Yup folks, you read that right! This is my last update for nursing school! (Unless I decide to post pictures from my party or the pinning ceremony.) I successfully completed the requirements for this semester, and will be graduating this week! It hasn't fully sunk in yet... and I expect it to take a while … Continue reading Nursing School – Final Update and Long-Term Goals
Last Thursday, we finished the last slide of the last PowerPoint of the last class of the last semester of nursing school. I don't think it's really sunk in yet just how close graduation is. Just one more week of classes! In some ways, I hardly feel ready to graduate. But I am learning to … Continue reading Nursing School – Fall Semester 3
It is my greatest pleasure to announce to you all that as of the end of last month (September), I have officially applied to graduate as an LPN this December! It feels hard to believe that I applied to graduate less than a year after I applied to the nursing program or started any classes. … Continue reading Nursing School – Fall Semester 2
Guys! Can you believe that in thirteen weeks I'll be graduating!? Yeah, I can't either! This semester started out really hectic. Along with starting classes, I was studying for the Sociology CLEP test so that I wouldn't have to take a three credit Sociology class this semester on top of my nursing class and clinical. … Continue reading Nursing School – Fall Semester 1
(An abridged and altered version of what I presented to Mrs. Vanbuskirk and the summer PN class of 2019. Based on The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.) When I started thinking about writing my lecture, I realized that I only had one childhood dream. I’ve had that dream since I was ten; maybe younger, and it … Continue reading My First Lecture
Well folks, I'm off to a smashing start on finals week! Here's what's on the schedule: Monday: final mental health test, proctored ATI exam, and lectures (awesome job, folks!) Tuesday: more lectures (including mine!) and makeup days for those who missed a clinical day Wednesday: clinical makeup day for those who missed two clinical days, … Continue reading On Becoming a Nurse – Finals Week – Summer Bonus Edition
I can't even begin to describe how hectic this summer has been! I'm happy to admit that I have found some areas of nursing that I have really enjoyed. Following is an excerpt from a paper I wrote for school. "Toward the end of last semester, while I was at Moravian Manor, Ms. Acrie shared … Continue reading On Becoming A Nurse – Summer Part Three
Four weeks down, eight to go! One of my professors said that this summer, many of us will find our life work. She also said that we would probably find out that we really love certain fields of nursing that we maybe didn't expect to, or that maybe we would find out that what we … Continue reading On Becoming a Nurse – Summer Part Two
Just a few fun thoughts... You know you're in nursing school... ...when you see this sign and think of D5W (dextrose 5% in water for IV) ...when you grab a squishy banana and immediately think of the wounds you dressed at clinical ...when you have way too much hand sanitizer, because you take some with … Continue reading You Know You’re In Nursing School…
The places I've been going lately have definitely been adventures... In this post, I'm just sharing a few photos of the beautiful scenery I've seen on my way to some of my clinical sites. This particular morning, I had to get up at 4:30 to go to clinical. I'm used to getting up at 6, … Continue reading Oh, The Places You’ll Go
Sweet Contemplations 