Time to Spread Wings and Fly
For the last two weeks I have been reflecting on my experience, as a third year bachelor’s prepared nursing student. There are many moments within this long awaited journey in which I have seen and felt a drastic growth since my first year. More than ever I feel adequately prepared to enter my professional nursing career and see myself succeeding. My experience at CI in the nursing program has validated my goal to continue to pursue higher education and become a nurse practitioner. This semester really brought everything full circle from my friends, understanding the lecture content, participating in undergraduate research to being able to see myself as a nurse and no longer as a nursing student.
I enjoyed this semester because I felt competent in caring for critically ill patients and their family. The focus of this semester was more about learning to handle various forms of family dynamics while implementing high quality patient care. I have seen how family can have a major impact on a patient’s care and end of life. This experience has opened the door within my own family to talk about situations such as end of life care, which has something that was never been discussed before. It allowed the opportunity for my parents and siblings to become much closer and for that I am very grateful.
In clinical, I was also able to utilize every skill I have learned from my first semester towards now and see the impact it can have on those who I cared for. It almost seems surreal when the patient and the family you are caring for tell you that their hospitalization experience was that much better because of the care they received from you. This confirmed my reasoning for choosing to become a nurse because of the ability to make a positive impact in others. I love being a nurse. I love being able to care for people. It excites me, makes me happy, and fulfills me
I am grateful for all my clinical experiences I have undergone and the support from faculty/hospital staff because it has helped mold me into the nurse I am today. I could have not accomplished so much without their help and guidance. Now time to spread our wings and fly to reach the stars!!!! Congrats everyone…WE MADE IT
