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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