Friday, March 20, 2015

Springing Forward



Often we think of the New Year as a new beginning. We set resolutions and there is a general feeling that everything is new. In the land of nursing school, I feel like this time of year is a new beginning. The days get longer, spring break is over, midterm has come and gone and if the students are passing (or near passing) there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
For the second level or senior nursing students, that light at the end of their tunnel brings a new career and a new life. It hopefully brings a new job and some free time. If you have never been a nursing student, you truly cannot understand the time and effort that goes into completing a program. Nursing student life is filled with endless studying for tests, writing careplans, stress, and worry. One week you may be passing and the next you are not. It is hard!
I have to admit that everyone is a bit grumpy around here right now, and we are all counting down the days until finals are over. One of my students is counting them and eagerly lets us know anytime we ask, there are 54, if you are curious. However, there is still a lot of learning going on here and so many positive experiences still taking place. So you all can have a taste of what it is like to be a nursing student, I am going to share a video (click on link) that our Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society group made. It makes me smile and if you are a nurse you will “get it.”
H. Farley

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