can, including pursuing a Bachelors and advanced certifications, once I have a job that pays my bills.
I can't believe that I'll be done in December and prepping for the NCLEX and on the hunt for a job. As slow as everything seemed this past spring (I feel like I was in Nur 112 for about a year and a half) 211 seems to be flying by. Maybe it's because I like it more. I don't know.
In the end it's just funny to me because this time last year I was terrified of finding an apical heart rate and doing a bed bath. Now those things are just part of my day.
It's so strange to me to look back at August of last year when I had never had a clinical or a nursing course. I was so nervous about interviewing people and doing my childhood assessments and all these other things. And now I'm responsible for two patients on my own each med/surg clinical. I'm hanging out in the forensic ward of a state hospital one day a week and I love it. I can turn out a journal or a paper in a few hours and feel confident that I've met requirements and I know what I'm talking about.
I haven't even been in the program a full twelve months yet and I already feel like I've come so far.
The fear of being unable to find a job still looms large in my head. The nursing shortage isn't all it's cracked up to be. But I'm discovering how much I love mental health (where thankfully, the job prospects are a little brighter) and I'm still anxious to learn all I can, including pursuing a Bachelors and advanced certifications, once I have a job that pays my bills.
I can't believe that I'll be done in December and prepping for the NCLEX and on the hunt for a job. As slow as everything seemed this past spring (I feel like I was in Nur 112 for about a year and a half) 211 seems to be flying by. Maybe it's because I like it more. I don't know.
In the end it's just funny to me because this time last year I was terrified of finding an apical heart rate and doing a bed bath. Now those things are just part of my day.