Okay now some reflections about the nursing program: so it's getting intense now- I got to give 3 injections and my patient say "ow" once (she was just joking though :) I have realized that I am better at building relationships with my patients then the anatomy and physiology of nursing science. I had a 2 patients in a room with 4 people, and I had one of the patients ask me if I could be their nurse!! I almost cried when I saw how upset my one patient was when I told her I wouldn't be her nurse the next day, as I had class...... I have been studying constantly, and lately classical music on i-tunes has gotten me through the material. I have been prepping lots, but sometime I feel that doesn't show in my clinical practise- and then my instructor told me she was impressed with my preparation for clinical!!!! I start pediatrics rotation in 2 weeks:) I might see an angiogram surgery on Tuesday. Also, after my 12 week surgical roatation starting in January I am having surgery myself!!!!(on my foot)

So, all in all I am surviving the rigors and stress of the program- there are day I just don't know if I am cut out to be a nurse, and then I think to myself "what else can I do???" and I can't think of anything else......

so I am going to be the best "patch adams" nurse I can be- laughter after all is the best medicine :)