A Day in the Life of a Nursing Student

I said I would write again after clinical. It took me the weekend to really gather all my thoughts! Sooo here we go…..The last two days were AWESOME!! I had a great attitude and kept an open mind of trying to learn everything I could with the time I had left!! The two days flew by so fast and we ended the week with a baby shower for a girl who is expecting in our clinical group and a nice meal at El Mez Cal!!! It was a great way to end the semester and end my clinical experience at MSTC!!! I know sometimes clinical days can get long and it seems like the weeks are never ending but TRUST me you can and will get to the end of your 4th semester!!!  Hang in there everyone! 

Until the middle of April I still have classes, and then it’s on to preceptor-ship. This is where I will be working right alongside an R.N. We put in 108 hours of time with this nurse! I will keep everyone posted the closer I get!

Sorry to everyone for not posting in awhile. 4th semester has been a very busy semester for me! Not only am I working on all my course work but also it’s time to think about getting my resume in order and also looking to see what jobs are out there!! Being in 4th semester really changes things though………for instance you can handle the work load so much better and you’re also so excited to be in your 4th semester that you have a better outlook on everything!!! This Thursday and Friday will my last two days at clinical! I can’t believe I can finally say that!!!!! I have grown so much during these last two years as a nursing student. I go to clinical confident and feel prepared to take on a team of patients! It’s awesome.  Even though it’s my last two days of clinical I always have goals! I am striving to get time management skills down and also prioritization!  For anyone who is not having their last week of clinical my advice to you is to stay focused because you will get here, be well prepared for each clinical day, and take any opportunity you can to learn…this is where your skills grow and your general nursing care!  Taking any opportunity I had to learn has really helped me grown as a nursing student! For example last week I had to put in three new IV’s in 45 minutes! I loved every minute of it! I got all three in on the first try!! 

After this week comes to an end I will blog again and let everyone know how these last two days went!!!