Week 6

Had my most stressful week yet. Monday and Tuesday were pretty uneventful, with swalowing lecure on Monday and Neuro Lab on Tuesday. Wednedsday was fun because it was culture day and we all had o do our presentation. The food was delicious and although I was very nervous we had a great presentation. Thursday was clinicals at TMH Rehab where I worked on patient assessment. And Friday we took turns feeding each other for skills lab.

Week 5

Ah finally a break from clinicals. Its was so nice to have a day ff during the week, i had a chance to work on my culture project and look for information about nursing practices in Mexico. Next week is back to clinicals where I'm expecting our instructor to ask a lot more responsibility out of our group.

Week 3

This was the most exciting week so far. It was also the busiest. we had out first clinical at Westminster Oaks, and it was quite an experience. It was great to finally start seeing how nurses work in a real setting. We also had to be checked off on out vital signs and study like crazy for the midterm next week.

Week 2

Well it was a very exciting and overwhelming first week. I was very happy to be settling into a routine and getting more acquainted with my teachers and schedule over the second week. It's time to try and perfect vital signs and study, study, study for the quiz next week all the while getting for my first clinical Thursday.

Week One

   The first thing that comes to my mind when i think of the practice of nursing is just how much nurses can improve the quality of life of their patients. This is what first caught my attention when i started looking into the field of nursing. Go to any hospital or long term care facility and you'll see doctors scrambling from room to room, most of the time with a hurried expression on their face. The nurses however, are there to care for the patients, protect them, and to insure that they recover, or at least have a better quality of life.

   I think that i would like to go into emergency nursing, working in an emergency room. The fast paced nature of the work appeals to me. Working in an emergency room would also allow me to experience caring for patients with a host of different ailments. There i could find out if there is a specific type of nursing that interest me, as well as get familiar with caring for patients in all kinds of conditions.